Melbourne Storm Salary Cap Breach. What would it do to the Swans.

[scolsey22]

I am sure everyone on here is aware what has happened with the Melbourne storm and their salary cap breach and subsequent loss of their premierships. I now pose a question to swans fans, that being in a situation similar to the storm, in that we are the lone team in a state dominated by another game. If an incident like this, although highly unlikely happened to the swans and we were docked premiership points for the rest of the year. What effect would this have on AFL in NSW and the Sydney Swans Football Club.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Dead

[Matty10]

Bloody hell. That actually was the first that I had heard of it - I don't follow League at all. How does that affect the history of the game if they are stripped of premierships?

The AFL is somewhat different in how they have handled this sort of stuff in the past, as it has all being forward pointing, fines, loss of draft picks etc. I would hate for the league to do something that changed the way the history of the sport occurred.

[Cheer Squad]

If an incident like this...although highly unlikely happened to the swans What effect would this have on AFL in NSW and the Sydney Swans Football Club.

It would kill the club and the code in Sydney.

[cruiser]

I am sure everyone on here is aware what has happened with the Melbourne storm and their salary cap breach and subsequent loss of their premierships. I now pose a question to swans fans, that being in a situation similar to the storm, in that we are the lone team in a state dominated by another game. If an incident like this, although highly unlikely happened to the swans and we were docked premiership points for the rest of the year. What effect would this have on AFL in NSW and the Sydney Swans Football Club.

Not gonna happen and doesnt bare thinking about. I would be shattered.

[Bas]

Won't be a problem. There's no need to fear, GSW will be here!!!!

Wasn't Waldron in charge of the Saints before swapping codes? He seems to be the one they are putting out to hang.

I wonder if the AFL have a quiet look at the Saints books during his time there just in case.

[Robbo]

I knew there had to be something fishy going on. I don't follow the NRL closely but over the last few years the Storm have been so powerful and have so many internationals and origin players representing them. Found it hard to believe that could happen in a comp with a salary cap. Sucked in I say.

[hot potato]

This is a massive blow to their code, I don't see how the Storm can survive, repay $1.6 mill, players in on it, how can they be taken seriously again. Wouldn't like it happening to any team, what a disgrace.

HP

[Primmy]

I knew there had to be something fishy going on. I don't follow the NRL closely but over the last few years the Storm have been so powerful and have so many internationals and origin players representing them. Found it hard to believe that could happen in a comp with a salary cap. Sucked in I say.

You just know don't you, when the cheques and balances just don't add up; even I knew something was not quite right, or they were the luckiest club in the universe. But, well, they could have BEEN the luckiest club so who was I to judge.

If it was the Swans, I would do what the Storm fan did. bundle up all things Swans and drive into the club and dump it in rubbish bags at the front door. Oh dear, what an awful thought. I would be gutted, betrayed, and yes, I would take it personally.

Its like the baseball game in the early 1900's in the USA when they ended up banning the whole team for match fixing, guilty and innocent alike.

[goswannie14]

I knew there had to be something fishy going on. I don't follow the NRL closely but over the last few years the Storm have been so powerful and have so many internationals and origin players representing them. Found it hard to believe that could happen in a comp with a salary cap. Sucked in I say.

What about Geelong? They could be seen as being exactly the same.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Lol

Seriously though, don't feel for the club but this must be the biggest nightmare for their supporters. Pretty disgusting by the Storm.

[Cardinal]

I it was the Swan's we would have been in four grand finals in a row and won an extra flag - and I'd be about $5 grand richer.

[DST]

The Storm were going to struggle to survive with News Ltd to pull the pin on the $6 million a year they chip in.

Today's announcement effectively signs their death warrant, as they will now lose most of their better players and there is no doubt the coach Bellamy will walk as well as this has ruined his reputation as one of NRL's greatest coaches.

The final death knell will be the major sponsors in ME bank and HOSTPLUS pulling the pin sometime in the next 48 hours.

Sad, but you can't expect to survive when pulling a massive swifty like that.

DST

[Reggi]

Already happened and we were fined

[goswannie14]

The Storm were going to struggle to survive with News Ltd to pull the pin on the $6 million a year they chip in.

Today's announcement effectively signs their death warrant, as they will now lose most of their better players and there is no doubt the coach Bellamy will walk as well as this has ruined his reputation as one of NRL's greatest coaches.

The final death knell will be the major sponsors in ME bank and HOSTPLUS pulling the pin sometime in the next 48 hours.

Sad, but you can't expect to survive when pulling a massive swifty like that.

DST

Carlton did.

BTW News Limited don't sponsor them, they own them.