National Rugby Side Manly Sea Eagles Chair Scott Penn believes there is a "lack of support from Rugby League Central over the match-fixing scandal," claiming the club has been "hung out to dry when the game should have adopted a collaborative approach to the allegation," according to Read & Koch of THE AUSTRALIAN. Penn, speaking the day after police announced the formation of Strike Force Nuralda to investigate allegations surrounding three Sea Eagles matches, "reiterated the club would do everything in its power to support the inquiry." However, he "made it clear he was disappointed with the club being left to fend for themselves since match-fixing revelations broke three months ago." Penn said, "There is some disappointment that there hasn’t been a collaborative approach. I think this is a whole-of-game issue because there is betting in the game. It should be a collaborative approach, it should be the club and the NRL working together. I am disappointed we have had to do it on our own. We had to bring in our own integrity police. We certainly have been hung out to dry to a degree." The latest developments "come at a sensitive time for the club, which is coming to the end of a difficult season and fighting a battle with major sponsor Coco Joy." Reports have "suggested at least six current players could be interviewed by police" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 9/9).
