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Auditors look at Eels

09 Jul, 2009 01:00 AM
NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert has met with under-fire Parramatta chairman Roy Spagnolo to discuss real estate investments involving Eels players and officials in 2002-3.

NRL chief executive David Gallop said the governing body was satisfied with the level of cooperation from the Eels after yesterday's meeting with Spagnolo and the club's acting chief executive Andrew Hill.

Parramatta does not believe it has breached the salary cap with deals reportedly involving current players Luke Burt and Fuifui Moimoi and former players Dean Widders and John Morris.

''Certainly we are happy with the level of cooperation but this will still take a little more time to finalise,'' Gallop said.

''These things can take some period to finally determine and they are inquiries that are very much part of every-day life for our audit team.''

The NRL is also talking to Brisbane club officials after after former chairman Don Nissen told a court that mining magnate Ken Talbot gave Broncos players and former coach Wayne Bennett money.

''Issues raised in court in Brisbane in relation to payments made by businessmen there are also being investigated but so too are the accounts of every club on a regular basis,'' Gallop said.

''Where significant breaches take place we have a track record of announcing any penalties to all concerned ... We are not at that point however, and it is too early to speculate on any outcomes.'' AAP

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