Andrew Abdo

Channel Nine Origin promo deleted after NRL CEO Andrew Abso steps in

25 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

A Channel Nine promotion for State of Origin Game II has been scrapped after reaction from Queensland viewers. The vision in question was Maroons star Reece Walsh getting knocked out in the opening minutes of

“Feels like a seismic abuse of power and how certain clubs are dictated to”: Lachlan Galvin needs to bite down hard, man up and get on with 2024

13 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Just a few short months ago, Wests Tigers’ baby-faced rookie Lachlan Galvin, stood in front of media and declared he was ready to be the leader of a club renaissance. Despite

‘He’s a role model’: NRL CEO Abdo defends Latrell after “tough and honest” meeting at HQ

21 March, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has met with South Sydney star Latrell Mitchell at the game’s headquarters at Moore Park on Wednesday night after several incidents involving Mitchell caused a stir including his four-letter tirade on

NRL happy with US TV ratings for first Las Vegas double header but a long, long way to go

6 March, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL has a way to go in the brutal US sports market with TV ratings in America for the historic NRL double header not making for pretty reading. According to SportsMedia, just 61,000 tuned

‘State of Origin is great but international rugby league a sleeping giant’ says NRL CEO Andrew Abdo

11 October, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

National Rugby League CEO Andrew Abdo says State of Origin is vital and has an important place in the game’s calendar in the southern hemisphere but the international game, after COVID, is a sleeping monster

Principal agreement between NRL and RLPA on future of women’s game finally locked down

14 February, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL and RLPA have finally found some common ground on something with the announcement of a five-year deal worth almost $120 million. Both NRL CEO Andrew Abdo and RLPA boss Clint Newton were quoted

V’landys and Abdo ‘sat on their hands for too long’ with All Stars game in the firing line: Sattler

2 February, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Grand final hero Scott Sattler believes the annual Indigenous All Stars will not go ahead due to the ongoing war between the NRL and the RLPA. Speaking on SEN on Thursday morning, Sattler took aim

Emperor Pete takes a shot at ‘Twitter brigade’ but swears blind the NRL has received lots and lots of letters that the wrestle is back!

6 April, 2022 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Let us deal in an absolute fact to begin this yarn: rugby league has got it right so far in 2022 and the battle between attacker and defender is as even

Storm hopeful of staying in Melbourne as 12 NRL clubs shifted to Queensland to continue premiership

12 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo admits the 12 clubs moved to Queensland due to the COVID-19 outbreak in NSW will probably play out the season in the Sunshine State. The 12 clubs, which includes the Central

‘I’m not Superman’: Peter V’landys hits back at social media but where the hell is the NRL’s chief executive?

20 May, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY KANE AUSTIN OPINION Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has hit back at ‘social media trolls’ after last weekend’s debacle at NRL Magic Round in Brisbane. V’landys has been the catalyst for a

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