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    Default Well, its not a sex or drink scandal....

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    Well, its not a sex or drink scandal....
    Probably turn into one.

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    So, what's got 26 legs but can't climb the ladder?
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    I would be amazed if this wasn't more wide spread in all sports that employ a salary cap system. Can't believe that it seems to have been done so consistently and well by the Storm though. I wonder if the NRL is going to scrutinise other clubs now or bury their heads in the sand and say that its only one team and no one else is doing it. League doesn't need another scandal but if they're not serious about this one it could come back to bite them on the you know where in another few years (maybe less) when another club is caught out.
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    I'd be surprised if there aren't at least 1 or 2 other clubs doing the same thing, perhaps not in as big a way.
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    Think of the taxman rubbing his hands

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    AFL next.... anything tainted by Victoria the "sporting" state.

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodnut View Post
    AFL next.... anything tainted by Victoria the "sporting" state.
    Actually heard that St Kilda may come under a bit of scrutiny as one of the Storm bosses came across from there. Apparently they passed the audit first time round but they may get another looking at

    It will be interesting to see how it affects the new Melbourne Super 14 team too.
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    Where is the lifetime ban for the managers from all sports management positions?

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    Good point. Maybe the poor performers only last 3 years anyway.

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    Bit OT but the missus is against bans on drugs in footy. She reckons let the market reign. Let's have two-headed players. Might make one brain.
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    I thought the betting on the wooden spoon was the good bit. I heard it was stopped yesterday morning after a number of big flutters on the Storm.

    Sponsors have fled, current and ex bosses are being dumped and pilloried all over the place. All in a game where the objective is to bash the other guy hard enough that you can get past him with an oblongy pig skin thing. Curioser and curioser....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56 View Post
    All in a game where the objective is to bash the other guy hard enough that you can get past him with an oblongy pig skin thing. .
    Awww! Bugger!
    Now I understand the game

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56 View Post
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    Sponsors have fled, current and ex bosses are being dumped and pilloried all over the place....
    I'm suprised that the players agents have been (so far) left out of this. There are only a small number of agents with large numbers of players on their lists. If anyone knows whats going down its the guys that make the deals.
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    Corbs, either the players lied to their agents about their income, in which case zero, or they didn't in which case 'I don't recall'.

    You can bet the ATO will be sniffing every which way.
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