The significant financial challenges facing the Australian Rugby Union will create considerable interest in the hierarchy of the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League – for quite different reasons, writes Jeff Wall.
National rugby league
Media briefs and TV ratings
SMH campaigns for a more traditional NRL Grand Final … Cricket’s scheduling shake-up all about ratings … Last night’s TV ratings.
No one’s a winner in the Ben Cousins saga
Ben Cousins latest drug charge again highlights the issue of how clubs and sporting administrations tackle the issue of drug use among their players, writes Jeff Wall.
The Broncos’ tough stance should embarrass others
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club has significantly lifted the cross bar when it comes to dealing with off field misbehaviour by players – and should seriously embarrass a number of NRL and AFL clubs in the process, writes Jeff Wall.
What’s a sports administrator worth?
What’s a decent salary for a sports administrator? How much is too much? And with large amounts of public funding finding its way into Australia’s major sports, why shouldn’t the public be told how much our sporting big wigs are being paid? Jeff Wall investigates.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Journalists stand up for Kessing, finally … Nine throws money at itself — and it works for now … The beginning of the end … Last night’s TV ratings.
