How about just asserting our right to refuse. Is their no value in that? We needed him this year. Melb can't have him to play against us. What about when he scores 3 tries straight through the bloke who replaced him at short notice? Nope.... Not having it....Sit him out for a year and draw a line under it. Write the whole shitsow off
Adam Magrath > Randy HandlingerJanuary 22, 2026 at 4:50am
We don't need to pick any sort of fight in this, we don't need to be the aggressor. It is also important that we don't portray ourselves as that.
At this stage there has been no wrong (I think the correct term is "tort") committed. Time is on our side and it is to our advantage to use it. As HOE says below we need to be very calm and measured. Cross our T's, dot our I's and build our case for if/when we need it in the future. We need to be prepared to fight this in court if the need arises but that isn't now.
Adam Magrath > Adam MagrathJanuary 22, 2026 at 4:57am
You've also got to remember Lomax might be more than willing to pay us say $500k in damages (I'm not sure what would be agreed to by the parties or court enforced) in order to get a 3 year $700k contract with the storm.
Coryn Hughes > Adam MagrathJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:32pm
Should have had that written in the initial release.I mean to bring this now is still cake and eat it to because he wants to benefit off of his poor decision making.It hasn't gone his way so let's look for technicalities to save himself.Like anything in life poor decisions have consequences of which Lomax doesn't want to accept.
Eli Stephens > Coryn HughesJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:39pm
Best example I can think of is if a player tears an acl then the club rips up his 4 year contract 🤣 unfortunate situations happen but you've signed the damn contract
Poupou Escobar > Adam MagrathJanuary 22, 2026 at 11:40am
Agreed Adam. Some (even most) fans might want to see the club act vindictively, but sponsors and broadcasters just don't think that way. The club is between a rock and a hard place.
Adam Magrath > Poupou EscobarJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:39pm
It's just not the right way to do things is it. I have no idea what the final outcome of this will be, as I said before likely that Lomax pays some sort of compensation and it's done - not ideal from our perspective but that's life.
Coryn Hughes > Adam MagrathJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:23pm
100 Jim's straight batted this he's put our position on the table nothing else needs to be said from us.Our position is clear.
What I dislike is Melbourne know they haven't a legally signed document leg to stand on so have dragged the NRL into this when in all essence they have no business in these proceedings.Thats the weasel bit of it they can't get it done man to man so the back door is being employed.
Israel Folau anyone.
Adam Magrath > Coryn HughesJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:44pm
I've never agreed with the term "swap" being used in this saga. There is no swap. Lomax isn't an employee of ours. Not sure why the nrl want to involve themselves in this, or the players association for that matter. It's an agreement between us and Lomax, period.
"I've never agreed with the term "swap" being used in this saga. There is no swap. Lomax isn't an employee of ours. Not sure why the nrl want to involve themselves in this, or the players association for that matter. It's an agreement between us and…"
"Best example I can think of is if a player tears an acl then the club rips up his 4 year contract 🤣 unfortunate situations happen but you've signed the damn contract "
"It's just not the right way to do things is it. I have no idea what the final outcome of this will be, as I said before likely that Lomax pays some sort of compensation and it's done - not ideal from our perspective but that's life."
"Only difference here is that JAC was actually playing so NRL had no interest in getting him back into the game.
Not sure why they're so interested in this 1 guy who is most likely going to go to R360 if/when it actually starts."
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How about just asserting our right to refuse. Is their no value in that? We needed him this year. Melb can't have him to play against us. What about when he scores 3 tries straight through the bloke who replaced him at short notice? Nope.... Not having it....Sit him out for a year and draw a line under it. Write the whole shitsow off
We don't need to pick any sort of fight in this, we don't need to be the aggressor. It is also important that we don't portray ourselves as that.
At this stage there has been no wrong (I think the correct term is "tort") committed. Time is on our side and it is to our advantage to use it. As HOE says below we need to be very calm and measured. Cross our T's, dot our I's and build our case for if/when we need it in the future. We need to be prepared to fight this in court if the need arises but that isn't now.
You've also got to remember Lomax might be more than willing to pay us say $500k in damages (I'm not sure what would be agreed to by the parties or court enforced) in order to get a 3 year $700k contract with the storm.
Should have had that written in the initial release.I mean to bring this now is still cake and eat it to because he wants to benefit off of his poor decision making.It hasn't gone his way so let's look for technicalities to save himself.Like anything in life poor decisions have consequences of which Lomax doesn't want to accept.
Best example I can think of is if a player tears an acl then the club rips up his 4 year contract 🤣 unfortunate situations happen but you've signed the damn contract
your very right with this attitude Adam
Agreed Adam. Some (even most) fans might want to see the club act vindictively, but sponsors and broadcasters just don't think that way. The club is between a rock and a hard place.
It's just not the right way to do things is it. I have no idea what the final outcome of this will be, as I said before likely that Lomax pays some sort of compensation and it's done - not ideal from our perspective but that's life.
100 Jim's straight batted this he's put our position on the table nothing else needs to be said from us.Our position is clear.
What I dislike is Melbourne know they haven't a legally signed document leg to stand on so have dragged the NRL into this when in all essence they have no business in these proceedings.Thats the weasel bit of it they can't get it done man to man so the back door is being employed.
Israel Folau anyone.
I've never agreed with the term "swap" being used in this saga. There is no swap. Lomax isn't an employee of ours. Not sure why the nrl want to involve themselves in this, or the players association for that matter. It's an agreement between us and Lomax, period.
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