With the new rules going pear shape and now the old rule re the ball touching the referee exploited unfairly, along with falling attendances at games and falling TV viewers and disquiet about the judiciary system, the spotlight has fallen upon NRL head office and the NRL CEO Mr David Smith. Soon after his appointment Mr Smith was under some pressure from the media claiming that he was not seen to be doing anything. Mr Smith then appointed as his 2IC Mr Todd Greenburge from the Canterbury club. In retrospect that appointment was a error of judgement by Mr Smith. Because anything that his 2IC did would be judged in the light of his employment at Canterbury.
Mr Greenburge was at Canterbury when that club was found guilty of salary cap rorting. He was there when the Barba issue arose. He was there when the Tandy betting mess was revealed. NRL investigations showed that he had no case to answer in the Barba ,Tandy cases.
Now we have the peculiar judgments coming from the judiciary when Canterbury players are involved or when Canterbury players are not put on report when those players seemed to have a case to answer.
It is really a case of the elephant in the room. Mr Smith does not seem to recognise that.
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Totally agree sixiesboy--- particularly the last sentence. Greenberg himself when appointed 2IC said he wanted to be NRL CEO!! What comes out of his mouth is what they call Management Speak, the lowest level to which human language has descended---going forward!!!
Absolutely! You're both spot on. I've said for years Teflon Todd Greenturd is the greatest con to have graced the NRL in years. So true what you say in relation to his media dealings - says absolutely nothing of any substance. Definitely "management speak" or "consultant speak" - re-wording things, throwing out a few feel good generic motherhood statements, make a few references to "the good of the game", "that's what the public want / deserve", convey the impression that you're here to take a hard line and clean things up etc.
The bloke is just so completely full of shit and he absolutely boils my blood. A liar, a manipulator and a con. Yet he has the wool pulled over the eyes of so many for so long.