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Melbourne Storm Busted!

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Amazing that someone (Waldron?) would sign off the books, being that is by stat dec, and Storm is owned by News Ltd, a public company, would constitute fraud imo

Not so amazing the tip-off was an inside job, someone must have recently been assed.

Used to work at a place once that got expertly robbed in a big way several times. Years later, I found out the Parts manager, who was the meanest bloke I ever worked with, was a heroin user. Another worker was hugely devious , my brain just went 'click'
 
I'm a fan and just disappointed that ill never see that great team in full flight again stupid salary cap.
 
Brian Waldren was apparently central to the scheme, but he is currently trying to build the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby Union team for next year.
That team recently picked up players like Sterling Mortlock and Frier from the Waratahs. Suspicion now hangs over these guys and anyone else who signs up for the Melbourne Rebels.
This now stretches to Rugby union. They cant leave him as the ceo.
 
newbie trader said:
Do you think that the other teams in the competition would mind if the SE and Manly were given the premiership for the respective years?
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No idea. The one game i tried to watch i fell asleep in front of :
 
I can't contact my bookie at all tonight.

I had a $1000 on Manly for Premiers in 2007.

This is pissing me off big time.

gg
 
Wow. Isn't there a media bashing and a half on NSW tv for my beloved Storm. Watching the Matty Johns show to catch up on the story...that guy from 2GB and the bald guy are absolute twats. To get rid of Melbourne would be a massive blow to the competition...irrespective of their wrongdoings.

Central coast team...pffft.

PS surely bookies would have a special clause in place for events such as this?
 
I like how Wally Lewis has suggested that its probably happening with all the teams
I don't have any first hand knowledge but did play rugby union when it was still an amateur sport and know all about backroom agreements to entice players
A very difficult policy to police, just because storm has being caught don't imagine that it isn't being played out elsewhere. Actually if I had a bottom dollar I'd throw it down on the chance that its happening with every team
 

Irrespective of whether the players knew or not the club are cheats and fraudsters (some ex players have now admitted to knowing about it, therefore it wouldnt be too far fetched to say that some current players would have known). Unless the bookies want to refund your money I couldn't see you getting it back from 07. I doubt you'll get your money back. All the betting was above board as the bookies had no knowledge.
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
I can't contact my bookie at all tonight.

I had a $1000 on Manly for Premiers in 2007.

This is pissing me off big time.

gg
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gg, I'm copping a hiding at The Cove tonight. Lady Penelope is laughing her ar*e off at me and she doesn't even follow league.

She's really been different since she was awarded her Phd.
I've been a Storm supporter since Ribot de Bressac days....long story.
I've heard Rupert isn't too impressed either.

Looks like I'm going to have to change to the Titans.
Got an accountant mate of call mine called Melvin and his partner Denise
affectionately known as, the 'Double-entry Diva',
who can covertly run two sets of books quite well if anyone is interested.
 
What do you guys think will happen to the 2010 Storm members? I wonder which players will leave.
 
Its a bizarre situation..hard to imagine what will happen...i reckon the NRL,s decision to not award them any points at all for this year is crazy, clearly the best team in the league for half a decade basically destroyed for not self destructing and getting rid of either 1 key player or 2 or 3 mid range players.

What would storm have been over the last 5 years without Slater or Inglis or Cameron. ...clearly not the same team.

How can they play this weekend? the NRL has pretty much destroyed the games foothold in the southern capital....crazy stuff.
 
A way forward for the storm:

1. tell the NRL to get stuffed and just pull out of the comp. The NRL will lose way more in revenue than the amount of the storm fine.

2. don't bother paying the fine. The NRL are not an organisation with a charter of public powers that includes fining individuals, companies and so forth. The fine is pending only as far as the NRL is the governing body. That is if you want to play in the comp, pay the fine, If you don't then you don't have to.

3. deceit is not the same as fraud. No party is the plaintiff in a legal sense. Sure the club decieved the NRL but the legal implications of this are far from clear.

4. Disband the club - good players will find a new home regrdless. the vast bulk of the roster would be picked up elsewhere in the coming year.

5. This would ruin the NRL in Victoria for a very long time and would expose the hipocritical nature of sydney centric thinking embedded deeply within the NRL psyche.
 
I don't quite get it ...I'm hearing differrent figures ....but a 5 year breach of 1.7 million dollars is only $300,000 and change a year over the limit.
which is nothing if that includes the reserve grade players and juniors
I mean on their books they must have 60 players? which would mean $5000 extra per person (chicken feed)
Plus the fact that either there extra funds were not an open cheque account or they did in some way self regulate: ie losing Israel Folau to the bronco's + a number of senior players moving on.
IMO they've being caught and made an example of
 
newbie trader said:
Do you think that the other teams in the competition would mind if the SE and Manly were given the premiership for the respective years?
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You would have to ask the teams that were defeated by the storms on their way to the finals. maybe they could have beaten Manly and Parramatta had they not been beaten by the Storm.
 
I'm so cynical about this: it's the first time NRL has being covered in WA by the major networks in the primetime slot in maybe forever.IMO this is B...S...T
grandstanding...sure the breach had to be acted upon but this is a blowout of massive proportions,
 
Storm should give their best two players to Cronulla and be able to get points from now on.
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Yep Riddick, I agree.

The Storm should just pull the plug from the game, though I feel for the supporters.

Its just been one thing after another since they joined.

Not an NRL fan here.
 

I agree with Riddick. This is a storm in a tea cup. The NRL should be told to get stuffed. If they were realistic about penalising the Melbourne Storm, the penalties would be in line with the penalties dished out to other clubs that were caught breaching the sallary cap. This appears to be little more than an opportunity for the NRL to grab some headlines and beat up on the Victorian Club.

The Storm Club should get legal advice and challenge the penalties in court. Who is to say that the loosing teams in the Grand Finals won by Storm (Manly & Parramatta) were not in breach of the sallary cap themselves. All bull dust and a (very successful) grab for media attention by the NRL.

IMO the NRL would advance the code better if it developed some programs to educate the players on:
1. How to respect women;
2. How to deal responsibly with alcohol and drugs; and
3. How to plan for life after their playing careers end.
 
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