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WTF
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...018866,00.html
That is all.
Last edited by jazza93; 22-04-10 at 14:21.
Yea, we are all aware the the bulldogs incident, im a bulldogs fan too. Lets put that behind us and never talk of it again
But this is just crazy, they have taken away 2 premierships, 3 minor premierships and all the prize money. Along with taking the storm out of this years table.
The funny bit is that last night the storm were at 200/1 to come last and everyone started betting on it at the same time so TAB like the cowards they are took the book down.
I just read the story on the fox sports website. I thought you were just talking about premiership points.
No precedent for this I think
Thats what tipped alot of people on a Rugby League message board I vist when the almost every betting agnecy took down the books on the wooden spoon.
Three bets were put on the Storm to win the wooden spoon of $15,000, $12,000 and $8,000 last night
I wonder if there will be some creative accounting going on at the Rebels:
News Limited chairman John Hartigan, the Storm's owners, said "at this early stage" the architect of the elaborate payment system was former CEO Brian Waldron, now the boss of incoming Super 15 rugby team Melbourne Rebels.
Last edited by chiraag; 22-04-10 at 14:56.
i say sack waldrom now, there is going to be so much more bad media surrounding this in the coming months that the new Rebels side would be best to distance themselves as soon as possible.
This is the 9/11 of Rugby League. (well in terms of the media frenzy that is about to happen)
I really think we should hold this against Melbourne forever. They were getting pretty cocky with the storm, well the ones that arn't blinkered AFL fans.
Melbourne Storm are like that kid who plays marco-polo with his eyes open. They can cheat as much as they want but, still no one likes them.
Oh to be a fly on the wall at the Rebels' headquarters right now!![]()
clarification
Gallop has said that the Storm will not get ANY points this season.
so if they win every game from here on in they'll still stay at 0
oooh thats tough.. how do you motivate anyone to play in those conditions!?
So they have! Wasn't aware of that as I was only reading reports that were basicaly "Melbourne stripped of Premierships....More to come"
Everyone in the Shire over in Sydney are breathing a sigh of relief especially Ricky Stuart as this would be the only way Cronulla avoid the wooden spoon
I agree that this should be held against Melbourne forever. This is bigger then when Canterbury rorted their way to a wooden spoon in 2002
The Melbourne Storm owned by News Ltd being fined by the NRL in which News Ltd have a 50% stake
The Rugby League message board I am on is slow as a wet week at the moment
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Bugger me keeping two sets of books. One set that would be submitted to the NRL for the usual checks and another that was kept in secret with the real extent of player payments
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Fox Sports News speculating about Waldrom's position at the Rebels, reporter thinks his position is untenable