NRL
David Gallop quits as league boss
Brad Walter ARL Commission chief executive David Gallop has agreed to stand down from the position immediately after reaching agreement with the game's new bosses.
League
I can make a massive difference with the right team: Smith
Brad Walter NRL chief executive Dave Smith has taken just 12 weeks to put his stamp on the game by overseeing the biggest shake-up of the game's administration since the end of the Super League war.
SIN BIN
Six of the best proposed for expanded club challenge
Brad Walter The World Club Challenge is set to be expanded to six teams under a proposal that would also result in three NRL sides playing a warm-up match each against a Super League club.
Broad-brush claims leave clean athletes in murky surrounds
Brad Walter AUSTRALIAN sports chiefs have demanded the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) name and shame the drug users identified in Thursday's explosive report before the reputations of innocent athletes are...
League
New boss fails first test but is a player at the big end of town
Brad Walter JUST minutes after a press conference to introduce him as the new NRL chief executive, Dave Smith was asked to name five indigenous players in an iconic image from the inaugural All Stars match...
ARLC won't be 'bullied' into making decisions
Brad Walter ARL Commission chairman John Grant believes the organisation has demonstrated in the nine months since its formation the benefits of having an independent body control the game.
CEO hunt on backburner as ARLC tackles tasks
Brad Walter ARL Commission chairman John Grant has indicated that the appointment of a new chief executive may not be far away but, five months after David Gallop's resignation, it is no longer the most pressing...
Brad Walter
On-field stars shine brighter than the desk jockeys
Brad Walter A CEO doesn't put bums on seats, so why the distorted pay scale?
Johnson eyes sevens ticket to Rio
Brad Walter Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson has put his hand up for the 2016 Olympics - and New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens believes he would be a great asset to the Kiwis' gold medal hopes.
New ARLC chief set to be named this week
Brad Walter RUGBY LEAGUE'S new chief executive is expected to be announced within days, with the Herald told that the ARL Commission has settled on a candidate.
Commission in waiting game for AFL target
Brad Walter AN ANNOUNCEMENT on a new rugby league chief executive is set to be delayed if AFL deputy Gill McLachlan knocks back the job.
Rugby League
Essendon chief joins list of NRL candidates
Brad Walter, Sydney Ian Robson re-emerges as a potential candidate for vacant NRL chief executive's job.
Final six to face panel in quest to replace Gallop as ARLC chief
Brad Walter INTERVIEWS for the vacant ARL Commission chief executive's job will begin next week, with the contenders to replace David Gallop down to a shortlist of six.
League
NSW can't stop fuming
Brad Walter An independent analyst engaged by NSW officials to review Origin I has found that Queensland was able to get away with 10 incidents that warranted penalties, while match officials missed just one...
Gallop sees Harrigan after try fallout
Brad Walter THE ARL Commission chief executive, David Gallop, will meet with referees bosses Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper as the fallout from Wednesday night's Origin series opener continues, with NSW Rugby...
Analyst blows whistle on Maroons' dirty play
Brad Walter AN INDEPENDENT analyst engaged by NSW officials to review Origin I has found that Queensland were able to get away with 10 incidents that warranted penalties, while match officials missed just one...
Camera doesn't lie: the evidence Stuart will lay on the table for Gallop
Brad Walter THESE are the photos NSW coach Ricky Stuart is expected to table at a meeting with ARLC boss David Gallop as evidence that the refereeing in Origin I contributed to the Blues' controversial loss.
Rugby league
Panthers want released players' pay exempt to to keep AFL war chest in black
Brad Walter PENRITH officials have asked the ARL Commission for massive salary cap relief to ensure they don't become a weak link in the battle with AFL for western Sydney.
Rugby league
Robinson too lenient, referees bosses admit
Brad Walter REFEREE bosses Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper last night told ARL Commission chief executive David Gallop they stood by the controversial Greg Inglis try in Origin I, but admitted Jason Robinson...
News was a shock, but Gallop's departure had long been forecast
Brad Walter FEW believed David Gallop would see out his four-year deal as ARL Commission chief executive but no one expected that he would last less than four months.
