Was Andrew Abdo the crutch of Peter V’Landys, or his handbrake? NRL fans will soon find out, as the great tsar of rugby league takes full control of the sport just as it approaches its grandest test.
Many will say the racing powerbroker has run rugby league since his ascension to chair of the ARLC in 2019. But that would be a disservice to the respected and often pitied Abdo, who has been repeatedly required to play the straight man to V’landys’ mix of bluster and comedy.
