WE thought the gaffes from the NRL’s top brass were over.

No more Benji Barba. No more quizzical looks at journalists when asked who captains Australia.

That was the NRL in 2013, when Dave Smith was more Welsh banker than NRL aficionado.

Introducing the Cronulla-Sutherland Hawks and the Manly Seagulls.

No, these are not the NRL’s two latest expansion clubs, handing Sydney’s northern and southern beaches a bizzare local derby.News_Rich_Media: Australian Rugby League announce the Kangaroos side set to face New Zealand on Friday night

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO SEE JOHN GRANT’S SLIP UPS!

Although I’m sure that would be a more desirable PR spin for the NRL than the reality.

On Sunday night when announcing the line-up to represent the Kangaroos against New Zealand this Friday, the man who holds Australian rugby league’s highest office, John Grant, uttered these embarrassing misnomers without skipping a beat.News_Rich_Media: Daly Cherry-Evans is surprisingly left on the bench for the Kangaroos' test match squad with Cooper Cronk being favoured for the clash

“At lock, Paul Gallen, from the Cronulla-Sutherland Hawks,” Grant said, clearly unaware of his error. Then, two names later: “On the bench, Daly Cherry-Evans of the Manly Seagulls.”

While Smith at least had the excuse of being new to the game when he tripped up early in his job last year, Grant played rugby league for Queensland and Australia in the 70s.

Oh dear.