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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #45 on: April 21, 2008, 08:57:01 PM »
Top comeback win by the Storm tonight. Scored 19 points to nil in the second half to win by 23-16.
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2008, 02:14:47 PM »
Still going along nicely the stormers after the origin fiasco.

10- 1 I got for Storm / Geelong looking better by the day.  :thumbsup

Brown opens a can over Storm tactics

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/25/2313978.htm

LOL @ hypocrite Brown saying such&such should of hit/headbutted harder and then whinges about Billy's defence wah wah wah

Man I look forward to the day the AFL teams hate Richmond as much as Syd Qld and all NRL clubs hate the storm ... I live for the day - Go stormers u show em,

Oh and great game Monday night - bludy ripa

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2008, 10:36:04 PM »
Best full on biff for a long while lol. And best of all it backfired on the Dragons and the Storm pumped them :thumbsup.
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Sonny Bill's NRL legal bombshell
ROY MASTERS, ANDREW STEVENSON AND GEESCHE JACOBSEN
29/07/2008

THE Bulldogs defector Sonny Bill Williams will return fire against the NRL's legal threats by challenging its salary cap, a move that could destroy the financial foundations of Australia's four football codes.

The NRL and Bulldogs launched court action against Williams yesterday for what they say is breach of a "watertight" contract. But Williams's lawyers will argue that the salary cap is an unreasonable restraint of trade - and some legal experts suggest he could succeed.

Williams was stuck in London last night, with visa difficulties delaying his move to France, but before he fled the Bulldogs last Saturday a leading Sydney barrister prepared a legal strategy to challenge the salary cap, which sets a ceiling of the total amount clubs can pay their players.

If Williams, 22, was successful it would represent the worst nightmare for Australia's four football codes, which all rely on caps to restrain player payments.

The Bulldogs star has been summonsed to appear next Tuesday at a hearing of the NRL's and Bulldogs' application for an injunction to prevent Williams playing or training with a rugby club in France - provided lawyers can find and serve papers on him in person before 6pm on Sunday, Sydney time. Williams's lawyers will say the Bulldogs can pay more than his existing $450,000-a-year contract but are prevented from doing so by NRL rules that create salary parity across its 16 clubs. Williams is expected to earn the equivalent of $3 million for two years with the French club Toulon.

Should an Australian court find in favour of the New Zealand international, it would entitle the AFL Players' Association to challenge the Australian rules salary cap, dismantling a club structure that has preserved a competitive balance for 30 years and prevented billionaires such as the Carlton patron Dick Pratt spending whatever they wanted to plunder the talent of rivals.

The Australian Rugby Union also imposes "contracting protocols" which set maximums on what its four Super 14 clubs pay players, an arrangement even more vulnerable because it was reached without the input of its players' association. Soccer's A-League has a salary cap in place, with a single marquee player allowed to earn full market value.

The player manager Steve Gillis warned that several more NRL stars are on the verge of leaving the game. "They're looking for our very best players," he said. "They'll knock them off one by LEAGUE IN CRISIS 'Extradition treaties for criminals are one thing; a process to bring back runaway footballers quite another.'

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/sport/sonny-bills-nrl-legal-bombshell/1228760.aspx

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #49 on: September 04, 2008, 11:46:10 PM »
Just got my storm finals mail and it states Prelim if we get a home game which we should.

26/27 September.

26 th VFL at Telstra, wouldn't think they would play a prelim @ olympic park.
27 The night of the GF would be a big move, be interesting to see what they do.

Seeing I will be going to all 3 could be a big mess come Sunday if they do play it Sat night  :cheers :help

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #50 on: September 05, 2008, 06:34:44 PM »
Just got my storm finals mail and it states Prelim if we get a home game which we should.

26/27 September.

26 th VFL at Telstra, wouldn't think they would play a prelim @ olympic park.
27 The night of the GF would be a big move, be interesting to see what they do.

Seeing I will be going to all 3 could be a big mess come Sunday if they do play it Sat night  :cheers :help
Good to hear the Storm will be getting home finals but why can't they play the Prelim on a Sunday?
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #51 on: September 14, 2008, 06:04:37 PM »
Seems the Storm were thinking Prelim finals and premierships too early too and lost at home to the 8th placed Kiwis  :P.
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #52 on: September 14, 2008, 07:32:15 PM »
OUCH ! - GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN  3 IN A ROW  :pray

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #53 on: September 14, 2008, 09:32:38 PM »
Did it the hard way in 1999 after losing at home to St George in week 1. Storm have the talent to recover question is are they mentally right to do so this year? I hope so :thumbsup

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #54 on: September 15, 2008, 07:00:36 PM »
Is the Brisbane semi final at Olympic Park?
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #55 on: September 15, 2008, 07:33:44 PM »
Is the Brisbane semi final at Olympic Park?

Nope Suncorp in Brisbane Sat night .....

Worse still NO LIVE telecast as yet.

Poxtel have it marked at 10:00
9 no balls at all have it listed at 11:25 after showing some dramas  :banghead :banghead

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #56 on: September 15, 2008, 11:17:23 PM »
Is the Brisbane semi final at Olympic Park?

Nope Suncorp in Brisbane Sat night .....

Worse still NO LIVE telecast as yet.

Poxtel have it marked at 10:00
9 no balls at all have it listed at 11:25 after showing some dramas  :banghead :banghead
You're right. I forgot the NRL use the old McIntyre system where losing means you also lose home ground advantage in the second week of the finals even though you finished higher on the ladder  :P.
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #57 on: September 20, 2008, 07:59:07 PM »
Brisbane @ 2.90 up here is great value. Expect it to be a very tight affair in the rain.

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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #58 on: September 20, 2008, 10:34:59 PM »
Storm came back from 0-12 down at half time to win 16-14  :thumbsup

Inglis scored the winning try in the last minute  :bow
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Re: NRL - Melbourne Storm
« Reply #59 on: September 21, 2008, 11:07:16 AM »
sensational result. what a brilliant win from behind.

a close mate of mine had a 5 leg multi riding on the storm result.

collected 5 grand.

never seen someone more than happy than him last night.

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