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Storm slapped with record fine
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Storm slapped with record fine - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz
The NRL have imposed a record $50,000 (NZ$580,521.67) fine on the Melbourne Storm for comments made by coach Craig Bellamy and chief executive Brian Waldron following their team's 28-0 preliminary final win over Cronulla last night.
NRL chief executive David Gallop described the remarks by Bellamy and Waldron as "an unprecedented premeditated attack on the NRL and its judiciary system."
"The accusations that they made were irrational, baseless and at times bordered on hysterical.
"Those accusations attack the integrity of the NRL and its judiciary system and for that reason on Monday they will receive a breach notice for the sum of $50,000."
The fine is a NRL record amount handed out to a club for commenting on the game.