Brian Canavan is the current NRL Head of Football as of 17 May 2016 and was the former CEO of the Australian

National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

team, the

Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...

from 2003 to 2013. In 2010, Canavan was appointed to forensically investigate the on-and-off field performances, attitude, behaviour, conduct and setup of the

New South Wales State of Origin team The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the ann ...

following its fifth straight series loss to

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. Despite his best efforts, New South Wales has continued to underachieve in the State of Origin arena; as of 2022, the Blues have lost thirteen of seventeen State of Origin series dating back to 2005, including losing the deciding game of the 2015 series by a record margin of 52–6. It was announced in October 2012 that he would return to the

which will see him take up a role as the chief operating officer of football.Roosters dump CEO Noyce, Canavan returns - NRL.com
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