By Joffa - 22 May 2013 9:43 PM
OUR TOP 50 RATIONALE
Sports editor Wally Mason discusses the list. Have your say.
GALLERY
Australian sport's rising stars and biggest movers.
TOP 50/
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PEOPLE TO
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TOP 50 BY
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Rank Name Position Last Year Prediction
1 Michael Clarke Australian cricket captain 9
NEUTRAL
2 Andrew Demetriou AFL chief executive 1
NEUTRAL
3 John Grant ARL Commission chairman 5
NEUTRAL
4 David Gyngell CEO, Nine Network 3
NEUTRAL
5 Kim Williams CEO, News Limited 4
POSITIVE
6 Kate Lundy Minister for Sport 14
NEUTRAL
7 Michael Hawker ARU chairman -
NEUTRAL
8 Patrick Delany CEO, Fox Sports 15
POSITIVE
9 Frank Lowy FFA chairman 6
NEUTRAL
10 Bill Pulver CEO, ARU -
NEUTRAL
11 John Lawler CEO, Australian Crime Commission -
NEUTRAL
12 Dave Smith CEO, ARL Commission -
NEUTRAL
13 David Gallop CEO, FFA 8
NEUTRAL
14 Robbie Deans Wallabies coach 22
NEUTRAL
15 Richard Freudenstein CEO, Foxtel 11
NEGATIVE
16 Mike Fitzpatrick AFL Commission chairman 18
NEUTRAL
17 Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 13
NEUTRAL
18 Eddie McGuire President, Collingwood Football Club 16
NEGATIVE
19 James Sutherland CEO, Cricket Australia 17
POSITIVE
20 John Inverarity Chairman, cricket selection panel -
NEUTRAL
21 Ian Frykberg Managing director, International Sports Television 19
NEUTRAL
22 Peter V'landys CEO, Racing NSW 20
POSITIVE
23 Gillon McLachlan Deputy CEO, AFL -
POSITIVE
24 James Erskine Chairman, Sports & Entertainment Limited 21
NEUTRAL
25 Aurora Andruska CEO, ASADA -
NEUTRAL
26 Simon Hollingsworth CEO Australian Sports Commission -
NEUTRAL
27 Shane Warne Retired cricketer 12
NEGATIVE
28 Saul Shtein Head of Sport, Seven Network -
NEUTRAL
29 Alessandro Del Piero Sydney FC star -
NEUTRAL
30 Nick Politis Chairman, Sydney Roosters 23
NEUTRAL
31 Steve Crawley Head of sport, Nine Network 24
NEUTRAL
32 Sally Pearson Olympic gold medallist -
NEUTRAL
33 Wayne Bennett Seven-time premiership-winning NRL coach 26
NEUTRAL
34 Paul Roos Former AFL coach -
NEUTRAL
35 Gai Waterhouse Horse trainer, businesswoman 28
POSITIVE
36 Black Caviar Champion racehorse 29
NEGATIVE
37 Holger Osieck Socceroos coach 30
NEUTRAL
38 Anna Meares Olympic gold medallist -
NEUTRAL
39 Craig Tiley Director of tennis, Tennis Australia 33
NEUTRAL
40 Kevin Sheedy Greater Western Sydney coach 34
NEGATIVE
41 Israel Folau Rugby player, former AFL and NRL star 35
POSITIVE
42 Mark Webber Formula One driver 36
NEUTRAL
43 Patrick Smith Senior sports columnist, The Australian 46
NEUTRAL
44 Cadel Evans Tour de France winner 39
NEUTRAL
45 Bart Cummings Horse trainer 40
NEUTRAL
46 John Fahey President of the World Anti-Doping Agency 41
POSITIVE
47 Cameron Smith Captain, Melbourne Storm, Queensland, Australia 45
POSITIVE
48 Caroline Wilson Senior AFL writer, Fairfax -
NEUTRAL
49 Phil Rothfield Daily Telegraph sports editor-at-large 49
NEUTRAL
50 John Coates President, Australian Olympic Committee 7
POSITIVE
Positive
Predicted to increase influence in 2013
Negative
Predicted to decrease influence in 2013
Neutral
Predicted to have no change of influence in 2013
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Edited by Joffa: 22/5/2013 09:49:32 PM
Edited by Joffa: 22/5/2013 10:00:05 PM
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By WaMackie - 23 May 2013 8:48 PM
chillbilly wrote:AJohn wrote:This list loses all credibility when it said that Holger Osieck was influential. How so? Holger is directly responsible for the Socceroos' performances and therefore the national interest in football as a code for a large majority of Australia.
AJohn is a dick timewaster, don't even bother.
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