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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Matt Tripp in a phone call apparently said we should face salary cap penalties for not releasing Lomax
So they are running the game by saying to their boss what should happen with discipline.
Are they for real?
I wonder if there are replies to the message, and they are in agreeance to the request, does Abdo get brought in and maybe resigns out of it. Rumours have been swirling for a while he had one eye on another job in a few years time going for interviews. He could just leave from this before his name is tarnished
V'Landys is a harder person to get as he is a great negotiator and can and has gotten out of things before.
Maybe the end result will be the NRL knows that they cannot get away with this nonsense favouritism and eyes are watching and taking note .....if this is the minimum result we get re : the estsblishment , it's been well worth it
they have been operating as an uneven playing field for too long .
Having an experienced SC like Moses perhaps he will suggest corruption ....will that benefit us ??
Will we be the Erin brokovich of the league perhaps ?????
I think, as Hoe suggested, that this was a warning shot using Live ammo.
We have the full transcript
Randy, We let V'landys, Abdo, Walters, and Melbourne fire their rounds. Confidently. First. Before setting up this checkmate. Piece by piece. The ground shook. They wouldn't like the look of the end game anymore.
Yeah Hoe. We let 'em play their silly buggers in the media, staking out hopeful positions, then pulled the rug. I'm a bit in awe actually. Didn't know we had it in us and neither did they apparently.
We have put them on their tippy-toes and no doubt re-arranged their schedules by raising the stakes. Cut the media chat or we will scorch you. No more narrative setting for you sly dogs. Without their intervention our righteous narrative will prevail with the public
Woof
Also appears that Vlandys is also on the nose with parts of the racing community.
I've always wanted a Kate mc clymont type expose on the NRL and the uneven playing field
mb Arthur Moses will do it all on his own !!!!!
Hey Carlo thought of you today when I read these disgusting revelations and the implications of what this all means for how we've felt over the years. Now, pretty much seeing thst we aren't in the 'biggins clique' with the dodgy bros nrl bosses mob and were right ...finger to them all luv!
yes I recall you stating we needed Kate McClymont type on board going back many years. You must be as wrapped as all and myself at the way we are conducting ourselves thry Beach (who shits all over grubs Tripp) and Arty the champ!? And like you mentioned re Erin, I absolutely love a gutsy Erina type of huge natural helper ;)
Yep it's the whistleblowers !!!
but mb there was no one brave enough in this instance and we had to have legal proceedings for something to be uncovered by legal minds in the process of uncovering evidence
I guess the result is the same except we may be held accountable as it's the clubs counsel as opposed to an independent whistleblower or journalist
and that may be bad for us
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