While the competition is called the National Rugby League, the Australian side is actually run by the Australian Rugby League which also owns the Origin series.
The New South Wales Rugby League is somewhere in the mix as is the New South Wales Country Rugby league.
The NRL has two Boards, its own and one that represents the "Partnership" which apparently, depending on who you ask, is the one that wields the power.
Of course the ARL has its own board as do the other entities.
That is a brief snapshot of the upper levels of the administration of the game in NSW and Nationally, but trust me , there are many tiers beneath that.
Queensland then has its own various administrations, as do all other states.
Of course there are some quality people involved in all levels of all states but the problem lies in the detail.
Consider the money that is consumed to keep it all going. Naturally not all levels need to be done away with, but certainly change is required.
Surely its time for the game of Rugby League to completely overhaul its administration and put an end to the seemingly aimless wanderings of the game.
The various divisions need to be consolidated to take us into the future under one banner with a united strong direction.
If there is a real difference between League and AFL, its not in the entertainment that we provide, rather it is in the AFL's strong administration which leaves ours shamefully wanting.
There should immediately be an independent audit of all levels of administration and a new streamlined model adopted.
The other deficiencies in the game cannot be addressed until this occurs.
League Legend Shane Webcke is Channel 7's Brisbane League Expert
Comments
EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN TASTE IN FOOTBALL CODES, AND ARE DEFFINATELY NOT THE SAME. I LOVE THE NRL. PURELY COZ I KNOW THE GAME AND HAVE PLAYED THE GAME FOR OVER 9 YEARS. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE POLITICAL SIDE OF SPORTS COZ IT GETS BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION. YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT WEBCKE BUT IT AIN'T RELEVENT TO YOUR FANS.
May 22 10:26 amPfffft. They both suck.
May 29 05:20 pmyou cant compare nrl with afl becuse nrl always it going to win that fight
May 31 03:00 pmLol yeh sure NRL will win, what do you want to talk about; average attendances in this country, TV viewers, money success etc?
Jun 5 09:02 amThe NRL seem to be more concerned with creating a spectacle rather than a sport.
Jun 7 08:33 amThe state of origin series are rigged by the officials to try and have the last game as a decider. The refs make a few decisions early in the game to give momentum to the team of their choosing. Nobody remembers those calls in the first 15mins. It was made more obvious this year due to the Hayne disallowed try.
You wait and see Queensland cop some bad decisions at the start of game 2.