If they succeed, there should be no hesitation in changing the NRL constitution to install him as executive chair. He can then be paid the million dollars a year he currently earns in racing. As chair of the NRL Commission, he earns about $200,000. Financially, the game has to make it worth his while. The NRL has challenges ahead – a new television rights deal, teams in Perth (2027) and Papua New Guinea (2028) topping the list. V’landys has brought a wealth base into the game with asset accumulation and a cash stockpile. He has driven change and modernisation. He hasn’t been perfect, nobody in rugby league ever is. But there’s no-one better.