FOREWORD
Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman: Peter V’landys AM Commissioners: The Hon. Peter Beattie AC Professor Megan Davis Wayne Pearce OAM Dr Gary Weiss AM Tony McGrath Kate Jones Welcome to the 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership season The 2020 season can best be summed up by three words. Adversity. Innovation. Celebration. A year where we defied the impossible. The spirit of rugby league enabled us to complete the most remarkable of seasons in 2020. In 2021, following those significant challenges, we will look to renovate and grow. To attract new fans and participants and ensure our existing fan base remains committed to our sport – whether that be watching, attending or playing. The Commission began that process during the 2020 season with the creation of new rules which made the game more entertaining and free flowing. With that focus –…