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The Dolphins have been rocked by an anti-tampering scandal with the new franchise fined $25,000 by the NRL for inducing Broncos centre Deine Mariner to break his contract.
In a bombshell development that will rock the code, the NRL has sanctioned the Dolphins and hit Mariner’s agent with a suspended 12-month ban for attempting to poach the young-gun centre from Brisbane while still under contract.
It is an unprecedented move by the NRL and a warning shot to all 17 clubs that inducing players to break their existing contracts will not be tolerated.
The NRL has slapped the Dolphins with a $50,000 fine - $25,000 of which is suspended - while Mariner’s manager Dixon McIver has been put on notice for his role in the contract affair that has seen Brisbane’s expansion feud explode.
It is a terrible look for a Dolphins club that is in its foundation season in the NRL.
As revealed by this masthead last year, the Broncos had lodged a complaint with the NRL integrity unit alleging the Dolphins of meeting with Mariner and his manager to join the expansion rivals.
Mariner dropped a bombshell on Brisbane by suddenly asking for a release despite being contracted to the Broncos until the end of 2024.
The Dolphins denied any wrongdoing at the time, but the NRL has delivered its verdict after a nine-month investigation.
The statement reads: “The National Rugby League (NRL) today issued the Dolphins with a breach notice following an investigation into the conduct of Dolphins Club Officials and an Accredited Player Agent.
Specifically, the breach notice alleges a failure by the Club to comply with the record keeping provisions of the PCR Rules. The notice proposes a $50,000 financial penalty (50% suspended) for the Club.
The show cause notice issued to the Player Agent alleges a failure to comply with the player negotiation provisions of the PCR Rules and the record keeping provisions of the Agents Accreditation Scheme Rules (Scheme Rules) and proposes a 12-month suspension of the Agent’s accreditation should he again breach the Scheme Rules or the PCR Rules in the next 24 months.
“Both parties have five business days to respond to the notices.”
In a bombshell development that will rock the code, the NRL has sanctioned the Dolphins and hit Mariner’s agent with a suspended 12-month ban for attempting to poach the young-gun centre from Brisbane while still under contract.
It is an unprecedented move by the NRL and a warning shot to all 17 clubs that inducing players to break their existing contracts will not be tolerated.
The NRL has slapped the Dolphins with a $50,000 fine - $25,000 of which is suspended - while Mariner’s manager Dixon McIver has been put on notice for his role in the contract affair that has seen Brisbane’s expansion feud explode.
It is a terrible look for a Dolphins club that is in its foundation season in the NRL.
As revealed by this masthead last year, the Broncos had lodged a complaint with the NRL integrity unit alleging the Dolphins of meeting with Mariner and his manager to join the expansion rivals.
Mariner dropped a bombshell on Brisbane by suddenly asking for a release despite being contracted to the Broncos until the end of 2024.
The Dolphins denied any wrongdoing at the time, but the NRL has delivered its verdict after a nine-month investigation.
The statement reads: “The National Rugby League (NRL) today issued the Dolphins with a breach notice following an investigation into the conduct of Dolphins Club Officials and an Accredited Player Agent.
Specifically, the breach notice alleges a failure by the Club to comply with the record keeping provisions of the PCR Rules. The notice proposes a $50,000 financial penalty (50% suspended) for the Club.
The show cause notice issued to the Player Agent alleges a failure to comply with the player negotiation provisions of the PCR Rules and the record keeping provisions of the Agents Accreditation Scheme Rules (Scheme Rules) and proposes a 12-month suspension of the Agent’s accreditation should he again breach the Scheme Rules or the PCR Rules in the next 24 months.
“Both parties have five business days to respond to the notices.”
