Boardroom battle dominates off-season

November 23 Gunning for Grant NRL club bosses storm out of a meeting at NRL Central and call for the sacking of ARLC Chairman John Grant over the failure to resolve the game’s funding crisis. The clubs claim Grant reneged on an agreement struck in late 2015 to fund the clubs at 130 per cent of the salary cap when the new television rights deal kicks in in 2018. November 24 United decision The bosses of all 16 NRL clubs pass a vote of no-confidence in ARL Chairman John Grant. November 25 Coates called in As unrest continues between the NRL clubs and the ARLC over the game’s funding, ARLC Chairman John Grant appoints Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates to undertake an independent constitutional review. December 20 Victory at last NRL clubs claim a major victory over the ARL Commission…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2017

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