NRL becomes the ALP’s lapdog
October 23rd, 2009
Well I never thought it would happen, but it looks like the ALP has said no to John Howard being the Chairman of the NRL Commission:
The Herald can reveal that Mr Albanese was instrumental behind the scenes in lobbying the NRL against giving the former prime minster a role on the code’s new independent commission…
The minister rang the NRL chief executive, David Gallop, as well as other league officials to tell them it was ”a stupid idea”. Mr Albanese also marshalled officials from the Rabbitohs, of which he was once a board member, to help kill off the idea.
”Nobody I spoke to thought it was a good idea,” Mr Albanese said.
We now know who really runs the NRL. Seems they can’t keep politics out of the sport. Well, Rugby League is a dieing sport, especially since the rugger buggers won themselves a place in the Olympics. I don’t see where the attraction for Rugby League will come in the future – maybe ex-convicts looking for a good time.
See also:
- Who would have thought? (February 9th, 2010)
- Would not have happened to John Howard (November 17th, 2009)
- Australia Day Council denouncing Australia (November 15th, 2009)
- Howard’s final economic vindication (October 6th, 2009)
- Yep, Rudd really isn’t that smart (September 11th, 2009)
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