Off the Wall

The "interventionist" approach the AFL Commission last week decided to take in dealing with off-field transgressions by players is being adopted by the NRL as well.

While the NRL off-field misbehaviour problems seem insignificant when compared with those of the West Coast Eagles, there is certainly no complacency -- or cause for it -- in the NRL. While the AFL has left the handling of off-field behaviour issues to the clubs, the NRL has been increasingly