Andrew Webster in The Australian
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/tripp-of-the-tongue-peter-vlandys-denies-favouritism-towards-melbourne-storm-and-zac-lomax/news-story/414f948cb92878c7c7f6022ac4083bee
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has slammed talk he wants rugby league outcast Zac Lomaxto join the Melbourne Storm as a favour to their chairman, bookmaker Matt Tripp, declaring: “If there’s one person I wouldn’t help, it would be him.”
As Parramatta and Lomax head towards a showdown in the NSW Supreme Court on March 2, all sorts of theories are getting around about why the NRL has seemingly pitted itself against the Eels.
One is looming broadcast negotiations. A strong Storm is critical. The other is V’landys helping Tripp because of their long-term relationship through racing. Eels officials are conscious of it, even if they haven’t expressed it publicly.
“Matt Tripp took me all the way to the High Court in the race-fields case, which has generated billions of dollars for racing,” V’landys told his column in a lengthy interview this week. “He’s the last person I’d help.”
The Eels are sceptical. They’re expected to argue in court that a phone hook-up involving V’landys, Tripp, Beach, and RLPA boss Clint Newton was more “ambush” than mediation. They will also tell the court the Storm were privy to possible salary cap implications if they did not release Lomax – information that could only have come from the NRL.
From the very beginning of this dispute, their rich leagues club has told Beach and chief executive Jim Sarantinos that it will back them until the bitter end.
Why should they cave in? Lomax told them he wanted a release from the final three years of his deal to play in a competition that appears to have been conceived on the back of a beer coaster.
If Lomax was naive enough to walk away from one contract without any real certainty around the R360 competition, it’s on him.
V’landys bristles at the claim he’s sided with the Storm in this dispute.
“I’m not keen for Zac Lomax to join Melbourne,” he insisted. “He can join whatever club that wants him. If the Wests Tigers want him, I’d be just as happy for him to go them. Or if Manly want him. I just don’t want Zac Lomax to be lost to rugby league.”
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Peter himself wont but Andrew or some other stooge will
Matt Tripp took me all the way to the High Court in the race-fields case, which has generated billions of dollars for racing...The Greasy Weasel is proclaiming that going against his decrees is ludicrous as he is always right...beelions of dooklas I tell ya.
Of course he has helped Matt Tripp out. This is a smokescreen. V’landys bristles at the claim he’s sided with the Storm ....LOL. He is bristley because we had the audacity to call out his shenanigans.
This is a desperation statement. The dents are adding up. His image is oxidizing before his eyes and he needs to get some more paint on it.
Slippery Pete is flapping and his lies are gonna trap him....don't believe a word he fucking says. Watch his action, or lack thereof, to see the truth...just like Trump
I was reading this morning about the US supreme Court's ruling on Donnie's tariffs. Be interesting to see what happens to the stock market.
I gazed into my crystal bong and it told me that the Mullahs in Iran see the armada gathering off their coast, realise regime change is happening and go scorched earth. Taking out all Gulf oil terminals is within their abilities. Stock Market gonna love that
Hopefully they recorded the hook up for .... business minutes purposes.
The back peddling is strong with this one. What a liar, he made it clear with the $300k is a great deal comment.
But on a side note, it is mentioned and true that a strong storm is crucial for tv deal. But at the same time does that mean manipulation should happen in order for them to be good? I mean that's wrong in its own right. What if Melbourne are bad for one year, tv deal is next year prop them up so they look amazing. That's manipulating results in a game where luck is involved so much.
But the fact Matthew Beach is coming out saying a phone call including V'Landys and Newton with Tripp was an ambush says all you need to know. Newton is a flog and V'Landys is bullying.