Leading NRL club bosses have backed Andrew Abdo to deliver the code one last, lucrative gift before signing off on the “longest and strongest legacy” of the NRL era.

Departing NRL CEO Andrew Abdo believes the code is only getting started in terms of what it can achieve after the foundations put in place during his six-year tenure, working in tandem with ARLC Chair Peter V’landys.

Andrew Abdo’s looming departure from the NRL has caused a ripple effect in racing, with respected administrator Graeme Hinton to take the reins as acting chief executive of Racing NSW from July.

Andrew Abdo is making a shock code switch after spending six highly successful years at the helm of Aussie rugby league.