Sam Phillips joins Pete Fairbairn on the Best On Ground Weekday Kickoff, where we deliver five of the biggest stories happening in Australian sport in less than 15 minutes, before 8am every weekday morning.

Today: The search for the new Rugby Australia CEO, Jack Wighton refuses to blame Ben Cummins for last year's NRL Grand Final, is Trent Barrett capable of managing the politics at the Bulldogs, AFLPA asks for contract freeze to be lifted, and further debate about the whip rule in racing.