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Storm won't boycott 2010 season

Posted by: 3AW Radio | 16 July, 2010 - 8:56 AM

UPDATE: The Melbourne Storm have now refuted speculation the team will boycott the rest of the Rugby League season, according to the Neil Mitchell program.

The club has told 3AW the Storm will play this weekend. More to come soon.

EARLIER: The fall-out continues today from the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal with speculation the team may boycott the rest of the Rugby League season, starting with this weekend's Auckland game.

The club is refusing to comment on the rumour but is promising to make an announcement later.

Confirmation the Storm exceeded the cap by $3 million over five-years has cast doubts on the future of the club's stars.

The NRL has told the Storm to pick its top 25 players and make sure it remains under the salary cap.

Should News Limited men be sacked?

Peter Maher PETER MAHER EDITORIAL: "The board of the Melbourne Storm was made up of six members the four independents and Craig Watt and Frank Stanton who are both employees of News Limited. Both Watt and Stanton remain on the board they were not sacked."

Maher hits back at News Ltd

John Hartigan will be interested to learn of legal challenge THE LATEST: Axed former independent Melbourne Storm director Peter Maher has hit back hit back at today's explosive Deloittes report into the club's salary cap breaches during the 2006-2010 period. Read more here.

Blog comments Your Say

  • This is just like the Superleague Fiasco.
    It hurts the supporters and the game whilst mr Murdoch et al play king of the world!

    The only way forward that is forward is complete tranparency in all the clubs re payments or it is just about who has and has not gotten caught.

    Peter Maher is spot on, there needs to be independance, which clearly there is not!!

    Stuart Brown Friday 16 July, 2010 - 11:42 AM

  • Melbourne Storm Fold the club send the players back north bring the afl back to melbourne everyone is happy

    Greg Friday 16 July, 2010 - 10:14 AM

  • Yes finally this should have taken place back in april

    roy mace Friday 16 July, 2010 - 10:07 AM

  • If the storm boycotted the rest of the season the storm would be finish , They will not exist any more in the nrl competition.

    The storm would have been a 12 year club

    1998-2010

    a new melbourne club would be formed next year

    Blu Friday 16 July, 2010 - 9:35 AM

  • Melbourne storm and rugby is dead in Melbourne and great I say. Now just get rid of that silly soccer thing and Victoria can get back to normal. AFL will never die.

    Roger - Hawthorn Friday 16 July, 2010 - 9:34 AM

  • I hope they do boycott the remainder of the season. This will really stick it up Gallop & Co. The NRL has been on a path of self destruction for years. Its dying a slow and painful death. I'm been following the game for 29yrs and i've seen it go from leadership that was dodgy to new leadership thats more dodgy. Go for it Storm. Stuff Gallop. Why play when you can't even get a fair bloody go in the courts? What I don't understand is people saying the players had to know about the contracts. Thats all fine and well to say but look at this side of it. They are professional athletes. They put trust in their managers to do the right thing. Yes they signed 2 contracts but its not up to the players to ensure these new contracts are lodged with the NRL. They are not to blame. They aren't lawyers. No athlete in any sport needs a manager, they need lawyers.

    Skye Friday 16 July, 2010 - 9:20 AM

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