Bulldogs postpone peace summit

The Bulldogs have put peace on the backburner with the NRL club to devote all its attention to finding a new chief executive to replace the departing Malcolm Noad.

The Bulldogs were due to host a summit next week where all waring factions from within the club would hopefully sort out their differences following the ugly build-up to this month’s football club elections.

A rival ticket seized control of the Bulldogs board, their election resulting in Noad handing in his resignation on Monday.

Bulldogs chairman George Peponis said the club was now focused on finding his successor with the summit, which was due to be facilitated by new WADA boss and former federal minister John Fahey, postponed indefinitely.

“This postponement is due to the exceptional circumstances that have occurred over the last few weeks,” Peponis said in a statement released by the club.

“The Bulldogs Football Club is moving to Sydney Olympic Park this weekend, along with working through the process of looking for a new CEO and media and community relations manager.

“This continues to take some priority and significant man-power to achieve the desired result, therefore the club feels that it is in everyone’s best interest to defer the summit until a more appropriate time.”

Peponis said the club would most likely advertise the chief executive position but did not rule out the possibility of someone from within the Bulldogs family taking over the role.

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