Incoming Queensland Rugby League boss Rob Moore says he's as committed to servicing rugby league's grassroots as he is ensuring Queensland maintains its State of Origin dominance over NSW.

A former Valleys team-mate of Wally Lewis and a respected coach, Moore took over the QRL reins this week from long-serving managing director Ross Livermore who stepped down at the end of July after 30 years in the job.

While securing a new full-time deal with record-breaking Queensland coach Mal Meninga was high on his agenda, he said he was also ready to pack a suitcase and head bush to discuss any concerns about the state of the game at grassroots level.

"I'm more than happy to travel out to country areas and talk to people about their concerns which I'll be doing in a few weeks' time," he said on Tuesday.

Moore also promised relations between Queensland's Intrust Super Cup clubs, who until recently had been at loggerheads with the QRL before being given a voice on the board, would be strengthened under his leadership.

"I am aware of the pressure, the responsibility that goes with the job," Moore told AAP on his second day on the job.

"TV ratings from Origin gives you some indication of the people's interest in the game.

"When you delve out into the country and you have 60,000 members out there, I think the influence that their families have on the game is really critical."

Moore, who until recently was deputy director-general for Queensland Sport and Recreation, has already met John Grant, the first chairman of the game's newly-appointed commission.

He wasn't expecting any "leg up" because Grant was from Queensland.

"We had a bit of a chat about some of the things that are probably going to impact on us quickly in Queensland and some of the things the commission could start to look at but it's going to take time for them to settle in.

"I think John's the right choice as the commission's first chairman with his strong historyof having played the game and with his strong background in business.

"He's a very rational and conservative character as well."

One thing Moore won't tamper with is the fierce rivalry which exists between Queensland and NSW.

"You've always got to have that. It's what Origin was built on. You can't lose that," he said.

"The parochial attitude towards the game up here is important."

Moore expects the QRL board to sign off on a new multi-year deal to secure Meninga on a full-time basis within the next few months.

"Mal's proposed to take his involvement to another level with more involvement across the game including helping identify where the next Queensland halfback, centre or winger will come from," he said.

"We just need to be clear they don't cut across what we already do and overload him."

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