The case of Matthew Lodge: when a line in the sand must be drawn | Nick Tedeschi

Given its stance on violence against women, the NRL stands accused of hypocrisy after signing off the player’s returnThere is no sporting competition in Australia – perhaps the world – that acts against its own self-interest more often than the NRL. For as long as the game has existed, its administrators, politicians and powerbrokers have stumbled and bumbled and held the game back from all it could be, unable to get beyond short-term thinking and short-sighted decision making.To this very day, no administrator has been courageous enough to paint a picture for the future of rugby league – what is should look like, what it should be, where it should be seen, how it should be viewed, what it should represent and stand for – and actually drive the game to that vision. Related: Todd Carney set for NRL return with Cowboys offering one-year deal Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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