A new contract for NRL chief executive David Gallop has been finalised ahead of tomorrow's official handing over of power to the Independent Commission that will now run the game.
It had been agreed for some time by News Ltd and the ARL that Gallop should remain in charge of the game's adminstration for the next four years but the deal was only ratified yesterday.
Gallop, who celebrated his 10th anniversary in the job last week, negotiated the terms of his contract extension directly with his new boss, commission chairman John Grant, and agreed to the deal before Christmas - but it had to be signed off before the new body came into place.
It is one of many issues being finalised in the countdown to the independent commission's formation, with NRL clubs needing to lodge club agreements to play in the 2012 competition run by the new body before tomorrow.
Grant is due to attend a press conference at 11.30am to officially announce the formation of the Australian Rugby League Commission.
The other commissioners are Harris Farm Markets chairwoman and founder Catherine Harris, brand strategist Ian Elliot, Leighton Holdings executive director Peter Gregg, former Qantas and SOCOG chairman Gary Pemberton, CSR chairman Jeremy Sutcliffe, league great Wayne Pearce and indigenous education leader Dr Chris Sarra.
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