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Dave Smith ... says NRL clubs will united fight doping. Source: Sam Ruttyn / News Limited
NRL club bosses have pledged a united approach to anti-doping in the wake of the Australian Crime Commission investigation casting a shadow over the code.
At a meeting of club chief executives at Rugby League Central on Wednesday, all clubs pledged to work with the new NRL integrity unit in an across-the-board fight against drugs in the sport.
Manly chief executive David Perry said it was imperative clubs tackled the issue together.
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"The objective today was to ensure that we are all working together as a whole game to understand the issue,'' Perry said.
"It is critical for the whole of the game.
"We have to remember that we have achieved some great results in the past with our testing and today was about making sure we keep up.
"All of the game has been impacted but we have to look at the good things.
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"We are working with ASADA (Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency) and now it is business as usual with ASADA.''
Manly was one of six clubs named in the ACC report - alongside Canberra, Newcastle, North Queensland, Penrith and Cronulla.
NRL chief executive Dave Smith said the league and each of the 16 clubs were close to finalising new measures to fight advancements in doping such as peptide hormone use.
"We want to ensure a drug free game and the clubs are strong in their support of that aim, NRL Chief Executive,'' Smith said.
"Their attitude today underlined how seriously they have focused on integrity as an issue but we need to be conscious of dealing with new substances and new threats.
"All sixteen clubs see themselves as playing a role with the NRL and they couldn't have been more supportive.
"Everyone regrets the focus on individual teams, but again, all sixteen clubs see themselves as being active in the way forward.
"We all accept the need to wait for ASADA to complete its investigations and we will work with them to achieve that.
"Our clubs are also used to working with ASADA on an ongoing basis and the relationship has always been a cooperative one.
"We have said all along that the overwhelming majority of our players and clubs do the right thing.''
However clubs remain disgruntled over the pall that has been cast over rugby league by the ACC report and Canberra boss Don Furner said the possibility of legal action had not been ruled out.
"It's not ideal (with the season about to start) ... it's not something we created but it is something we have to deal with,'' Furner said.
"We will reserve our decision (over legal action).''
The proposed pre-season Nines tournament was another hot topic at the meeting with club bosses seeking to find a way to fit it into scheduling without impacting upon the All Stars fixture and without placing increasing demands on players.
"One idea was to limit teams to one trial game so we can fit the Nines tournament in,'' Perry said.
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