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AFL dealing with hearings better than NRL: Fahey

Brad Walter The NRL has no plans to have a league official sit in on interviews between ASADA investigators and players, as the AFL will do when interviews with its players begin this week.

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Todd Greenberg leaves Bulldogs for NRL role

Brad Walter Canterbury CEO Todd Greenberg and former New Zealand Rugby League boss Jim Doyle have been appointed to key executive positions at the NRL.

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NRL plan to share players

Brad Walter Proposal being considered to ensure the game fulfils its television commitments.

NRL plans player pool for doping crisis

Brad Walter The bottom 10 players in each NRL squad would be made available for rival clubs to approach as replacements for players suspended due to doping violations under a proposal being considered to ensure...

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NRL clubs in line for windfall

Brad Walter NRL clubs will get increased funding of up to $7.9 million by 2017 after a historic annual general meeting of the ARL Commission.

Dank associate questioned as net widens in NRL doping probe

Brad Walter THE NRL doping scandal has moved beyond the period controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank was involved in the game, with several players who were at clubs not among the six named in the...

Sad face: NRL accolade may have tipped Barba

Brad Walter IT SHOULD have been one of the biggest honours of his career, but those close to Ben Barba believe the responsibility of launching the NRL season on Wednesday night may have been the catalyst for his...

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A little swift editing and NRL ready to launch

Brad Walter Some footage of Ben Barba has been cut from the new NRL advertisement.

Barba survives NRL ad's final cut

Brad Walter SOME footage of Ben Barba has been cut from the new NRL advertisement but senior officials decided not to remove him completely after receiving assurances from Canterbury that he had not done...

No holds barred with NRL ad blitz

Brad Walter ''Something's got a hold on me and it won't let go;

New NRL campaign presents united front to tackle bullying

Brad Walter IT IS a method used by two-time premiership-winning coach Des Hasler with his players at Manly and Canterbury, and now the NRL has adopted the ''drop-a-note box'' as part of their anti-bullying...

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Dank the link in NRL doping probe

Brad Walter NRL clubs have been told that links with sacked Essendon sports science guru Stephen Dank were the reason they were being investigated by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority over the use of...

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Lloyds boss appointed CEO of NRL

Brad Walter The NRL's new chief executive is senior banker David Smith.

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NRL clubs may face drugs probe

Brad Walter AN INVESTIGATION into the use of supplements by Essendon players is set to be expanded beyond AFL, with Fairfax Media told NRL clubs are also likely to face scrutiny.

NRL creates integrity unit in response to Crime Commission probe into Australian sport

Brad Walter The NRL has appointed former Federal Court judge Tony Whitlam to head an integrity unit set up in the wake of Australian Crime Commission findings about the involvement of organised crime in the...

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NRL braces for raids

Brad Walter and Michael Chammas Manly and Cronulla received surprise visits from auditors Deloitte Forensic.

Search for answers: NRL clubs respond to survey as auditors plan surprise raids in hunt for evidence

Brad Walter, Michael Chammas NRL clubs are bracing for raids from Deloitte Forensic, with officials refusing to confirm if all clubs would be audited or if some had been specifically targeted.

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NRL blocks Buderus coaching role with Brumbies

Brad Walter The NRL has blocked Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus from taking on a coaching role with the ACT Brumbies and warned that his appointment may be a beach of salary cap rules.

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NRL cans Buderus' job with Brumbies

Brad Walter DANNY BUDERUS'S coaching role with the ACT Brumbies was doomed from the moment the Super Rugby franchise's media manager Elliot Woods handed him one of the team's training shirts to put on just...