Canberra Raiders and Perth Bears deny interest in Zac Lomax after courtroom drama involving Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm takes strange turn
The Raiders were incensed with suggestions they ever had any interest in acquiring Lomax.
“That is absolute bullshit. Nobody has spoken about him, he’s never been mentioned,” Canberra chief executive Don Furner said.
“We haven’t got any space in the cap and we’re not looking for outside backs. I don’t know how they can make that up. That’s a lie.
“There was no conversation with Choc or Chimes [Lomax’s agent Clinton Schifcofske and Steve Gillis] about Zac Lomax. Absolutely zero.
“[Suggestions we were interested are] rubbish, absolutely 100 per cent factually incorrect.”
One of the lawyers acting for Lomax, Ramy Qutami, was contacted for comment.
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The parties will return to court later on Friday in a bid to determine when the matter will be heard. The Storm is hopeful the hearing will go ahead as originally scheduled from February 12. A favourite outcome for them would allow Lomax to make his Storm debut against the Eels in the opening round of the season.
Parramatta, meanwhile, feel the scope of the case could potentially be widened to include the Storm as a party to proceedings, which would require the matter to be pushed back until after round one.
Justice François Kunc is likely to make a call on timings, after more material is produced, later on Friday.
