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BREAKING:The NRL has stripped the Melbourne Storm of two premierships, as well as any competition points this season, and fined a total of $1.6 million after being found guilty of long-term salary cap breaches. It is the heaviest punishment for a salary cap breach in NRL history.
NRL chief executive David Gallop announced they would also not be allowed to accrue any premiership points in the 2010 season.
“The elaborate lengths that they went to hide the payments was quite extraordinary,” Gallop said. “These payments have allowed them to recruit and retain some of the best players in the game. there’s no alternative as far as punishment.”
The club is believed to have paid $1.7 million to its players outside the cap in the past five years.
The Storm has been stripped of its premierships in 2007 and 2009, three minor premierships and their eight competition points this season.
While Melbourne lost their titles from the 2007 and 2009 seasons Gallop said neither losing grand finalists Manly or Parramatta would assume those titles.
The Storm were also stripped of three minor premierships.
“The club has furthermore been fined $500,000 and will be forced to return $1.1 million in prizemoney with the prizemoney being distributed evenly among the other 15 clubs,” said Gallop.
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