{"id":478512,"date":"2026-02-14T01:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/478512\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:41:09","slug":"storms-secret-texts-to-nrl-exposed-in-lomax-drama-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/478512\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms secret texts to NRL exposed in Lomax drama – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Zac Lomax<\/a> contract saga has taken another turn, with court documents revealing that the Melbourne Storm<\/a> allegedly texted NRL<\/a> executives to get the ball rolling on Zac Lomax’s move to the Storm.<\/p>\n

The legal fight over Zac Lomax’s signature has snowballed in recent weeks, with the Parramatta Eels<\/a> commencing legal action over the grounds of his release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The stand-off has reached a boiling point, however, with the Storm wanting the NRL<\/a> to intervene to keep Lomax in the code for the benefit of the product of the sport.<\/p>\n

The Eels have reportedly knocked back multiple offers from the Storm to have him offloaded to the Victorian franchise in recent weeks, with mounting speculation that they were lowball offers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As per The Sydney Morning Herald, the Storm is threatening that the NRL<\/a> can place pressure on the club if they keep refusing their offers for Lomax.<\/p>\n

With halted processes, the Storm was allegedly looking to try and get things moving swiftly, with Parramatta stalling communications on his move to Victoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Storms’ case was that with Lomax still in the 13-man code, it is a win for the game, and they allegedly wanted the NRL<\/a> to apply some pressure to the Eels to make it happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Court documents revealed at the Supreme Court also showed Lomax tried to get a release from the Eels on the night of the Dally M’s last year, signalling how he has been looking for a move out of the club for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This escalation has now meant there are claims that the NRL<\/a> should apply salary cap pressure on the Western Sydney club; however, it looks like the Eels won’t be giving in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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