Canterbury Bulldogs unhappy with K129,000 fine by NRL

SYDNEY: Canterbury claim they are disappointed with the NRL’s decision to whack them with a whopping A$50,000 (K129,000) fine for failing to properly inform their squad of new Covid-19 restrictions before five players visited a Bondi pub.
In the heaviest fine handed down by the game for a biosecurity breach, Andrew Abdo claimed the league had to send a strong message to clubs over their responsibilities to keep the game running.
The players have also been slapped with almost A$10,000 (K26,000) in fines between them, with Dylan Napa hit the heaviest with a A$5,000 (K12,000) fine.
The group will also miss Saturday’s game against Manly, after becoming close contacts of a known case and were ordered to self-isolate for 14 days by New South Wales Health.
Cronulla centre Josh Dugan was hit with a A$25,000 (K65,000) penalty for a breach last Friday afternoon and ordered to stay away from the Sharks squad for a fortnight.
But it is the penalty against the Bulldogs that is the heaviest.
The group’s visit to the Royal Hotel came three days after the NRL ordered all players and officials not to attend restaurants, pubs or bars in Sydney’s east at the start of the outbreak.
The NRL claims after the restrictions were brought into place, the club failed to effectively communicate the message to players. – 7 News the following day.