2021 NRL Media Guide NRL Media Guide 2020

Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman: Peter V’landys AM Commissioners: The Hon. Peter Beattie Professor Megan Davis Wayne Pearce OAM Dr Gary Weiss AM Tony McGrath Amanda Laing Welcome to the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership Season. It’s a new decade and a new dawn for many of our teams, and I cannot wait to see what it delivers over the course of the season. This year gives us such a wonderful opportunity to look back over some of our great moments – as we await many more to come in 2020 and beyond. As you will no doubt know, we will be celebrating 30 years since the iconic Tina Turner ‘Simply The Best’ advertising campaign. This has given us a unique opportunity to celebrate some of the most iconic moments during…

AUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE CENTRAL Driver Avenue Moore Park NSW 2021 Locked Bag 5000, Paddington NSW 2021 Phone: (02) 9359 8500 Email: reception@nrl.com.au Website: nrl.com NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE MEDIA CONTACTS General Manager Media & Communications: Daniel Meers (02) 9359 8654, 0419 576 961 Media and Communications Managers: Glenn Jackson (02) 9359 8520, 0402 048 868 Tim Ashworth (02) 9359 8636, 0402 922 608 Public Relations Manager: Tom Gallimore 0427 936 198 PARTICIPATION AND GAME DEVELOPMENT State Developmebnt NSW Country: Adam Vanzanten 0417 736 433 State Development NSW Metro: Drew Dalton 0400 345 274 State Development Qld: Richard Dugdale 0409 069 437 Head of Football – Participation, Pathways and Game Development: Luke Ellis 0408 274 936 Manager, Participation & Game Development: John Wilson 0458 011 144 Digital Services Manager: Andrew Banasik 0408 025…

2.1 APPLICATION 2.1.1 Unless otherwise indicated, words and expressions defined in the NRL Rules have the same meaning in these Media Rules. 2.1.2 Match means any NRL Competition match. 2.1.3 These Media Rules form part of the NRL Operations Manual which forms Schedule Eight to the NRL Rules. 2.1.4 Every Club and person bound by the NRL Rules must comply with the provisions of these Media Rules. 2.1.5 A breach of any of the provisions of the NRL Operations Manual (including these Media Rules) may be enforced by the imposition of a penalty or penalties pursuant to Part 2 of the NRL Rules. 2.1.6 All Game Day operations will be overseen by an NRL Compliance Manager and/or NRL Ground Manager. 2.2 MEDIA ACCREDITATION 2.2.1 Media Accreditation will be considered for…

TEAM MILESTONES Wests Tigers will play their 500th game since joining the premiership in 2000 in Round 7. Brisbane require six wins to reach the milestone of 500 wins since joining the premiership in 1988. St George Illawarra require 35 tries to bring up the landmark of 2,000 tries since the formation of the game’s first joint-venture in 1999. Penrith require 53 tries to notch 4,000 tries since entering the premiership in 1967. The Sydney Roosters require 310 points to become the first club in premiership history to score 40,000 points. Melbourne play their 600th game since joining the NRL in 1998 when they meet South Sydney at Bankwest Stadium in Round 20. Newcastle will bring up 800 games at premiership level when they meet Manly in Round 22. PLAYER…

NRL REFEREES SQUAD 2020 Timothy Alouani-Roby Grant Atkins Gavin Badger Kasey Badger Chris Butler Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins Adam Gee Peter Gough Phil Henderson Liam Kennedy Ashley Klein Dave Munro Matt Noyen Drew Oultram Henry Perenara Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Belinda Sharpe Todd Smith Jon Stone TIMOTHY ALOUANI-ROBY Age: 30 Occupation: Philosopher/Referee FG games: 103 NRL (22 referee, 81 touch judge), 75 (Super League) Games 2019: 30 FG debut: Sydney Roosters v St George Illawarra, Rd 24, 2016 Achievements: NRL finals (2016-17), World Cup (2013, 2017), Super League Grand Final (2011), Challenge Cup GF (touch judge, 2011) GRANT ATKINS Age: 37 Occupation: Referee FG games: 263 (161 referee, 102 touch judge) Games 2019: 27 FG debut: Parramatta v Sydney Roosters, Rd 25, 2011 Achievements: Oceania Cup (2019), Pacific Test (2018), WC (’13,…

SECTION 1 THE PLAYING FIELD The PLAN and markings thereon and the Notes relating thereto are part of these Laws. NOTES 1. The Touch Lines are in Touch, the Touch in-Goal lines are Touch in-Goal, the Goal Lines are in the In-Goal area and the Dead Ball Line is beyond In-Goal. 2. n indicates a corner post (see glossary) placed at the intersection of each goal line and touch line. A corner post is in touch in-goal. Touch Judges should at all times ensure that corner posts are correctly positioned. (See notes page 83) 3. The goal posts are considered to extend indefinitely upwards. It is recommended that the bottom two metres of each upright be padded. Y-shaped goal posts are permissible provided the relevant dimensions are observed. 4. For…