Explosive courtroom documents obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that the Melbourne Storm asked the NRL to "apply the blow torch" to Parramatta to release Zac Lomax.
A slew of documents released in the Supreme Court revealed that during a phone call between Storm chair Matt Tripp and Eels supremo Matthew Beach on January 13, that the Eels again rejected a $200,000 release fee.
“During the telephone call, Mr Tripp referred to the possibility of punitive steps being taken by the NRL against Parramatta Eels in relation to its salary cap if Parramatta Eels did not agree to the proposal being put forward by the Melbourne Storm,” according to a document the Eels tendered to the court.
“This assertion by the Melbourne Storm was intended or had the tendency to exert pressure on the Parramatta Eels in circumstances where the NRL had never communicated such a stance to the Parramatta Eels.”
It was further revealed that an alleged text from Storm CEO Justin Rodski to NRL CEO Andrew Abdo on January 21 was used to try and have the NRL pressure the Eels into a release.
“Hi Andrew, not getting anywhere at this point, can you apply the blow torch on parramatta [sic] to get this done.
Rodski added: “Lomax staying in the NRL is obviously a win for the game.”
It's what we always suspected. The Storm trying to bully their way into a deal that would favour them. They should be expelled from the competition.
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Is this a start of a revolution? Will the little man now feel empowered to dictate more fairness?
I remember someone saying the NRL will punish us by having games fixed against us, though fans will click on. We are not dumb, though they believe we are.
this could burn down NRL leadership LB and you can be sure the new guy will be loathe to fuck with us
If it's deemed the NRL try to punish us, then the Australian Rugby League Commission must do their job, sack or replace the chairman in V'Landys and / or replace the NRL CEO Abdo. Job is then done. I think people may be forgetting how the structure of Rugby League has been set up, exactly for these types of issues.
I wonder if the Abdo/vlandys blowtorch was still warm from when Gus got it applied to the Tigers re: Galvin
Icing on the cake right now would be for another club to come out (e.g. Tigers) and claim something similar was done to them (e.g Galvin).
This !!!!!!!!
Paging Mr Richardson
Yes good point.
Abdo has to go for being Tripp's gimp. No confidence in Abdo either. Make him him go to centrelink.
Any c*unt that is an NRL head that has/ is conspiring against us and taking sides need to be sacked. Dame goes for V'ladys.
Tripp has to go for gimping Abdo too
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