|
|
ous mission heading into their NRL clash
in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:31 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
Under fire ARL Commission boss John Grant admits he is surprised he does not have the personal endorsement of his friend and NSWRL chairman George Peponis after calls for his departure over a funding backflip.Then again, Grant reckons the events of the past week have left him scratching his head.Disgruntled NRL clubs have called an emergency general meeting on December 20 in a bid to oust Grant after the ARLC reneged on a 12-month-old funding agreement last Wednesday.Clubs require a minimum 14 votes from the games 26 shareholders - the 16 clubs, QRL, NSWRL and eight commissioners - to remove Grant.Grant said Peponis NSWRL had put a stake in the ground by reportedly joining 14 clubs - excluding the NRL-owned Gold Coast Titans and Newcastle Knights - and calling for his head.Much to Grants curiosity.Thats surprising. I think the state leagues are about the grass roots, and this discussion is about how we make sure we get the appropriate money to grass roots, Grant said of Peponis stance.Its disappointing NSWRL doesnt seem to think that is the agenda.Bulldogs great Peponis has already been linked to the ARLC chairman role.But Grant still kept the door open for Peponis to help resolve the funding issue without any blood letting.George and I have a good, direct relationship. Its been built over the last two and half years, Grant said.And George is a sensible man. But he has put a stake in the ground.We are saying to him you have got to come and talk.Its not just Peponis who has raised the ARLC bosss eyebrows.Grant admitted he was surprised at how quickly he had fallen out of favour with clubs after the governing body reneged on an agreement to fund clubs 130 per cent of their salary cap from 2018 at a meeting last Wednesday.He has since extended an olive branch, saying the ARLC were open for funding talks with clubs on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.I must admit I sit there and think I dont quite understand this, he said.There are forces at work somewhere that are causing this shift in view on me.My relationships across this game on Tuesday were pretty sound - it is disappointing to see the herd shifting in opinion.Asked how he would gain the votes required to retain his spot, Grant said: Talking, encouraging the clubs to come back around the table and have a sensible conversation.We disappointed the clubs, clearly, and they have let us know in uncertain terms that we did but we have got to move on.This is hugely disruptive and I know we have contributed to that.But we need to forget about it and sort this out. Basketball Shoe Clearance Australia . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. Cheap Basketball Shoes Australia . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.cheapbasketballshoesaustralia.com/ .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Basketball Shoes Australia Online . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Basketball Shoes Australia Sale . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007. Get Carty. Thats the Wests Tigers ambitious mission heading into their NRL clash with Penrith at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.While it might be easier said than done, the Tigers have put an emphasis on stifling the attacking brilliance and offload of excitement machine Bryce Cartwright.Having produced 36 offloads in the first 16 rounds, the 21-year-old NSW Origin representative-in-waiting has been the source of much of the Panthers attack, and their oppositions headaches, this season.His performance to rip apart South Sydney, with three try assists, a linebreak, two linebreak assists and six offloads, last Friday highlighted his ability.Tigers fullback James Tedesco said stemming the Panthers offloadds, in particular Cartwrights, would go a long way to victory.ddddddddddddTheyre a tough team, they play a lot of second phase footy and a lot of offloads, Tedesco said.Guys like Cartwright and Trent Merrin create that second phase for them. Theyre definitely a team to watch and were going to have to be on our toes the whole game.Tigers halfback Luke Brooks also identified the nephew of former Penrith great John Cartwright, as the man to stop.I think their offloads are key and weve got to stop as many offloads as we can. Theyve got a few big boys as well, Brooks said. ' ' '
|
Board Statistics
The forum has 4957
topics
and
5323
posts.
0 members have been online today: |
Einfach ein eigenes Xobor Forum erstellen |