To most people, me included, the Lomax thing feels pretty black and white.
He asked for a release to go to R360. He got that release on the condition he wouldn’t sign with another NRL club. He signed it. Done.
Simple. Or at least it should be.
But something doesn’t quite smell right. It can’t be that clean. There has to be something we’re missing.
He’s lawyered up, and not with someone who’s just going through the motions. You don’t dig your heels in like this unless you think you’ve got a case.
So what is it? What don’t we know?
The whole “I signed when Brad Arthur was coach and Clint Gutherson helped bring me in” argument doesn’t really stack up. He played an entire season after they were both gone and never looked publicly unhappy. And unless there’s some clause in his contract saying he can walk if the coach leaves, which we definitely would have heard about by now, that’s not something that holds much weight legally.
So what’s the angle?
Because if this was truly black and white, it would already be over.
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I urgently messaged my contact to ask that question. He said he hasn't seen Zac in weeks but hasn't heard Melbourne until it was released to media. But he did say if it was the plan all along he wouldn't of been told in case it leaked, if it leaked Parra wouldn't release at all.
Makes sense.
I think there could be a grey area in the contract, where it said he could sign for another team, but the competition never ended up happening so Lomax argues it shouldn't stand. All depends on how detailed the contract was and who put it together.
Hope he spends the next few years playing for the Western Force on $200k a season.
Yeah, there must be something like that. The wording of the contract centred around Parra thinking he was definitely playing R360. The contract could be void.
I think the wording was 'opportunities outside of the NRL'. That's what Sarantinos said in the press release.
Yeah, but does that count if the opportunity never eventuated, is what I think they'll argue
I doubt it as outside the NRL would include SL even. Union, AFL, UFC, Boxing, Golf even. If R360 didn't eventuate there is an ample amount of opportunities still there.
that's on Lomax, his agent and his legal team, not Parramatta. If R360 made promises to him they couldn't fulfil, its on Lomax to take R360 to court.
Yep, but fuck I hope not. The Nrl should be on parras side here
You'd think it's in the NRL's best interest to be on Parra's side here. If they take the side of Lomax then every player contract means nothing. This is bigger than a single case- it could open up a world where players do whatever they want, whenever they want with no consequences.
I'm surprised the NRL let it go this far, they should have put this to bed weeks ago. Says a lot!
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