Graham Annesley was born on 26 May 1957 and is an Australian former politician.
13 Facts About Graham Annesley
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Graham Annesley was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Miranda for the Liberal Party from 2011 to 2013.
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Graham Annesley is currently the head of elite football operations for the NRL.
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Graham Annesley commenced his rugby league career with the Parramatta District Rugby League Referees Association.
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Graham Annesley was elected as a Life Member of the Association in 1984.
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Graham Annesley is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time first grade matches refereed.
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Graham Annesley became a full-time sports administrator in 1995 as director of football for the NRL, promoted to chief operating officer in 2002.
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Graham Annesley is credited with introducing the video referee system in 1996.
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Pre-selected by the Liberal Party to contest Miranda at the 2007 state election, Graham Annesley was defeated by the sitting Labor member Barry Collier by a margin of 603 votes.
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Graham Annesley said that he had always felt more at home as a sports administrator.
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In October 2013, Graham Annesley said that he arranged for Telstra to put in mobile reception, six months prior and without charge, for a new property at Yowie Bay he bought with his wife, claiming he couldn't do his job as a minister otherwise.
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Since 2019, Graham Annesley has been the NRL head of elite football operations.
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Away from rugby league, Graham Annesley is an Australia Day ambassador for Liverpool Shire Council.