The NRL will review the sanctions it deals out to clubs that cheat the salary cap to make sure there is a significant enough deterrent to prevent future scandals from occurring, as reported byย The Sydney Morning Herald.ย
NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said preliminary investigations into Cronulla's salary cap discrepancies illustrate they are not on the same wave length as the major concerns which have previously surfaced around Melbourne, Parramatta or Manly.
It is believed the issues originally related to a $50,000 third-party payment, which may in-turn lead to the discovery of further undisclosed payments. The investigation dates back to 2015 and could see coach Shane Flanagan, CEO Lyall Gorman and former chairman Damien Keogh.
The initial findings suggest ridding the Sharks of their competition points - or their one and only premiership from 2016 - this is viewed as highly unlikely, however. The fact that yet another club has been caught attempting to cheat the system cues the question as to whether the current penalties are severe enough.
โIt is a fair question,โ Greenberg said.
โPunishments, as an example to the Manly club, have this year no doubt affected the roster and they will have implications on that roster for next year.
โPeople who have made poor decisions, some of them have lost their livelihoods in the game, their accreditation and their ability to work in the game. As the cap has gone up and grants to clubs have gone up, the imposition of fines havenโt kept pace. Thatโs something the commission has asked me to look at at the end of this year โ do we need to have additional financial penalties over and above what has historically happened?โ
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