The NRL stuffed its messaging. Have they lost the crowd? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As COVID-19 played havoc with sport across the globe in 2020, things looked especially bleak for the NRL. Then, new Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V’landys swept in to pure, unadulterated fandom from the rugby league media and a raised eyebrow from everyone else. V’landys was, according to constant drooling fan fiction from the NRL media, a man who got things done, couldn’t be stopped and if you were in his way, God help you.