Parramatta faces the drama of restaging its notorious Parramatta Leagues Club elections if Supreme Court action by former player Ben Smith is successful.
Smith was ruled ineligible to stand as a candidate because he was considered a paid employee of the organisation due to ambassadorial work undertaken at the club.
The elections were run without him and a ticket led by chairman Steve Sharp retained power in a strong endorsement of the incumbent board.
Should Smith be successful – the matter is set down for a Supreme Court directions hearing on July 6 – the elections and associated madness will be on all over again.
An uneasy truce between candidates representing former powerbrokers Denis Fitzgerald and Roy Spagnolo meant most members didn't know who the majority of candidates were standing for the last time around.
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Hope you have deep pockets and can afford the clubs expenses cause you'll be paying for it when you lose.
Mate, as if Smith is personally footing the bill!
Yeah I wonder who will fit the bill sure we can figure it out.
This is another one of those I'll sue stories, that will go nowhere once they realise they have no standing and it will cost them a bundle for an attempt.
It's like they think the real courts work the same way as the nrl judiciary.
This board election rubbish needs to be moved to the offseason.
OMFG - do these wankers have no shame?
Ben Smith you basically stole thousands by playing (not playing) for 3 seasons too many and now you want to stuff us around even more.
Go get a real job you dope.
Hahaha, this is old news. These journos wont stop till the Foran signature is either confirmed or rejected. Its old news and its laughable because the results of anther election would be exactly the same
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