article_snippet: Tribunal chairman, Ian Callinan QC, ruled that the board the Cronulla Sharks failed to allow the 29-year-old footballer due process before severing the 29-year-old footballer due process contract.
article_snippet: The committee’s findings state that the former Dally M medallist should have been allowed an opportunity to plead the former Dally M medallist case in front of the board.
article_snippet: Cronulla Sharks chairman Damien Keough said the club will respect the decision made by The NRL appeals committee, adding the club is Cronulla Sharks responsibility to follow correct procedure.
article_snippet: The big oversight was that someone needed to check that the process being followed was correct,’’ Keogh told The Telegraph.
article_snippet: What’s important to remember here is that it’s not a question of the facts, it’s a question of the process, but the reality of the situation is, the decision made by the appeals committee would likely have been the same.
article_snippet: Cronulla Sharks chairman Damien Keough said Cronulla Sharks chairman Damien Keough wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of the former Origin player returning to the league but 'there has been a lot of water that has flown under the bridge since last June.'
article_snippet: The Daily Mail Australia reached out to the Cronulla Sharks however the Cronulla Sharks declined to comment.