RL independence day arrives - NRL Independent Commission announced for November 1

[Goddo]

Well the clubs will work a bit like the senate does in regards to appointments.

 

[Brutus]

The first sniff of getting somone in who is truly independent, and more than qualified on many levels, and it is scuttled by some partisan dickwad on party political lines. And the worst thing is RL supported Albanese's agenda. What hope has this independent commission got if its makeup can be determined by some muppet like Albanese rattling cages?

We may as well call off the IC now if some NSW Labor clown is going to call the shots.

 

[Green Machine]

:lol:

 

[Brutus]

The blue Wiggle likes rugby league doesn't he?

 

[Green Machine]

Anthony Field?

 

[Brutus]

Anthony Field?

A big Tigers fan.

John Hartigan would be a good nominee for a spot.

Ian Frykberg would be another good one.

 

[Green Machine]

Stop taking the piss Brutus

 

[Brutus]

I can't help it sometimes.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

100 pages of posts and still no IC

 

[Perth Red]

yep its gone very quiet hasn't it? Thought they may have been waiting till after the 4nations so not to divert what meagre media it was getting but still nothing.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Australia cricket great Steve Waugh has support among NRL clubs for place on independent commission

• By Brent Read
• The Australian
• November 19, 2010 9:26AM

Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh has emerged as a surprise contender to be part of rugby league's inaugural independent commission.

Waugh, a Canterbury-Bankstown fan, has strong support among NRL clubs to be one of the eight commissioners.
Former Billabong chairman Gary Pemberton and Queensland businessman John Grant are understood to be leading contenders among a host of names linked with the coveted positions.
Pemberton has expressed an interest, and it is understood Waugh has been approached but is yet to confirm he would be available.
Waugh is one of the country's greatest cricketers and a noted philanthropist. The Steve Waugh Foundation has helped hundreds of families and he is venerated in India for his charity work.
His appointment would give the commission instant clout in the sporting and business worlds. Working in rugby league's favour is Waugh's willingness to turn his hand to other sports.
He is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, was an athlete liaison officer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was used by Football Federation Australia to promote the World Cup bid.


The commission continues to hit roadblocks in the form of the Queensland Rugby League, but the process of interviewing potential commissioners has begun. Former Federal Police chief Mick Keelty has spoken with officials.
Wests Tigers chairman David Trodden has called for western Sydney, now one of the key battlegrounds in the war between rugby league, Australian Rules and football, to be represented on the commission.
The Greater Western Sydney Giants will join the AFL in 2012 while the A-League is still weighing up whether to include the Sydney Rovers in an expanded competition.
"The commission needs to reflect a balance of the diverse interests of the game," Trodden said.
"It needs to be structured in a way to meet the challenges the game will face in the next 10 years, whether that's the broadcasting negotiations or other challenges.
"I think one of the challenges the game faces, at least in Sydney, is the challenge from soccer and the AFL in western Sydney."
The start date for the commission itself is yet to be determined. The original date of November 1 passed without the commission coming into being.
However, officials remain confident the Australian Rugby League and News Limited will hand over ownership of the game to the commission by the start of next season.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/...-among-nrl-clubs/story-fn2mcuj6-1225956293895

 

[BunniesMan]

The commission continues to hit roadblocks in the form of the Queensland Rugby League...The start date for the commission itself is yet to be determined. The original date of November 1 passed without the commission coming into being.

I'm sick and tired of these damn "roadblocks".

 

[hutch]

i like the idea of steve waugh, he seems to be the type of person who may think 'bigger' than the current lot and has a great reputation and national profile. he also understands the importance of the international side of sport!

 

[TheDalek079]

Tugga would do wonders if he was on the IC

 

[morri (cWo)]

Steve Waugh for IC Crew - Sign in

 

[Timmah]

I love how the QRL escapes criticism on this forum. If NSWRL was carrying on in the same manner, the Banana-benders would be all over it.

 

[Jono1987]

I think Tugga would be a great candidate to sit down with business and rugby league identities in moving our game forward.

 

[chefman21]

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-sweep-at-board-elections-20101118-17zdo.html

Power play: NSW clubs plan clean sweep at board elections
Brad Walter
November 19, 2010
NRL clubs are planning a full takeover of the NSWRL, with officials organising a ticket to contest the December 3 elections.

With nominations for the ballot at the NSWRL annual general meeting in two weeks closing at 5pm today, the Herald was told the NRL clubs were aiming to sweep the boards of both the NSWRL and NSW Leagues Club and the powerful vice-president positions.

Success would guarantee the clubs control of the ARL, through six NSWRL seats on the 10-person board, and a vital role in finalising negotiations for the Independent Commission to take over the running of the code.

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The constitution for the new body is expected to be ratified at the ARL's AGM on December 7, but it might not be until the start of next season that the handover is complete and the ARL and News Ltd officially leave the game.

ARL and NSWRL chairman Colin Love has announced he will not seek re-election, and long-serving former Wests Tigers and NRL chairman John Chalk is expected to take over his roles.

But a raft of other changes are almost certain to take place, with the 11 NSW-based NRL clubs working together following a meeting of chairmen in Sydney on Tuesday.

The Herald was told last night that candidates approved by the 11 clubs had been secured to contest every position at the NSWRL elections, and their nominations would be submitted today. The move will intensify pressure on the QRL to fall into line and withdraw demands for 30 amendments to the constitution.

It is understood QRL officials will be asked to support the constitution at a meeting with ARL and News Ltd representatives on Monday.

The QRL could still potentially delay the formation of the Independent Commission as the state bodies have one vote each on constitutional issues, and a 75 per cent majority is required for any proposed change to be adopted.

Officials want to use the ARL as the company for the Independent Commission but the Herald has been told that if Queensland directors block constitutional changes required for that to occur a new company could be set up instead.

A barrister is understood to have advised the QRL it could take legal action against NSWRL directors over a lack of fiduciary duty but to do so could be expensive.

The QRL is also fighting another battle with Queensland Cup clubs, who are threatening to boycott next season's competition and go it alone. QRL general manager Ross Livermore called the chairmen of the Queensland Cup clubs to a meeting on Wednesday but Central Comets chairman Scott Chapman was the only one to attend.

So far the Rockhampton-based Comets, Cairns-based Northern Pride and Mackay are the only clubs to commit to playing in next year's Queensland Cup.

The other nine clubs - Wynnum-Manly, Norths, Easts, Redcliffe, Ipswich, Souths Logan, Burleigh, Tweed Heads and Sunshine Coast - are protesting the dumping of their nominated representative on the QRL board, John Ribot, after three years as an independent director.

''For four years we've had a range of critical issues, including governance and representation, but we were under the impression we had a voice,'' Wynnum chairman Rick Green said in a statement.

''The QRL have made it clear that its current constitution includes no avenue of representation for the clubs, whose collective investment in the game in this state exceeds $11 million.

''Relations with the QRL have now reached such a low point where the major clubs of Queensland would prefer not to deal with the QRL.''

 

[Brutus]

I like the idea of Steve Waugh too.

Great for the national profile and cred.

 

[applesauce]

Former stars ready for roles behind the scenes
Brad Walter
November 20, 2010

FORMER internationals George Peponis, Terry Lamb, Geoff Gerard and Royce Ayliffe are being supported by the NRL clubs for positions on a new look NSWRL board.

Peponis, Lamb, Gerrard and Ayliffe were among the candidates to submit nominations yesterday to contest the December 3 election.

The quartet have the backing of the 11 NSW clubs whose chairmen met in Sydney on Tuesday to discuss tactics for ensuring the independent commission takes over the running of the game after the December 7 ARL annual general meeting.

Wests Tigers chairman David Trodden, who is a spokesman for the group, said the clubs were not aiming to remove the existing NSWRL board ''holus bolus'' and supported current directors John Chalk and Bob Millward. Chalk, who is a former Tigers and NRL chairman, is set to replace ARL supremo Colin Love as NSWRL chairman. After 12 years in the role, Love is not contesting the NSWRL ballot and will also relinquish his post as head of the ARL.

''I think everyone is overwhelmingly of the view that Colin has made a great contribution to the game over a long period of time,'' Trodden said.

''The clubs are of a view that there are a lot of good people with a lot to offer the game who don't currently play a role in any administrative way except for supporting their clubs.

''George Peponis, Terry Lamb, Geoff Gerard and Royce Ayliffe are the calibre of people that the clubs would support. If a bloke like George Peponis puts his hand up you would not turn him away.

''That is not to say that there are not already good people … and the clubs are not of the view that everybody who is there now should go.

''Bob Millward, for example, is someone the clubs support. He has been made a huge contribution to the game both as a NSWRL director and with his club [St George Illawarra].''

The clubs are supporting candidates for vice-president positions and seats on the NSW Leagues Club board.

Meanwhile, QRL managing director Ross Livermore has confirmed he will retire from his post next year as he grapples with a potential boycott of the 2011 Queensland Cup by nine of the 12 clubs.

Livermore hopes to meet next Wednesday with club representatives who have protested against the dumping of John Ribot as their nominated representative on the QRL board by not yet committing to play in the competition.

The clubs also want an administrator dedicated to running the Queensland Cup.