NRL and its leadership has no credibility

Post by **Beaussie** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:09 pm

Disgraceful, but hardly surprising when it's the NRL.

League sinks its credibility
From:The Sunday Telegraph
August 07, 201112:00AM

CONSIDER this scenario. A former AFL player facing match charges, is on a fundraising boat cruise on Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne on a sunny Friday afternoon.

Also on the boat cruise is a "porn king" who has made himself well-known for his support of AFL. Support not welcomed by some in the game.

Also on the boat cruise are the two most high-powered officials in the AFL - CEO Andrew Demetriou and AFL commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick.

Would that ever happen? The answer is no. Demetriou and Fitzpatrick would never allow themselves to be in such a position.

Equally telling is that people involved in the AFL would never put its officials in such a position to cause them embarrassment.

But rugby league is a different kettle of fish. On Friday afternoon, the fanciful scenario outlined above - which would never happen in AFL - happened in rugby league, and the game is poorer for it - for many reasons.

NRL CEO David Gallop, ARL chairman John Chalk and NSWRL CEO Geoff Carr attended a Balmain Juniors fundraiser aboard a cruiser on Sydney Harbour. Also on the boat were John Elias and Con Ange.

Ange's fortune comes from selling pornography, which does not fit with the family image of the game.

Elias is on charges of attempting to gain financial advantage by deception for his alleged part in last August's Bulldogs-Cowboys match-fixing scandal. Four people, including former Bulldogs player Ryan Tandy and player manager Sam Ayoub, have been charged.

Gallop, Chalk and Carr argue they were on the boat as part of their duties to the game - to support junior rugby league and to "mix with the people".

They may well have been surprised to see Elias and Ange aboard the boat but, when they did, they should have immediately organised to leave.

They were in a compromising position and Chalk confirmed to The Sunday Telegraph he was approached by Elias who spoke to him about the charges he was facing.

It is highly inappropriate.

Elias revelled in the company he was keeping. When the cruise ended, he made a point of getting off with Chalk. They alighted together, as seen in our picture. It is an embarrassing image for Chalk.

More worrying is how the game of rugby league itself allowed the three most high-powered executives in the game to be put in such a compromising position.

Gallop, Carr and Chalk cannot be at a rugby league function with Elias until the charges against him have been resolved by the courts, yet no one realised it.

Rugby league needs a serious dose of sophistication to lift it out of the dark ages. And fast.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o ... 6109827358

King-Eliagh · Post by **King-Eliagh** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:49 pm

"More worrying is how the game of rugby league itself allowed the three most high-powered executives in the game to be put in such a compromising position."

Who wrote this smack? How the game of rugby league allowed anything to happen is a bloody mystery to me. It's a GAME not a frickin conscious being!

What a complete dillbag. Only a few chromosomes above our very own actress extraordinairre Truthslayer.

Anyway now that the journalist has been put in his place let's talk about what happened. CEO on boat with porn agent. Seems he made a mistake and didnt check properly who was going to be on the boat and then just went with it because it was too late to back out. Actually to me it shows the man is probably quite polite. The journalist on the other hand is obviously a rude ignorant stupid wanker. "The game shouldnt have let him do it"

Nice paper you'r reading there Beaussie

Grim Reaper · Post by **Grim Reaper** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:44 pm

Time for the AFL to send Kim Duthie up to Sydney to meet with David Gallop and Co...

Truthsayer · Post by **Truthsayer** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:36 pm

King-Eliagh wrote:
"More worrying is how the game of rugby league itself allowed the three most high-powered executives in the game to be put in such a compromising position."

Who wrote this smack? How the game of rugby league allowed anything to happen is a bloody mystery to me. It's a GAME not a frickin conscious being!

What a complete dillbag. Only a few chromosomes above our very own actress extraordinairre Truthslayer.

Yet again you fail to understand the message. Am I to take it, Mr Eliagh, that you approve of the leaders of the game that your hold dear associating even indirectly with peddlers of what can only be described as smut? This is tantamount to a union leader being seen in the company of a highly paid corporate CEO and sharing some beers. It's metaphorical suicide and the leaders of your game owe you and the other supporters an explanation for such careless conduct.

Raiderdave · Post by **Raiderdave** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:32 am

King-Eliagh wrote:
"More worrying is how the game of rugby league itself allowed the three most high-powered executives in the game to be put in such a compromising position."

Who wrote this smack? How the game of rugby league allowed anything to happen is a bloody mystery to me. It's a GAME not a frickin conscious being!

What a complete dillbag. Only a few chromosomes above our very own actress extraordinairre Truthslayer.

Anyway now that the journalist has been put in his place let's talk about what happened. CEO on boat with porn agent. Seems he made a mistake and didnt check properly who was going to be on the boat and then just went with it because it was too late to back out. Actually to me it shows the man is probably quite polite. The journalist on the other hand is obviously a rude ignorant stupid wanker. "The game shouldnt have let him do it"

Nice paper you'r reading there Beaussie

another vickykicky apologist merkin whos infriltrated the Nthn Media & a lame attempt at distracting from the horror's the AFL are suffering from ATM..... a lopsided comp ... Tanking
falling crowds & TV ratings ...

what a pathetic suggestion they should have just left ..
what If the NRL officials hadn't seen the others til out in the middle of the harbour
how were they expected to leave from there ?

Swim ?

this journalist needs to be taken out to the alley outside the Telegraph offices & be battered around with heavy blunt objects
the way they do in Melbourne if you write anything nasty about boggerball

King-Eliagh · Post by **King-Eliagh** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:46 pm

Truthsayer wrote:
King-Eliagh wrote:
"More worrying is how the game of rugby league itself allowed the three most high-powered executives in the game to be put in such a compromising position."

Who wrote this smack? How the game of rugby league allowed anything to happen is a bloody mystery to me. It's a GAME not a frickin conscious being!

What a complete dillbag. Only a few chromosomes above our very own actress extraordinairre Truthslayer.
Yet again you fail to understand the message. Am I to take it, Mr Eliagh, that you approve of the leaders of the game that your hold dear associating even indirectly with peddlers of what can only be described as smut? This is tantamount to a union leader being seen in the company of a highly paid corporate CEO and sharing some beers. It's metaphorical suicide and the leaders of your game owe you and the other supporters an explanation for such careless conduct.

Jesus, will you just read the entire post. I'm not answering this despicable dribble/probably poor attempt at baiting. I mean if you want to bait me do it with a bit of gusto will ya!

Truthsayer · Post by **Truthsayer** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:41 pm

I read the entire post. This is yet another example of your poor education. I have no need to "bait" you. I merely state facts.

Post by **Beaussie** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:30 pm

Raiderdave wrote:
another vickykicky apologist merkin whos infriltrated the Nthn Media

From the same paper/organisation that owns your stupid game. Take the blinkers of and appreciate that they sound concerned about the image presented and their interests as owners of the NRL. Nothing more and very reasonable in the circumstances.

King-Eliagh · Post by **King-Eliagh** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:01 pm

Truthsayer wrote:
I read the entire post. This is yet another example of your poor education. I have no need to "bait" you. I merely state facts.

Ok look. I'm sorry for pointing out how you were such a silly silly goose the other day, and actually every day since you've arrived at TF constantly trying to tell people how to behave in the Fight Club, *cough* TLPG *cough*.

Now can you please stop sounding like a broken record with the poor education line? You've said it more than five times and it really doesnt do much for a flowing and entertaining conversation. It's also severely lacking in creativity, which by the way is a sign of poor intelligence.

Night night

Grim Reaper · Post by **Grim Reaper** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:30 am

You tell em Brother King Eliagh as TLPG just does not get it. =D>

Raiderdave · Post by **Raiderdave** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:10 am

Beaussie wrote:
Raiderdave wrote:
another vickykicky apologist merkin whos infriltrated the Nthn Media
From the same paper/organisation that owns your stupid game. Take the blinkers of and appreciate that they sound concerned about the image presented and their interests as owners of the NRL. Nothing more and very reasonable in the circumstances.

you don't think bumbleball jurnos don't write for the Nthn Media including News

the Chief Editor of the Courier mail ( also a news ltd paper ) is a giggleball loving Victorian Merkin ... new to the job
& gives boggerball about 3 times more coverage then it got before he moved there
He apparently is on thin ice .. as readers are complaining about not enough League in their paper... they want to read about Locky .. Jono Thurston ... & big Sammy Thiaday ....
not some merkins wearing a singlet & their little sisters shorts

Truthsayer · Post by **Truthsayer** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:14 am

King-Eliagh wrote:
Truthsayer wrote:
I read the entire post. This is yet another example of your poor education. I have no need to "bait" you. I merely state facts.
Ok look. I'm sorry for pointing out how you were such a silly silly goose the other day, and actually every day since you've arrived at TF constantly trying to tell people how to behave in the Fight Club, *cough* TLPG *cough*.

Now can you please stop sounding like a broken record with the poor education line? You've said it more than five times and it really doesnt do much for a flowing and entertaining conversation. It's also severely lacking in creativity, which by the way is a sign of poor intelligence.

Night night

I am repeating the line to you in order to educate you. This is an intelligent tactic used by teachers to help those who they are teaching learn and remember. If I was to be creative I would lose your attention and you would not learn a single thing. Your assumption regarding my intentions is rather amusing.

King-Eliagh · Post by **King-Eliagh** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:21 pm

Ahhh repetition an 'intelligent tactic used by teachers to help those learn and remember'? Right. Firstly I dont disagree. However I wouldnt say this is an "intelligent tactic". Its bleeding obvious. Secondly, this is not the most innovative teaching style and went out of vogue back in the 80's when student centred learning became all the rave. However I think there is definitely a place for the old repetitive teaching methodology in modern education...it just shouldn't be seen as the only, or an intelligent, tactic.

And finally your second last sentence? "If I was to be creative I would lose your attention and you would not learn a single thing"

This is a disgrace to all humanity and you should be punished with the cane for typing such rubbish.

You certainly are deluded now arent you. Or you are living in the past. IMO creativity is the best way to keep a students attention. Nothing worse than the boring teacher who writes on the board and asks their students in a monotone voice to "Repeat after me", or "Copy this down". Lights switch off in their heads straight away, I know it did for me.

And ah, a little inside info. My first degree was in education

That is all for now my student. You may bow.

Truthsayer · Post by **Truthsayer** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:06 am

Education standards in the main have fallen in recent times, and what you have just stated is the primary cause. Being creative only assists the intelligent. You are not intelligent and you are also not telling the truth as your conduct contradicts your claims to intelligence. You "switched off" because you didn't want to do the hard work. This is a typical reaction from a person with a poor education.

Perhaps we can get back to the subject now.

King-Eliagh · Post by **King-Eliagh** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:44 am

As others have found on this site, you are a waste of time and have zero entertainment value. Perhaps that's why people 'switch off'

And perhaps, just perhaps the people have done the hard work already? Silly silly goose

By the way hows the job in the security industry going TLPG?

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NRL and its leadership has no credibility

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