Parramatta Eels officials suspended again as court injunction lifted

PARRAMATTA’S embattled ‘Gang of Five’ officials have been suspended for a second time after the court injunction they filed last week against the NRL was lifted today.

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PARRAMATTA’S embattled ‘Gang of Five’ officials have been suspended for a second time after the court injunction they filed last week against the NRL was lifted today.

Eels chairman Steve Sharp, chief executive John Boulous, head of football Daniel Anderson, deputy chairman Tom Issa and director Peter Serrao returned to the NSW Supreme Court as they challenged the legality of the suspensions handed down to them by the NRL.

The quintet had decided to continue to challenge their suspensions as club officials imposed by the NRL as part of its provisional sanctions imposed upon the Eels for alleged salary cap indisrections.

Parramatta Eels chairman Steve Sharp has had his suspension reinstated.

The five have been suspended by the NRL as part of its breach notice served to the club on Tuesday.

Other aspects of the breach notice included a provisional docking of 12 competition points and a proposed $1 million fine.

But the injunction imposed on the NRL’s decision to suspend the officials was dropped today.

The officials want to continue in their capacities with the club as they prepare a response to the NRL’s allegations.

That response to those allegations is due on June 3.

The NRL is expected to hand down its final decision around two weeks later.

Today’s court results mean the Eels have until Friday to get under the salary cap without the people who engaged in alleged cap breaches at the helm of the club.

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