{"id":461402,"date":"2026-02-06T03:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461402\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:17:11","slug":"canberra-raiders-respond-to-links-to-zac-lomax-news-contract-court-hearing-melbourne-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461402\/","title":{"rendered":"Canberra Raiders respond to links to Zac Lomax, news, contract, court hearing, Melbourne Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canberra Raiders have emphatically refuted claims that linked them to former Eels winger Zac Lomax.<\/p>\n<p>Lomax has found himself in the headlines recently after being granted a release from his four-year contract with the Eels at the end of last season to pursue a deal with R360, only for it to fall through. <\/p>\n<p>He is currently at the centre of a legal stand-off between the Eels and the Storm, who expressed interest in his services.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Raiders have suddenly found themselves connected to the former Blues winger.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 2026 NRL Preseason series plus the All-Star matches LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Supreme Court on Friday, Arthur Moses &#8211; the barrister acting for the Parramatta Eels &#8211; stated that there was contact between Lomax\u2019s lawyer and three different clubs.<\/p>\n<p>These, he claimed, were the Canberra Raiders, Melbourne Storm and the Perth Bears, who will enter the competition in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the 24th of December, on the evidence that we\u2019ve got from the production material, there was contact made by his lawyer with the club to propose three different clubs for Mr Lomax to go to potentially,\u201d Moses said via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/factually-incorrect-raiders-deny-interest-in-lomax-after-courtroom-claim-20260206-p5o042.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of them was the Storm, one of them were the Bears and one of them were the Raiders. Now there were three that they proposed in that communication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to that communication, there had already been communication between the chair of the Melbourne Storm and Mr Lomax\u2019s agent about a deal being done for him to go to the Storm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The future of Zac Lomax remains uncertain.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>In response to the comments made by Moses, Canberra Raiders CEO Don Furtner called the claims \u201cfactually incorrect\u201d and strongly denied that the club had either spoken or expressed an interest in Lomax at any time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is absolute bullshit. Nobody has spoken about him, he\u2019s never been mentioned,\u201d Raiders CEO Don Furner told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/factually-incorrect-raiders-deny-interest-in-lomax-after-courtroom-claim-20260206-p5o042.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t got any space in the cap and we\u2019re not looking for outside backs. I don\u2019t know how they can make that up. That\u2019s a lie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no conversation with Choc or Chimes [Lomax\u2019s agent Clinton Schifcofske and Steve Gillis] about Zac Lomax. Absolutely zero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Suggestions we were interested are] rubbish, absolutely 100 per cent factually incorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the case, Fox League\u2019s Paul Crawley stated that there was \u201cno way in the world\u201d that the Eels should back down and allow Lomax to play for the Storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s outrageous from Zac Lomax to expect to get straight back into the NRL, I can\u2019t see how he has a legal leg to stand on,\u201d Crawley said on the Kayo Sports NRL podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went into an agreement with Parramatta, firstly he got out of his contract at St George Illawarra, went to Parramatta and signed a four-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLasted one season, I think it was last July he went to the club and said he wanted to take up an opportunity outside of rugby league in R360.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith legal representation he sat down with the club, he agreed to the terms of a release and one said he wasn\u2019t to play in the NRL with another club until the end of 2028 unless it was with Parramatta\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, when R360 falls over, suddenly the Storm want to pick him up and Parramatta are expected to fall over and say \u2018no worries\u2019. No way in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foxsports.com.au has reached out to the Perth Bears and one of the lawyers acting for Lomax, Ramy Qutami, for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Canberra Raiders have emphatically refuted claims that linked them to former Eels winger Zac Lomax. 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