Dragons Reach Decision On Moltzen
3/11/2011 3:30:14 PM
The
St George Illawarra Dragons on Thursday advised both the NRL and Wests Tigers that the Club will not be pursuing the registration of the contract signed by Tim Moltzen for seasons 2012-14.
The decision is based on the knowledge that the Clubs objectives in signing Moltzen would not be achieved - Tim Moltzens actions and physical fitness do not meet the Clubs expectations.
The Dragons still firmly believe that Tim Moltzen should have been prepared to fulfil his commitment to the three-year contract he and his manager Martin Tauber signed on July 12.
Furthermore, the Club will be investigating the pursuit of its legal remedies against the Wests Tigers, for damages.
The NRL has indicated that they are to review the agents compliance with his obligations under the NRL rules through the Agent Accreditation Committee for Player Managers, an action the Club would support.
Dragons CEO Peter Doust has issued the following regarding the decision on the matter.
When Tim was told by the Wests Tigers mid-year that he could negotiate with other clubs beyond the 2011 season, Tim and his Manager Martin Tauber were very positive about a move to the Dragons and the multiple conversations and meetings supported their commitments arising from the contract they signed, said Doust.
The Club therefore made certain decisions about its roster for 2012, and beyond, around such commitments and there is no doubt that the actions of Tim Moltzen, Martin Tauber and the Wests Tigers have negatively impacted upon our recruitment process and our roster for 2012.
Over the past week I met with Tim Moltzen and Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys to discuss this situation, believing the Club should not finalise its position until it had spoken face to face.
This meeting confirmed that Tim Moltzen wanted to take advantage of the changed circumstances, presented by Wests Tigers and was not going to honour any of his previous commitments.
At the same meeting, Tim also revealed that he has been carrying a shoulder problem for most of the 2011 season which he had yet to have addressed, medically.
He in fact told me that his surgeon had advised that very morning that his shoulder would require six months of rehabilitation.
The shoulder injury was something that Tim or his Manager had not previously disclosed and something that would have influenced the Clubs decision in July.
Notwithstanding this decision, the Club will not be rushing into signing a replacement Player, even though Wests Tigers offered to subsidise a Player transfer.
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but it only serves to reinforce the value of following the generally accepted protocols and procedures that apply in such situations.
