He's conducted negotiations with two broadcasters - one of which, if its public statement was any guide, was apoplectic with the code - has convinced players to take a hefty pay cut and has ushered the NRL chief executive out the door.

He's fronted media conferences, written opinion pieces, consulted with pandemic experts and disagreed with state premiers as the NRL seeks to keep its footing in this shifting economic landscape.

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Now take a moment and consider what else V'landys might have squeezed in if his chairmanship of the Australian Rugby League Commission was actually his full-time job, rather than the extra something he juggles on the side.

His full-time job, of course, is boss of Racing NSW - that's the sport that's continued all through the coronavirus shutdown - and he made clear from the start that he only took on the league role because he felt he owed the sport a debt because it helped him integrate when he was a young Greek migrant.

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Whether V'landys has repaid that debt or not over the past couple of months is certainly open to debate - among other things, it would depend on how you felt about the decision to keep the sport running when other industries were being forced to shut and whether you were a fan of the just-departed CEO Todd Greenberg.

What can't be debated, however, is V'landys' sheer appetite for activity, for getting stuff done - for deal-making, decision-taking and fight-picking as he tries to get league back on the field this year much sooner than its rivals through force of will alone.

You don't have to like the man, or his decisions (and there are plenty who don't), to still appreciate the display of determination and doggedness.

In a corporatised sporting world, awash with jargon and business speak and long statements designed to say absolutely nothing, V'landys' honesty and single-mindedness is nothing if not refreshing.

His is a high risk game at the moment - putting rugby league back on the field while avoiding getting the public offside - and he's playing it in the league style.

Whether he and the sport crash through, or just crash, remains to be seen. But what a show it's been so far.