Frustration eroded the will of the old pragmatists as the blazer mentality lives on in rugby league

By Roy Masters
Updated February 3 2017 - 6:18pm, first published 6:00pm
Max Donnelly, the Eels' interim controller, is believed to hold strong views that neither the NRL clubs, nor state leagues, should have any representation. Photo: Anna Kucera
Max Donnelly, the Eels' interim controller, is believed to hold strong views that neither the NRL clubs, nor state leagues, should have any representation. Photo: Anna Kucera

In most professional sports, tailored suits with delicately woven club motifs have replaced those old striped jackets with wired pocket insignia, but the blazer mentality lives on in rugby league.

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