"Brian Canavan" is the current CEO of the Australian National Rugby League team, the Sydney Roosters, as of 2013. He was also CEO of the Roosters from September 2003 to October 2008.

In 2010 Canavan was appointed to investigate the on-and-off field performances, attitude, behaviour, conduct and setup of the New South Wales rugby league team/New South Wales State of Origin team following its fifth straight series loss to Queensland rugby league team/Queensland.

It was announced in October 2012 that he has returned to the Sydney Roosters which will see him take up a role as the chief operating officer of football.

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The players want to stay and the club wants to keep them.

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If the club and the manager say let's work on this, we think we can generate some more cash and improve your profile, which indirectly extends the profile of the game then that's what I like about it.

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He's under contract for the next couple of years and he's highly regarded as a player and a person.

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It's not taking money out of your club pool, it's not taking money out of your club grant and it keeps the salary cap in check.

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The Morley thing has only come to light in the last few days and we just decided to give him a release, mainly because of the great service he has given us.

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He had a full medical assessment done after that game and a very, very specific rehabilitation program was drawn up for him.

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He's a highly valued player and person at our club.

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He's arguably the best utility player in the game, and that's where he's been selected for New South Wales and selected for Australia.

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Club officials are not supposed to comment on charges and that rule has been in place for some time.

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