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  sixtiesboy October 21, 2015 at 8:46am

  Wiz, I thought that maybe there was that inference. I truly believe that we cannot afford to go with Greenberg. It wouldn't matter what club he was affiliated with in the past, I just don't buy into anything that he says - he says a lot without actually saying anything. Furthermore, he's been Smith's right hand man. Enough said.
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  Ricky October 21, 2015 at 9:04am

  I see where you're coming from Sixties and to some extent, I agree, but if there's one league official I think is deserving of the role based on what he's done & achieved, it's Graham Annesley. 
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    Chris > Ricky October 21, 2015 at 9:19am

    I agree as well.
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  Chris October 21, 2015 at 9:12am

  I don't think Greenberg or Richardson have the credentials to be CEO of the NRL. Their performance at club level becomes more questionable with every scandal they buried and they have delivered little while at the NRL in my opinion.
  
  Parramatta and the NRL need the same sort of person. Highly credible, experienced, leader who has no affiliation with the club(s).
  
  While it might be a minor point in the scheme of things, the NRL needs to give more access of their executive ranks to the fans. In the days of gallop and annesley, they were on the radio / call in programs every weekend. We hardly hear from the NRL executive and as someone wrote this week, no one can even recall the name of the COO who is coping $400k.
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  sixtiesboy October 21, 2015 at 9:40am

  Then my thoughts on Annesley would be that he should be in Greenberg's position, but not with Greenburg in the top job. I do acknowledge that any opinion of mine is based on looking from the outside in. We won't be privy to the candidate list or the selection process. As outsiders we can only offer thoughts about who we rated in the visible, identifiable aspects of the job. We know nothing of the internal workings/limitations of the organisation.
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  Ricky October 21, 2015 at 9:47am

  You have to remember, that was some years ago now. 

  Since then, Annesley has worked with major international corporations, enjoyed a fruitful career in politics and has done a ripper job with the Titans and helped them immensely, particularly off the field. Their financial status is improved under him, their organisational structure is improved under him and he's made tough decisions that have helped the Titans club to become a better club moving forward. 

  Not to mention that preceding all of that, even his time as COO, he was the NRL's Director of Football and did a quality job in that role as well.

  He knows the game well having been around it for so long and is a former ref as well, so he has the know-how, the experience and the RL smarts to go into the role.

  And we won't take crap from anyone and will come down hard on any offenders of any range, like we've seen with the Titans players that have overstepped the mark.

  And he's revered among many in the RL community at high levels. 
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  josh jones October 21, 2015 at 9:59am

  So the same royal commission who hired smith gets tondo the hiring again! It should be like in the U.S. where each club appoints a member to be on the executive committee and a mojority vote appoint the CEO and also had the ability to fire if the CEO is seen to be detrimental or in other words like David Smith.
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  ParraTime October 21, 2015 at 10:27am

  They should sign Scott Seward.
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  slip October 21, 2015 at 11:35am

  Why not Bill Moss?
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  Kramerica October 21, 2015 at 11:50am

  Nice one Sixties.

  I believe the CEO will be appointed from outside the game - I certainly hope so anyway. This billion dollar business needs a CEO who, above all else, knows how to run a business - both financially and from a leadership perspective.

  The rugby league smarts should come from the people he has around him - and herein lies the  current and future problem. Green berg and Richardson - what do they do and what have they achieved? Answering this question is harder than answering how Interstellar could be physically possible.

  The commissions biggest failings are Greenberg and Richardson - not Dave Smith. I believe Annesley is worthy of a front line role but not CEO at this point.

  Someone like Katie Page or Gerry Harvey would be outstanding in my opinion - but that obviously isn't a reality.

  Interesting times :)