“I got myself into it and I’ve got nobody to blame but me,” he said.

“They are big gigs, but I knew what it was going to be like before I got into it. It met the expectation. It’s hard, there’s no hiding that and I don’t think anyone would say different. I agreed to do it, so if I need to put in the hours and the work, I will.

“At some point in time, I won’t be able to do it. I don’t know when that is. Everyone wants to spend more time with their family, the treasure of my life is the family, my children and my wife.

“Any time you spend with them is gold. They understand and are very supportive, but at times you feel guilty that you don’t spend more time with them, there’s no doubt about that.”

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V’landys has added even more to his plate, in the form of a new short-film festival he wants to introduce to Sydney. Despite the additional responsibility, his passion for his roles hasn’t diminished.

“Not really, it’s been the same,” he said. “I went through this a couple of years ago, I went through Covid with both sports. That was probably the hardest time you could have gone through.

“I thought it was going to get easier, but it hasn’t. It’s not in my DNA to just sit back, I’m always going for another opportunity. I just want both sports to do really well. Sitting back and just going through the motions doesn’t do that; you’ve got to consistently look to make it better, brighter and bigger.

“That’s what you’re there for. I take both roles very seriously. Both roles employ a lot of people, they are a lot of people’s passion and being a trustee of those situations, I respect that greatly.

“Never for one day do I take it for granted.”