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The first rule of fighting clubs is: cough up $50k

29 Aug 05:05pm

Filed under: Fighting, Manly, Melbourne Storm, Nrl, Rugby League, Sport

So Melbourne and Manly have each been fined $50k for their little bout of fisticuffs on Friday night. Good. Maybe that’ll teach them both a little humility.

Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Pic. Getty Images.

Fact is, the huge all-in at Brookvale Oval on Friday night had very little to do with the faint elbow nudge from the Storm’s Ryan Hinchcliffe which sparked it, and everything to do with the ill-feeling which has been simmering at both clubs for ages.

Both clubs consider themselves hard done by at the hands of the NRL – the Storm because of the salary cap scandal and the Eagles because of the Brett Stewart affair. With NRL CEO David Gallop on hand on Friday night, those pent-up frustrations were just too much to contain.

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Chrisss says:

01:11am | 31/08/11

MY GOD. The NRL and New Limited are milking this for all its worth.. You know the saying… “Any publicity is good publicity”... well obviously, in light of the recent AFL developments… Read more »
Ron Vincent says:

05:01pm | 30/08/11

If these clowns want to fight, let them take up boxing. It didn’t look good and it wouldn’t do anything to encourage our youngsters to play football in the best spirit of game. I firmly believe that these people are over paid for what they do. Let them play football… Read more »

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