The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) has announced a new set of measures for preventing a repeat of the Cronulla doping scandal, local media reported on Thursday.

The allegations of the possible use of banned substances by players of Australian rugby league team Cronulla Sharks in 2011 overshadowed the past year.

The NRL announced at its chief executives meeting on Wednesday that each club will be required to form a supplement committee to approve and oversee the distribution of supplements to players.

As part of the measures, no players will be allowed to get injections without the approval of the club doctor, who will now report to the club board, with club chief executives to have the ultimate accountability for supplement programs undertaken by their football department.