Who is worthy of being on an independent commission?

[El Diablo]

Mogsheen Jadwat
Moffo
Alan Bond

 

[ibeme]

Mogsheen Jadwat
Moffo
Alan Bond

That's who I was going to say

 

[Loudstrat]

Don't put any ex-players on the board at all. What we need are smart businessmen and businesswomen to run it with an eye toward increasing revenue streams. If you put a bunch of boofhead ex-players on the board, you get the same sh*t we've got at the moment.

Let the players play the game, and let administrators run it.

Yes. All players are boofheads. We should never ever have anyone who has played the game running the game. Imagine if people like Frank Facer or John Quayle ran anything. Joke city! Or Ron Coote, John Fahey, Peter Wynn, Mark Coyne - what would they know?

You ignore the talent that exists WITHIN the game and you ignore your greatest assett.

The AFL is well run...whether by bullsh*t artists or not is irrelevant. Demetriou may be an utter merkin, but he has the media and the general population fooled into thinking everything is squeaky clean, and that's exactly what rugby league needs.

The AFL is probably the worst run sport ever. It has hinged it's entire existence on creating a side that expects to win thousand of fans because they TRAIN near their house, while playing in a different district, despite the fact that 2 million people in the area think it's a passtime for twigs. Not even the Super League clowns could dream up anything so absurd.

If THAT is what a commission does - f*ck the commission. The ex halfback boofhead would be a far better option.

 

[adamkungl]

Yes. All players are boofheads. We should never ever have anyone who has played the game running the game. Imagine if people like Frank Facer or John Quayle ran anything. Joke city! Or Ron Coote, John Fahey, Peter Wynn, Mark Coyne - what would they know?

You ignore the talent that exists WITHIN the game and you ignore your greatest assett.


The AFL is probably the worst run sport ever. It has hinged it's entire existence on creating a side that expects to win thousand of fans because they TRAIN near their house, while playing in a different district, despite the fact that 2 million people in the area think it's a passtime for twigs. Not even the Super League clowns could dream up anything so absurd.

If THAT is what a commission does - f*ck the commission. The ex halfback boofhead would be a far better option.

While the decision to go into Western Sydney and the GC is geniused (at best), the fact that they have the cash to do it speaks volumes imo.

 

[Loudstrat]

It sqys only one thing Adam. AFL never suffered a Super League war.

 

[IanG]

Hazam and Pricey would be 2 good ones to start off.

Former players are a must IMO. Cuz they can see thing about the game from a players perspective.

 

[Loudstrat]

Definitely. Forget the boneheads aka Raudonikis, Matt Johns, Langer etc, but embrace pkenty of them.

Shortlist:

Ray Price
Ron Coote
Mark Coyne
Geoff Toovey
Arthur Beetson
Mal Meninga
and stacks of others

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Me.

 

[Loudstrat]

Poor boy

 

[Mr Saab]

Mick Beattie
Wes Patten

 

[nyx]

The Tozzi sisters

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

If John Quale is on it, I would be very very happy. If we could get Richard Lewis from the UK that would be handy to, but I doubt it.

 

[LESStar58]

When it comes time to install an independent commission we need people with vastly different skill sets to make this a properly functioning body.

This board needs a fresh feel to it, and as such, anybody who has sat on the NRL, QRL or NSWRL boards or been involved with a certain news gathering organisation will not be considered.

On a board of eight (excluding the new CEO), which people either in the game or on the periphery, have the credentials to drive the game forward into the future.

You would only want a couple of former players on the commission who have been out of the game for a considerable time and have done well in their post football career.

Who deserves to be considered for a place on the commission and why?

Waldron, Doust, Cullen, Parr, Greenberg as members. Searle for CEO but he'll be on any commission in some capacity.

 

[$$Poor Boy Blues$$]

When it comes time to install an independent commission we need people with vastly different skill sets to make this a properly functioning body.

This board needs a fresh feel to it, and as such, anybody who has sat on the NRL, QRL or NSWRL boards or been involved with a certain news gathering organisation will not be considered.

On a board of eight (excluding the new CEO), which people either in the game or on the periphery, have the credentials to drive the game forward into the future.

You would only want a couple of former players on the commission who have been out of the game for a considerable time and have done well in their post football career.

Who deserves to be considered for a place on the commission and why?

well myself, of course.

I am never wrong around here. Though I have little experience, I want to express to you over the course of my following presentation how this is indeed a strength and not a weakness....