The quest to have Grant removed follows a meeting between him and NRL club chairman on Wednesday when Grant told clubs he would be reneging on a deal made a year ago to increase funding.

Grant had formerly agreed to increase funding for clubs by $100 million which would have seen them paid 30 per cent more than the salary cap.

This is no longer the case with Grant telling clubs deteriorating participation numbers meant the code had to inject significant funds into grassroots football.     

"The one thing, when the Commission was appointed, was we wanted to avoid a disconnect between the hierarchy and the clubs," Sterling said on Monday.

"And from what I read - again I don't know the inside story to it - there appears to be a disconnect there that we need to sort out very quickly."

The game is yet to settle the collective bargaining agreement and future salary caps which Sterling said needed to be urgently addressed.

"We're not far away from kickoff. We need some leadership now - some strong leadership - especially after what has happened over the last week," he said.

"It's certainly not a great look when you get a no-confidence call from the clubs.

"But the other thing too, if you're moving somebody from a particular position, you've got to have somebody better to come in mind.

"I haven't seen anybody else mentioned in that regard.”