Story: Storm brewing as Melbourne rewrite history

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Storm brewing as Melbourne rewrite history
By Danny Weidler - SMH
August 3, 2019

The NRL continues to allow Melbourne to run their own race – and rival clubs are far from impressed.

There has been a perception for years that the Storm get a very good run from the NRL and, in part, it’s understandable, because the NRL needs the Storm to succeed. But in the eyes of some it has gone too far.

Just last week they had a lunch to acknowledge a significant anniversary. ‘‘Join both the 1999 and 2009 grand final teams in celebrating their premiership anniversaries on July 26,’’ the blurb read.

‘‘Don’t miss this opportunity to rub shoulders with Storm greats and reminisce over past glory.’’
That’s right, a lunch to celebrate the 1999 premiership win – one of the great triumphs – and the 2009 title, which was stripped from the club because they systematically rorted the cap.

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[robbiea]

The game doesn't need the Storm ,F O..
The Ribot/Bellamy/Smith trio have perverted this code for far too long.
Their impacts have bought the once great game to its knee's.
Three Cretins of the highest order.
Those three only sit below of
Hitler
Bin Laden
Greenturd.
And only slightly higher than multiple Dirty old priests.

 

[The Wheel]

Yep everyone agrees they get the golden ticket from the NRL and the fact they celebrate cheating and breaking NRL rules is a ducking disgrace except Turdy & Beattie

 

[Woodsie]

About time someone had the town halls to call it as it is ..... if celebrating cheating and rubbing it into the faces of the NRL and fans is not bringing the game into disrepute .... then I don't know what would ...

 

[Brissie Kid]

Yep, all well said. But what about the NRL hey? Have they stopped allowing, making & selling selling 2009 grand final related items like the DVD of the game? Same with 2007? Is the NRL still taking its royalties or are they being donated to charity? As if.

 

[sheridanstand78]

We copped the same crap at Drizzle park in 2017, they celebrated their illegal win from 2007 and rubbed our noses in it especially when Crocker took out Snake.

They are a law onto them self, the NRL are terrified of challenging them all in the name of TV ratings, pathetic!!!

One thing the Drizzle do know, is that when they face a team wearing Maroon and White that they are in for more than a match and their arrogance always ensure that Manly respond

They are a blight on the game and created during the truce i 97 that gave News Filth a team and the liberties that club has taken in their so called success is a stain on our game!

 

[Loobs]

Rugby league doesn’t need them. They’re whole existence is based on cheating. And rugby league doesn’t need their fans who are either people who chase front runners and will just migrate to the roosters, or quite clearly lack any sophisticated league knowledge based on what they boo at home games (we don’t get EVERY call - boo. Sophisticated league fans boo holding, offsides, etc which admittedly are all hallmarks of Storm defence).

 

[Waz13]

I said this the minute I learnt they were celebrating the 09 side. It’s a disgrace but sadly all too predictable in this rabble of a code.

 

[pt73]

What a pathetic and gutless investigation it was that showed that their then CEO and a few other minor staffers were implicated but nobody else.

You must be joking .......

 

[globaleagle]

Their celebrating is bad enough but when that article said that Todd had thrown sCam and 30 of his friends / family a celebratory dinner for reaching his 400th... like wow.

The amount of money spent on this fraud is stupefying.

Here sCam, have a bucket of money for a retirement game when you're not retiring, oh have a bucket load more spent on you when you reach 400 games.

Oh sorry grass roots footy, we just don't have the funds to buy a few footballs.

Apparently sCam wouldn't touch his food until he got 2 glasses of wine, 2 main meals, 2 desserts, refused to pay for any of it and claimed he only had one of everything.

 

[chris_niko]

Their celebrating is bad enough but when that article said that Todd had thrown sCam and 30 of his friends / family a celebratory dinner for reaching his 400th... like wow.

The amount of money spent on this fraud is stupefying.

Here sCam, have a bucket of money for a retirement game when you're not retiring, oh have a bucket load more spent on you when you reach 400 games.

Oh sorry grass roots footy, we just don't have the funds to buy a few footballs.

Apparently sCam wouldn't touch his food until he got 2 glasses of wine, 2 main meals, 2 desserts, refused to pay for any of it and claimed he only had one of everything.

Let's not forget his testimonial

 

[globaleagle]

Let's not forget his testimonial

That's what I meant by his retirement game, sorry. 🙂

 

[HappilyManly]

Their celebrating is bad enough but when that article said that Todd had thrown sCam and 30 of his friends / family a celebratory dinner for reaching his 400th... like wow.

The amount of money spent on this fraud is stupefying.

Here sCam, have a bucket of money for a retirement game when you're not retiring, oh have a bucket load more spent on you when you reach 400 games.

Oh sorry grass roots footy, we just don't have the funds to buy a few footballs.

Apparently sCam wouldn't touch his food until he got 2 glasses of wine, 2 main meals, 2 desserts, refused to pay for any of it and claimed he only had one of everything.

And took a doggy bag home 😡

Has any reporter bothered to ask the NRL to publish the 'testimonial' match dollar amount gifted to sCam and JT

 

[chris_niko]

That's what I meant by his retirement game, sorry. 🙂

Completely missed that sorry lol, the guys an absolute fraud. Gets away with murder and gets paraded around as the games saviour

 

[Jethro]

I still believe that the NRL should have taken the Premiership Winning Rings back at the same time that they stripped them of the titles and if they didn't return them then have them charged them with theft for not returning them.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Just shows you the arrogance of The Scum. They rub the NRL's nose in it and all Todd can do is bend over even further for them.

 

[KOMORI]

40-0

Suck my left one.

 

[lsz]

Under the nrl logic there is nothing to stop us celebrating having won in 2007

 

[QueefRichards]

I am glad there is at least one person in the media who actually reported on this disgrace.

 

[HappilyManly]

Scumos are the spawn of Super League and all the wrestle that has diminished the great game of rugby league 😎

The fawning and favouritism by NRLHQ is blatant and they should not be allowed to hide behind the 'expansion into AFL areas' spin