Fine times for Manly
Manly are finalising their response to the NRL's breach notice into alleged salary cap cheating but we're already being told a fine of about $800,000 is coming their way.
What a coincidence: they've got about that much to play with in the salary cap this year.
The Sea Eagles, though, are bristling for a fight. The Roosters are also digging in over Joe Kelly, their chief executive who was at Manly at the time of the alleged breaches.
Indeed, there's a lot of finger-pointing and scuttlebutt going on behind the scenes, with talk about explosive emails and smoking guns that could implicate some of the game's leading officials.