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I have absolutely no evidence to base this on. But anyway, I thinl the appointment of Smith was a calculated move by the ARLC to hijack Foxtel's continuing squirrell grip on the NRL. He/they did brilliantly. He then fell on his sword to allow Murdoch to save a little face after his very public AFL hissy fit. Smart bloke is John Grant. He has openly stated, while acting CEO thay the game has made a huge mistake in ignoring it's grass roots, and affirmed their latest deal will be used to address that.
Over to you Mr Clyne.