https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-jimmy-brings-shane-flanagan-coaching-return-ban-sharks-jacob-liddle-luciano-leilua-training-fight-wests-tigers-isaac-moses-deregistered/news-story/347515f598513de6addf67b7d676efc0
Lots in this one but the part that’s really interesting is this bit. This would be ground breaking if it happened.
“ If Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landy’s gets his way – and his strike rate is impeccable – then the whole player agent industry is in for a major overhaul.
The NRL is talking about introducing rules similar to horse racing where if an agent is deregistered then they’ve effectively been “warned off” from having any involvement in the game.
The game’s governing body is also talking about handing out “warning off” bans to any official or player caught dealing with anyone who is deregistered.
It’s been mooted ad nauseam through salary cap scandals involving Melbourne Storm, the Parramatta Eels and Cronulla over the last decade but with V’landys at the helm it’s a genuine chance of being introduced.
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Lots in this one but the part that’s really interesting is this bit. This would be ground breaking if it happened.
“ If Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landy’s gets his way – and his strike rate is impeccable – then the whole player agent industry is in for a major overhaul.
The NRL is talking about introducing rules similar to horse racing where if an agent is deregistered then they’ve effectively been “warned off” from having any involvement in the game.
The game’s governing body is also talking about handing out “warning off” bans to any official or player caught dealing with anyone who is deregistered.
It’s been mooted ad nauseam through salary cap scandals involving Melbourne Storm, the Parramatta Eels and Cronulla over the last decade but with V’landys at the helm it’s a genuine chance of being introduced.
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