Farmduck Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 It's a difficult case to decide the NRL penalty. As a drug case, it's trivial, but it is a criminal conviction. If a player can be stood down for DUI then Norman must be stood down. For how long? 4 weeks? 12 weeks? Compared to wife-beating it's trivial and wife beaters get 12 months, unless they're GI, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-17/parramatta-leagues-chair-eels-asks-government-administrator/7635886 Parramatta Leagues Club chairman Steve Sharp has written to the NSW Government asking it to appoint a temporary administrator to run the embattled club. In a letter addressed to the Deputy Premier Troy Grant, Mr Sharp said the club had "deep-seated political issues" and conceded that leaking, gossip and speculation had made it "impossible for the governing body to be effective". In a further statement Mr Sharp said: "I believe that a temporary administrator is the only solution to overcome the political, constitutional and organisational challenges facing our club." The power of the NSW Govt to intercede is based on the fact that the Eels are a tax-exempt Community Association and they hold liquor and gaming licences. The State Govt has the power to review and/or cancel these licences and the tax-exempt status if it feels there are adequate grounds. From what we have seen in the NRL salary cap scenario, there have certainly been examples of tax evasion and, presumably, when the salary cap documents were submitted to the NRL, knowingly false Statutory Declarations. Either of these transgressions would be enough for the NSW Govt to disqualify the doer from holding office in a tax-exempt Community Association or from holding liquor or gaming licences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 http://www.skynewssport.com.au/rugbyleague-news-display/nsw-government-to-sack-eels-board/7263 The Parramatta Leagues club is under investigation by Liquor Gaming NSW and the government believes it has enough evidence to remove the board. Grant will have the power to move should he receive advice from the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority. And he hopes to be able to act as early as Monday. see also: "Parramatta’s board reportedly spent $300,000 of Leagues Club members’ funds to secure a single undisclosed $30,000 illegal third-party payment for Kieran Foran." http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/nrl-2016-kieran-forans-deal-with-parramatta-under-scrutiny-over-third-party-agreements--report/news-story/ef12c22247d370e07280ce9fa30ea259 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 In the last 10 minutes: The Parramatta Leagues Club board has been sacked and an administrator appointed. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority met this afternoon to discuss the future of the club's board. It move came in the wake of five club officials being deregistered and the team being docked competition points for salary cap breaches. A spokesman for the authority said it resolved to replace the board with a temporary administrator, Max Donnelly, of Ferrier Hodgson. He said the authority was of the opinion that the club's board had ceased to be effective as a governing body. Mr Donnelly is expected to remain in place until the authority decides otherwise. More to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Eels say they wanted Hayne, made him offer and despite his dream he has signed for Titans. Given all the above, surely Eels need to do what Titans did in the face of adversity - Could anything else go wrong at Eels? The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vichyssoise Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 ... Could anything else go wrong at Eels? They could be relegated... Oh wait, wrong league. Up, up Cronulla; The boys in the black, white and blue; Up, up Cronulla; Name of the Sharks fits you; Sharks, Sharks forever; Go out and play without fear; Now's the time to see good football*; For the Sharks are here! * Subject to change Currently playing: Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism & Swing States 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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