Jul 31, 2026 – 12.00pmIn 2019, before he ever took the reins as chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission, Peter V’landys was handed a blunt warning: rugby league was dangerously close to becoming boring.Point scoring was near a 20-year low and the game was bogged down by frequent stoppages, with coaches teaching players cynical tackling techniques that disrupted the flow of a game.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Luke KinsellaReporterLuke Kinsella is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review’s Sydney office. He was previously a policy analyst at Treasury.Fetching latest articles
The secret meeting Peter V’landys says saved the NRL from boredom
The NRL was becoming predictable. One high-stakes meeting and a single rule tweak later, the game is faster, players are fitter and points are at record highs.
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