If you havent seen the news yet id be watching it now.
Melbourne Storm are goooone this year and are being stripped of two premierships and three minor premierships.馃槀馃槀馃槀
split09 路
Aussieveedubbers 路 General Chit Chat
A STORMLESS YEAR!
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/83265/a-stormless-year
71-BEETLE-SEDAN 路
Does that mean Paramatte Won Last Year?
Hope so
Except just heard they cant on the news, 馃檨
Hope so
Except just heard they cant on the news, 馃檨
split09 路
No, nobody gets the premeirship.
Craig S 路
Given that it appears that a number of players had dual contracts, you would think some of them will be in trouble, or at the very least their managers.
The attitude of the Storm players for the rest of the year should be interesting. I can't imagine they'll care all that much.
The attitude of the Storm players for the rest of the year should be interesting. I can't imagine they'll care all that much.
squizy 路
SOO and Australian jerseys at stake? Too right they'll care.Gwendolyns Master wrote:Given that it appears that a number of players had dual contracts, you would think some of them will be in trouble, or at the very least their managers.
The attitude of the Storm players for the rest of the year should be interesting. I can't imagine they'll care all that much.
Bizarre 路
Q What has 26 legs and cant climb a ladder????
A Melbourne Storm 馃檨
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A Melbourne Storm 馃檨
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HotRodMatt 路
I bet David Gallop is seeing far more each year of his contract than any of the players.
Time to get rid of the salary cap for players, and instead apply it to the officials.
Time to get rid of the salary cap for players, and instead apply it to the officials.
vw54 路
JOhn Ribo is the top chrim finally got caught
amazeer 路
Havent been interested since Bob Millward sold out to the Dragons. Screw rugby league, just a bunch of drunken depraved thugs anyway.
ian.mezz 路
the Government blu more of OUR money then that.
the banks blu more of Our money then That.
bloody telstar gave away about 12000,000 to some wanker .they didnt get it back.
footy is just a game馃お馃お馃お
the banks blu more of Our money then That.
bloody telstar gave away about 12000,000 to some wanker .they didnt get it back.
footy is just a game馃お馃お馃お
dangerous 路
Divine Brown blew a Huge Grant also!馃お
Phil74Camper 路
Kick the Storm out and replace them with the Central Coast Bears. Melbourne can have the Rebels rugby union team instead.
Hardly 'League's Darkest Hour' (headline in today's Tele). The greed and corruption of Superleague, and the crime of kicking out foundation club South Sydney in 2000, was far worse (well done, News Ltd - I'm enjoying seeing you squirm this time). No one will miss the Storm. Who misses the Western Reds, the Adelaide Rams, the Hunter Mariners, the Sth Queensland Crushers or any other fabricated News Ltd 'franchises'?
Hardly 'League's Darkest Hour' (headline in today's Tele). The greed and corruption of Superleague, and the crime of kicking out foundation club South Sydney in 2000, was far worse (well done, News Ltd - I'm enjoying seeing you squirm this time). No one will miss the Storm. Who misses the Western Reds, the Adelaide Rams, the Hunter Mariners, the Sth Queensland Crushers or any other fabricated News Ltd 'franchises'?
Bizarre 路
Sort of disagree there Phil
news ltd NEEDS to get a solid national base - otherwise AFL "WILL" take over
Reckon they were wrong in backing off those teams you mention
news ltd NEEDS to get a solid national base - otherwise AFL "WILL" take over
Reckon they were wrong in backing off those teams you mention
Bizarre 路
The next Underbelly...................
Underbellamy 4: The tale of 2 books.
Underbellamy 4: The tale of 2 books.
bugzla 路
Go the Doggies its about time it happened we werent the only ones
ryana89 路
So whats the difference between the Storm and a triangle?
A triangle has 3 points馃榾
A triangle has 3 points馃榾
ian.mezz 路
fark the players were just doing the Aussie thing and tyring to make a bit of cash on the side.
Farked if you would want the NRL to run your business , as they seem to be doing their best to go bust.
Its not like the storm or the doggys are Allan Bond or christopher skase.
footy is just a game
Farked if you would want the NRL to run your business , as they seem to be doing their best to go bust.
Its not like the storm or the doggys are Allan Bond or christopher skase.
footy is just a game
1303Steve 路
or so what the difference between a tooth pick and the Melbourne Storm, a tooth pick has 2 pointsryana89 wrote:So whats the difference between the Storm and a triangle?
A triangle has 3 points馃榾
amazeer 路
You think? When the people of the illawarra complain for 20 years that the sydney comp takes all our players. Eventually the Illawarra Steelers come in. I went to every home game. The most picturesque football field in country. The sideline is 50metres from the shoreline. great setup, the leagues club is directly across the road.Phil74Camper wrote:Kick the Storm out and replace them with the Central Coast Bears. Melbourne can have the Rebels rugby union team instead.
Hardly 'League's Darkest Hour' (headline in today's Tele). The greed and corruption of Superleague, and the crime of kicking out foundation club South Sydney in 2000, was far worse (well done, News Ltd - I'm enjoying seeing you squirm this time). No one will miss the Storm. Who misses the Western Reds, the Adelaide Rams, the Hunter Mariners, the Sth Queensland Crushers or any other fabricated News Ltd 'franchises'?
And then some wanker gave my team and its players away to St George. The only thing that remains of the steelers is the word illawarra on the badge.
Steelers werent kicked out by outsider Rupert Murdoch, they were sold out by one of their own. I just had a look at the team for this weekend. 8 players come from the illawarra, the closest any of them grew up to St George is Mosman. Why are they playing in st george jumpers?
amazeer 路
For Sale - 1 Melbourne storm uniform, jersey, shorts, socks, no cap hahaha
Phil74Camper 路
Cameron Smith says "how are we supposed to turn up each week, with no points, and play 80 minutes, and still end up with no points? And go all season like that?"
Craig Bellamy says "Mate I dunno, I'll go ring Ricky Stewart and ask how he does it."
Agree about Illawarra, they deserve their own team more than Melbourne does. Sadly, footy's no longer a game, it's a 'product'. Clubs are no longer clubs, they're franchises. And they've forgotten how to do scrums.
Craig Bellamy says "Mate I dunno, I'll go ring Ricky Stewart and ask how he does it."
Agree about Illawarra, they deserve their own team more than Melbourne does. Sadly, footy's no longer a game, it's a 'product'. Clubs are no longer clubs, they're franchises. And they've forgotten how to do scrums.
57 Cal look 路
have been following this in the news & the work conversations and just a couple of things.
1. Apparently just before the story broke 3 large bets were placed with the TAB for Melbourne to get the wooden spoon... so somebody knew something was going on ..
2. seems a bit harsh to strip them of the championships, what about all the support people like the trainers, the runners and all the little people that contributed.... its just a huge slap in the face for them too and that's not right.
if you want to punish them, then for the next 5 or 10 years only let them pick new drafts from local Melbourne clubs then see how they go with out all the big guns to win for them.
the biggest thing about is that, every team in every code pays for their stars one way or another... Melbourne just weren't good enough at hiding it.
that's my two cents, feel free to disagree
1. Apparently just before the story broke 3 large bets were placed with the TAB for Melbourne to get the wooden spoon... so somebody knew something was going on ..
2. seems a bit harsh to strip them of the championships, what about all the support people like the trainers, the runners and all the little people that contributed.... its just a huge slap in the face for them too and that's not right.
if you want to punish them, then for the next 5 or 10 years only let them pick new drafts from local Melbourne clubs then see how they go with out all the big guns to win for them.
the biggest thing about is that, every team in every code pays for their stars one way or another... Melbourne just weren't good enough at hiding it.
that's my two cents, feel free to disagree
Phil74Camper 路
1. Yes there was a bit on insider trading going on! Bets on the wooden spoon were soon frozen and I believe they have the names of those who placed those bets, and are investigating.
2. Sorry but stripping them of their ill-gotten premierships was the only right thing to do. They cheated - end of story.
3. There is no AFL-style draft system in rugby league. Maybe there should be ! I would be very surprised if they are still around in 5-10 years; they can't survive without Murdoch pumping $10 million a year into them. And how is that fair on the other clubs that have to survive without being owned by News Ltd?
2. Sorry but stripping them of their ill-gotten premierships was the only right thing to do. They cheated - end of story.
3. There is no AFL-style draft system in rugby league. Maybe there should be ! I would be very surprised if they are still around in 5-10 years; they can't survive without Murdoch pumping $10 million a year into them. And how is that fair on the other clubs that have to survive without being owned by News Ltd?