Ben Ikin Out, Bulldogs Conspiracy & Round 10 Preview | Kenty Blitz EP153
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What led to Ben Ikin's resignation as QRL CEO?
G'day, welcome to Kentie Blitch, your daily hit of NRL news. And Kentie, big news with your former sparring partner, Ben Iken, leaving the QRL.
Yeah, obviously the news is broken. He's leaving the QRL after Origin to take up new opportunities. I wish him all the best. He talked to you about moving to Cotters though? Look, it's like this, Woz. I've...
What are the implications of the Bulldogs' recent struggles?
I've known about this for some time.
He's moving away from the QRL.
I knew, yeah. Look, he called me. I'm not going to say too much, okay? It's up to Ben to say what he wants to say. Out of respect to him, yeah. But he called me a few months back with what is probably going to now happen and just sort of,
What happened with Su'A's request and its impact?
picked my brain and my thoughts on different things and we went over different ideas and things and whatnot. Anyway, long story short, he asked me to keep it to myself, which I will until he's ready to speak about it.
How is the RLPA questioning the NRL's fatigue data?
I knew it was coming. I didn't know when it was coming, but I knew at some point it was going to happen before Origin. Has he ever lived in London before? Look, no, he hasn't.
What are the latest injury updates affecting NRL teams?
I can tell you that for sure. Super League might be good.
What strategies are the Bulldogs considering for the upcoming match?
Well, look, you can speculate all you like. Okay. But I'll say this. His friendship, to me, is more important than being first with the news. Yep, I get it. So from that point of view, he'll tell everyone. I'm not sure how it broke today, how Peter Bedell got the story, but when Ben's ready to talk about it, he'll talk about it.
You're not ditching me for him, are you?
How do the Bulldogs' changes affect their chances against the Dolphins?
No.
Well, no, no, don't answer that.
Don't answer that. Don't answer that.
No, I'm not. Very good. Well, obviously, he's a great administrator, and whoever gets him will be on to something good. If he does go to Perth, I mean, we don't know.
What are the predictions for Round 10 in the NRL?
Kenny hasn't told me anything, but if he does go to Perth, it's a big get for them.
The question is going to be, too, what happens to the Queensland Rugby League? Yep. Because he's done a magnificent job there. And numbers have grown. To be fair, the Queensland State Cup is probably the second strongest rugby league competition in the world, I would put it. up there with certainly Super League. I think head to head, probably the top couple teams in Super League would give them a tough go. But certainly across the broader competition, the QRL and as a breeding ground and the developments that they've had up there and how they've I think that in many ways arrested the client of the sport. So he's done a good job.
He's a Queenslander through and through though, Kent. Yes, he is. He loves Queensland. He's played for Queensland. He's now a great administrator for Queensland. What kind of change would make him make that decision? Is it a lifestyle change? Is it a new challenge?
Look, I think it's a life-changing change.
Mm-hmm.
How old is he now? 49, I think he is. Yeah. So, well, he played Origin in 95. He was 18. So, that would make him 49 now. So, yeah. And he turns, I think his birthday is early in the year. So, he's not 50 until next year.
So, this will be his next challenge. Obviously, he played rugby league professionally. Then he went into media for a good 10 years or so, did he?
Yeah.
Yeah, we did, I think, about 11, 12 years together on 360. And now he's done administration and now he's- And he worked at the Broncos, obviously. I think people underestimate there. The year he didn't finish off the year at the Broncos, but that year they made the grand final, got beat by Penrith that year. And only a couple of years earlier, if you remember, And a lot of people overlook this. He turned up at the Broncos. Now, remember when Kevi Walters got the job and he turned up at the Broncos and one of his first, sorry, not one of, his first interview as the coach of the Broncos, he told everybody how he had to go to the gift shop, buy himself a Broncos shirt because there was the polo so he could do the press conference in a Broncos polo shirt and how there was just basically no support there.
Now, Eichen came in in a football general manager role, Basically, put the club back into shape as far as how a club runs from top to bottom.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to Ben Ikin's resignation as QRL CEO?
0:01–0:30
2
What are the implications of the Bulldogs' recent struggles?
0:30–0:54
3
What happened with Su'A's request and its impact?
0:54–1:08
4
How is the RLPA questioning the NRL's fatigue data?
1:08–1:20
5
What are the latest injury updates affecting NRL teams?
1:20–1:22
6
What strategies are the Bulldogs considering for the upcoming match?
1:22–1:44
7
How do the Bulldogs' changes affect their chances against the Dolphins?
1:44–1:56
8
What are the predictions for Round 10 in the NRL?
1:56–37:46
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