Crisis at Tossfields dinner table - NRL IU seize phones in Cronulla Cap Investigation

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Cronulla bosses phones seized by NRL Integrity Unit
 

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Salary cap investigation heats up as Sharks bosses’ phones seized
OCTOBER 29, 2018SOME Cronulla Sharks directors have had their mobile phones confiscated by the NRL integrity unit as part of the investigation into the club's potential salary cap breaches.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal some directors reluctantly handed over their phones to the NRL on Monday morning.

It is a dramatic development in the NRL's ongoing examination into Cronulla's alleged salary cap irregularities during 2015 and 2017.

"Unfortunately, I'm not able to make any comment as the investigation by the NRL is ongoing and confidential," Sharks chief executive Barry Russell said.

One well-placed source said the investigation must be "hotting up" if phones had been seized.

The NRL would not comment yesterday.

Sharks officials remain concerned about what occurred in 2015, particularly now the NRL potentially has mobile phone evidence.

It is unknown whether then Sharks CEO and now Manly chief executive Lyall Gorman had his phone taken. He was not at Manly’s Narrabeen headquarters on Monday.

Some Cronulla Sharks directors have had their mobile phones confiscated by the NRL.
Cronulla's salary cap drama broke in August when Russell self-reported what was a possible salary cap breach.

The NRL has made the probe a priority but is yet to nail down any final findings.

It is understood the NRL has been investigating Cronulla for six months.

Russell turned up suspicious and historic payments during a club-instigated governance review and immediately informed the NRL integrity unit.

In August, the NRL also impounded a number of servers.

The NRL has no timeframe for when it hopes to finalise and announce its findings.

At the time, it was thought the breach could be more than $250,000.

The Daily Telegraph reported in August that the investigation centred around undeclared third-party payments last year after the value of players increased considerably following Cronulla's 2016 premiership win.

There is no suggestion coach Shane Flanagan's mobile phone was taken.

The NRL had wanted several Cronulla officials to give evidence.

When the cap drama first surfaced, NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg said Flanagan, Gorman and former chairman Damian Keogh would be asked to front the NRL.

It's cricket like never before. Every Australia home Test, ODI, T20I Match LIVE and ad-break free. Cronulla’s salary cap drama broke in August when Russell self-reported what was a possible salary cap breach.

The NRL has made the probe a priority but is yet to nail down any final findings.

It is understood the NRL has been investigating Cronulla for six months.

Russell turned up suspicious and historic payments during a club-instigated governance review and immediately informed the NRL integrity unit.

In August, the NRL also impounded a number of servers.

The NRL has no timeframe for when it hopes to finalise and announce its findings.

At the time, it was thought the breach could be more than $250,000.

The Daily Telegraph reported in August that the investigation centred around undeclared third-party payments last year after the value of players increased considerably following Cronulla’s 2016 premiership win.

There is no suggestion coach Shane Flanagan’s mobile phone was taken.

The NRL had wanted several Cronulla officials to give evidence.

When the cap drama first surfaced, NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg said Flanagan, Gorman and former chairman Damian Keogh would be asked to front the NRL.
 

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Why the fuck did russell self report themselves dumb dumb
 

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This is why the Roosters cheat the cap so successfully. They got no snitches!
 

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I don't get the part where they say a well placed source says the investigation must be heating up if they are seizing phones.

Why would u need to be a well placed source to figure that out?
 

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Could Rothfield be flogging the Klemmer story hard to keep this second fiddle in the papers?
 

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Knowing the nrlol, fuck all will happen and will be swept under their warehouse sized rug.
 

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Yeah, we all remember the initial comments from Greenberg.....


https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/n...n/news-story/b0c5683db1cac35be730bca1d78677b0


NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has revealed Cronulla is more than $500,000 under the 2018 NRL salary cap.

Greenberg on Wednesday afternoon addressed reporters for the first time since the NRL confirmed it has launched an investigation into potential third party payments made outside the salary cap at Cronulla.

The NRL boss confirmed the Sharks’ self reported potentially non-disclosed payments to players, but admitted the investigation is likely to take months to complete.

A dark cloud will hang over Cronulla’s involvement in the 2018 finals series after The Daily Telegraph revealed the Sharks self reported discrepancies surrounding up to $250,000 in payments from the 2015 season and the 2017 season.

Greenberg admitted the NRL can’t guarantee the Sharks’ 2016 premiership is not under threat as part of the investigation, however, he also stressed the size of the alleged cap breaches are on a much smaller scale than recent scandals at Manly, Parramatta and Melbourne.

Greenberg stressed the Sharks are salary cap compliant for 2018 and he has absolute confidence that their inclusion will not taint September football.

That number that they’re below the salary cap is significant and I’m talking more than half a million dollars that they are underneath their salary cap as we speak in 2018,” Greenberg said.

“A reminder that clubs only have to spend under the collective bargaining agreement 95 per cent of their salary cap and some of those clubs are yet to spend that at Cronulla’s one of them.”

The Sharks earlier this year signed big-name stars Aaron Woods and Josh Dugan, but still came in well under the 2018 base salary cap of $9.1 million.

He also said there is currently no evidence to suggest the Sharks’ alleged salary cap breaches were systematic cheating.

“I would describe it as there are some concerns that have been raised by the club and brought forward to us,” he said.

“What we’ve done is take those concerns and begin an investigation.

“What I can tell you is the scale of it is not like we’ve seen previously.”

Both the Sharks and the league were insistent on Tuesday night that there were no concerns over any breaches for this season less than two weeks out from Cronulla entering the playoffs.

“This is a historical issue, we are currently salary cap compliant for the 2018 season having passed our mid-season salary cap review,” the Sharks said in a statement.

“The Sharks self-reported to the NRL and asked for their assistance in investigating this matter.

“The club is fully cooperating with the NRL Integrity Unit, allowing them access to any information they require to complete their investigation. “The discrepancies occurred under previous club management.”

Crucially, the club won its maiden premiership in 2016 but it’s not believed the initial breaches are bad enough to threaten that.

However, the club has faced a battle since then to retain a number of their grand-final winning stars as they feel the pinch of their rising values. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the NRL also confirmed the Sharks had asked the integrity unit to make the inquiries.

“Those inquiries are ongoing so we are not in a position to comment further at this stage,” he said.

“However, based on the information available, the Sharks and all other clubs are salary cap compliant for 2018.”
 

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I will never understand why they take so long to investigate this stuff. If the NRL don't have the resources then hire independent consultants/investigators to do the work. Fukin pathetic!

If it was us they would have their findings over the weekend.
 
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