Storm chairman Matt Tripp took aim at Parramatta for what he saw as deliberately taking the dispute public, accusing the club of running to the media to control the narrative around the Zac Lomax saga. Tripp suggested the Eels chose headlines over resolution, portraying Lomax and Melbourne as acting in bad faith while ignoring the broader context — including the fact Parramatta would have gained adequate compensation for a player who had already vacated the club.
Tripp said Melbourne attempted to handle the matter quietly and professionally, offering compensation to avoid escalation, only for Parramatta to harden its stance and air the issue publicly. In his view, the decision to brief the media and frame the Storm as "villains" was unnecessary and misleading, turning a solvable contractual dispute into a drawn-out public fight that Parramatta itself helped inflame.
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I've always said the only good thing about about Melbourne is the Hume Hwy coming out of it bash it upya storm wankers
Haha feels good doesn't it! Im surprised they haven't dropped the idea ...of course unless there's anything in emails that might've been stated re deal in previous times, back when they were feeling cocky. Or why wouldn't thry release??
Hector, though I live in Melbourne and thus am prone to dispute your characterization, I can nevertheless honestly report the Hume Hwy is NOT good even if the criteria is "must be leaving Melbourne to be good"! The Hume Hwy is a shit hole of fixed speed cameras serving no purpose than revenue raising. Indeed the Hume Hwy is a total cash grab, just like Mr Tripp from the Storm, an unethical cash grab merchant.
I guess the joke about the Hume Hwy DOES have analogical relevance after all!
Yes Daz a shit hole as you say on the Vic side . So i rest my case😂
But, Hector, we do have the Dandenongs, a huge chunk of Alpine area just for 4WD, the Grampians, those cute penguins of Phillip Island, and the great whites can eat your when taking a dip along the Great Ocean Road? Oh and we have Gippsland which really could be a prison camp for the long line of corrupt Melbourne Storm management?
Grantrd Ballarat Beachworth Bright i like But Melbourne still a shit hole🙄
It might be irrelevant if it's proven that Lomax and his agent gave false and misleading information to Parramatta in order to obtain the release in thew first place.
Yeah really hope so. But I don't think it would negate the actual offer, if it's not worded explicitly whst we would consider an 'adequate exchange' in deal. Know we used "football program" but not sure if that doesn't include cash to fund football program?
Id be extremely happy to be very wrong on that.
The trouble with their offier is that it doesn't replace a player we once had. We can't spend that on the salary cap, so it would go to football operations to spend. Our club is strong and we are not desperate enough to risk our squad for a few dollars. They can persuade all they like, but I can't see the courts looking at this in their favour.
That's the pot calling the kettle black.
Looks like he'd be better suited to a career in real estate.
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