"That's my starting point, to come up with the best model I can. Where I end up will be a matter of negotiation with what members put to me." Other mooted reforms include the abolition of honorariums, the formation of a nominations committee and office terms of three years at a time, capped at a maximum of nine years. For the reforms to pass, 75 per cent of attending members will have to vote in favour. If successful, the likes of former chairmen Denis Fitzgerald, Steve Sharp and Roy Spagnolo will not be allowed back into the corridors of power. So too all directors who presided over the salary-cap debacle that resulted in the club being pinged 12 competition points and fined $750,000. Donnelly, who hosted the first of two scheduled member consultation evenings during the week, may slightly tweak his proposals before the September vote. In a letter to members, he added: "I would like to stress that the exclusion of former directors of the clubs' various entities before July 2016 is not a reflection on the number of ethically sound directors who have served the club well during its history." Interestingly, the skills matrix for candidates states that "it is not intended that directors bring, as their key skill, football skills."

In Todd they trust What a difference a month makes. The last time club chairs and chief executives gathered at Rugby League Central there was almost a mutiny after the NRL threatened to delay promised funding. We hear Todd Greenberg received a much warmer reception at last week's pow-wow, club powerbrokers actually clapping the NRL chief executive at the end of the meeting. Off the market: Melbourne Storm giant Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Photo: Getty Images. Credit:Matt Roberts Giant signing for Storm Several clubs have had a crack at poaching promising Melbourne youngster Nelson Asofa-Solomona, but he won't be going anywhere.

Asofa-Solomona, who has been compared to cross-code star Sonny Bill Williams, has signed a two-year extension with the Storm. The 21-year-old is one of the best young forwards in the game and would have made his Test debut for the Kiwis had he not been ruled out of the Anzac clash with injury. Expect the Storm to officially announce the signing this week. Training with the stars They have already trained in front of the Wallabies, who have been sharing their Leichhardt Oval training base, and now the Blues will have another elite sporting team on deck for their captain's run. The NSW cricket team will lend their support to Laurie Daley's side on Tuesday for the side's final training session. Unhappy Pairing

Which playmaker had a stink with his hooker after a recent loss? The pair, who play for a Sydney club, do not get on and we've been told they came to blows after full-time for ignoring each other's calls on the field. Knights after Rooster Newcastle are firming as the favourites for the signature of Roosters utility Connor Watson. Watson is contracted for next season and the tricolours would love to keep him, but there is little salary-cap wriggle room after purchasing James Tedesco. Wests Tigers are also keen on Watson, although they are unlikely to be able to match the money on offer in the Hunter. Watson is the latest Rooster on the radar of the Knights after they snared former Origin forward Aidan Guerra. Living the dream

In his estimation he is just the ninth-best prop in the game, but Andrew Fifita has plenty to be grateful for. The Cronulla wrecking ball is about to become a father again and is drawing inspiration from his family as he seeks to make the most of his potential. "I go to training every day, I leave the house to go to work and that's what inspires me the most," Fifita said. "Their dad goes out there to live his dream. What we do for a living, we do our dream every day and get paid to do it. What other person can say they are doing their dream and getting paid for it? "We've got a beautiful family and beautiful lifestyle. I think we're living the dream and to get picked in these [Origin] teams is a bonus." Settled schedule

There would normally be plenty of horse trading going on between the Nine Network and Fox Sports over the schedule for the last six NRL rounds. But under a new agreement struck between the parties, Nine gets the last five Saturday night games reverse simulcast by Fox, in a move that largely negates the need for a re-pick of games. Which is why there won't be a repeat of last year where the Storm and Sharks played off for the minor premiership and only those with pay TV were able to tune in. With popular Sydney teams, such as South Sydney, Wests Tigers, Canterbury and Parramatta, struggling to remain in premiership contention, there would normally be a firesale of matches involving those clubs, but the new system means the original allocation initially pencilled in will be largely adhered to. Hayne's NFL Origin Loading Jarryd Hayne is a big-game player and he has certainly been involved in plenty of those during his stints across the codes. While nothing quite compares to the NSW-Queensland rivalry, the former 49er said his NFL clash with the Seahawks came close.

"They are two different games," Hayne said. "The preparation is pretty much the same intensity wise. We played Seattle and you could just feel it in the fans, that genuine rivalry. It's similar to Origin."