Ricky Stuart the man to help get Canberra Raiders recruit Curtis Scott back on track

V'landys also urges the ACT government to reconsider their opinion that the NRL Nines were too expensive and says they would be a big boost to Canberra's economy.

The ARLC chairman, who was in Canberra for the Raiders' season launch, backed NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg's call to allow Scott to continue playing and not to enforce the no-fault, stand-down policy for his ongoing court case.

He said the charges Scott was facing, while serious, weren't serious enough to warrant being suspended while his case played out in court.

Scott's facing seven charges, including two counts of allegedly assaulting a police officer, after he was awoken in parklands near the SCG following Australia Day celebrations.

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Greenberg has viewed all the available footage from the alleged incident and made his call on Wednesday.

It meant the Raiders only found out Scott would be free to play their round-one clash against the Golden Coast Titans at Canberra Stadium nine days before the season opener.

V'landys backed the length of time it had taken and said it was better to make the right call rather than a rushed one.

"One thing about my admiration for the staff in the NRL - they do their due diligence. They dot their I's and cross the T's," he said.

"Sometimes these things take time and the right decision has happened for Curtis Scott and look he's very, very lucky to have someone of the magnitude of Ricky Stuart, who if anyone can mentor Curtis and get him on the right track it's Ricky.

"That was certainly a factor in my view is that you've got to look at the people around you and Ricky Stuart is as good as any to be able to [help].

"We're very confident Ricky's influence will certainly assist Curtis Scott."

The Canberra Times revealed the NRL was keen for Canberra Stadium to host next year's NRL Nines, but the government felt it was too expensive.

But V'landys said it was an excellent way to boost tourism to Canberra and dismissed thoughts of reducing their asking price given "it's already cheap".

The Nines returned to the NRL landscape in Perth this year after a two-year hiatus.

Being on the other side of Australia, in a non-rugby league state, might have played a part in the small crowds with less than 25,000 fans coming through the gates across the two days.

"It's never too pricey. You want economic stimulation, you want people coming to the town, you've got to contribute," V'landys said.

"I think Canberra has to look at the economics and they will see that it's worth their while to make a proposal.

"And they've got the team that was in the grand final so how great would it be to have the Nines here in Canberra. It's already cheap as it is."