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NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE: 25 May 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 19 April to Monday 25 May 2009 Telstra reviews $12million sponsorship of NRL: TELSTRA yesterday ordered a review of its $12 million sponsorship of the scandal-hit NRL as league boss David Gallop refused to guarantee the embattled Cronulla Sharks' survival. Already reeling from the Matthew Johns group sex scandal and the positive drug test by one of its star players, the Sharks were plunged into further disarray yesterday when major sponsor LG Electronics announced it would pull the plug on its $700,000 deal at the end of this year. Kiwis star eyes revival against Warriors: Kiwis forward Bronson Harrison insists it's the best rugby league move he ever made. Shame about the results. While Harrison is in the form of his career in his first year in Canberra, his Raiders are on a four-match losing streak as they host the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday after a performance their coach David Furner described as "bordering on embarrassing". Fien seeking new club for 2010: Nathan Fien will not be at the Warriors next season, the club instead banking on development of its juniors and waiting to see if Stacey Jones will go around another year. Fien was yesterday dropped from the starting 17 for the trip to Canberra this weekend and was told by coach Ivan Cleary that his contract will not be extended beyond the end of this season. Telstra reviews $12million sponsorship of NRL TELSTRA yesterday ordered a review of its $12 million sponsorship of the scandal-hit NRL as league boss David Gallop refused to guarantee the embattled Cronulla Sharks' survival. Already reeling from the Matthew Johns group sex scandal and the positive drug test by one of its star players, the Sharks were plunged into further disarray yesterday when major sponsor LG Electronics announced it would pull the plug on its $700,000 deal at the end of this year. Mr Gallop refused to throw the club a lifeline to drag the club from a $10 million black hole. In a sign the ongoing succession of scandals threatened to envelop rugby league as a whole, new Telstra CEO David Thodey has called for an urgent briefing into its $12 million a year sponsorship of the NRL competition. A Telstra spokesman declined to comment on the code's recent scandals, but The Daily Telegraph can reveal that Mr Thodey has ordered a review of its financial support for the competition just three days into taking on the company's top job. Mr Gallop is believed to have made contact with Telstra - the game's naming rights sponsor - in a bid to reassure the new management during one of the most scandal-plagued periods in league history. In his latest efforts to guide the game to solid ground, Mr Gallop will demand answers from the Sharks board and discuss the club's dire financial situation and off-field dramas at an emergency meeting today. The move followed calls for the club's directors to sack themselves in the wake of the group sex scandal and star Shark Reni Maitua testing positive to the banned substance Clenbuterol. "We have had concerns for Cronulla for some time but recent events such as losing their major sponsor for next year have only put their financial plight into greater focus," Mr Gallop told The Daily Telegraph. "Things have reached a point where we need the entire Cronulla board to give us an answer as to how they will meet the challenges ahead." These include allegations Sharks players were introduced to sex workers in their dressing room and CEO Tony Zappia paying a former female staffer $20,000 after she suffered injuries when he accidentally punched her. The club has denied ties to a sex shop proprietor but will answer to Mr Gallop in a full briefing due at crisis talks scheduled for midday today. Already $9 million in debt, Cronulla has now in quick succession lost sponsorships worth $1 million, including LG, Tyrepower ($70,000), Wendy Wu Tours ($35,000) and the Australian Mushroom Growers ($15,000). Westfield Miranda also raised concerns about its $15,000 association with the Sharks, before confirming it would honour the deal. LG had been a sponsor for the past nine years, but even crisis talks with Mr Gallop on Monday failed to convince them of renewing the deal. "We have had a successful association with rugby league and the Sharks but we no longer see the benefits," LG's statement said yesterday. "This deal was due to finish this year and we will not be renewing it." Despite a $1.5 million licensed club grant and finishing equal first in the minor premiership, the Sharks last year recorded a $500,000 loss. The NRL will consider loaning Cronulla money to ensure 16 clubs remain in the NRL - however Mr Gallop said it could not guarantee any club's long-term financial future. "Obviously they've got some big issues ahead of them," he said. "I've said for some time we don't have a blank cheque for any club but certainly we will do what we can to look at their financial situation to see if there is any way through it. I cannot guarantee anything at this point." Under its current broadcasting contract, Channel 9 and Fox Sports must cover eight games each weekend - making the 16-team format and the Sharks survival crucial. Mr Gallop yesterday reminded players of "the responsibilities they face in projecting a positive and professional image for themselves, their club and the game of rugby league". "We will continue to work with the game's sponsors to reinforce the importance of our education programs, of the resolve we expect from our clubs in this area and of our ongoing commitment to disciplinary action where appropriate," he said (Source: Holly Byrnes and Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph, 22 May 2009) Kiwis star eyes revival against Warriors Kiwis forward Bronson Harrison insists it's the best rugby league move he ever made. Shame about the results. While Harrison is in the form of his career in his first year in Canberra, his Raiders are on a four-match losing streak as they host the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday after a performance their coach David Furner described as "bordering on embarrassing". The 6-46 defeat to new National Rugby League (NRL) premiership favourites Melbourne on Monday saw the Raiders' season plumb new depths under first-season coach Furner. They've lost seven out of nine, including three of four at Canberra Stadium which was last year one of the NRL's most feared venues. Only Sydney strugglers the Roosters and Sharks sit below them on the points table. It makes the Warriors' recent wobbles not seem so bad. Harrison said it was a brutal morning after their eight tries-to-one defeat in Melbourne, where their forwards struggled for momentum and key playmaker Terry Campese hardly fired a shot. "We're still pretty upbeat but we can't ignore what happened last week," he told NZPA. "The first thing we had to do was get it off our chests. We all sat down and everyone put their hands up, including me, and admitted we made some pretty bad mistakes. It got everyone focused and we're ready for our next game." Harrison said the defeat was a simple lesson; if you make elementary errors against a star-studded team you'll get punished. The Warriors can relate after being overrun 12-34 by the Johnathan Thurston-inspired Cowboys last weekend. It hasn't dimmed Harrison's enthusiasm for his shift south from Concord to Canberra, in search of a regular starting spot after a five-year stint with Wests Tigers. His career took off with a late callup for the injured Iosia Soliola at last year's World Cup, then he played a starring role in the Kiwis' pool match against England in Newcastle in just his second test. He continued on this month with a strong first half for the Kiwis in their heavy Anzac test defeat. The Auckland-born 23-year-old slotted into the Raiders' second row but the Cowboys and Sharks have been their only scalps to date in 2009. "I've been really enjoying it here. I've been playing more time on the field and I've been in better form than past years. "Everyone wants to play more time. I just wanted to find my feet somewhere else and not just be a fill-in player like I was at the Tigers. "I've been happy with how I'm going, but a few more wins would make me happier." Harrison said the Raiders were always confident on their home track and felt it would still be a daunting assignment for the Warriors. "There aren't many teams that like coming here". The Warriors are always the team he looks forward to playing, against a lineup of his New Zealand mates. He paused when asked whether there was anyone he'd particularly like to flatten in the opening minute. "I'll take any hit I can get," he said. "Maybe Simon Mannering, he was my roommate during the World Cup. But he's a great defender so he might come looking for me first." (Source: NZPA, 21 May 2009) Fien seeking new club for 2010 Nathan Fien will not be at the Warriors next season, the club instead banking on development of its juniors and waiting to see if Stacey Jones will go around another year.
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