The NRL is almost complicit in the deceit of clubs who cheat the salary cap.

The NRL has always revealed as little as possible about salary cap cheating. Details of how it was actually cheated are not revealed. No player has ever been punished.

The reason around the recent Sharks cheating was noble enough. The belief was that the game was suffering enough and that further details only added pain.

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But the lack of transparency is hurting the game in this latest case. Details are being drip fed. Innuendo and rumour, speculation and gossip, they continue the conversation when the NRL hoped the punishment would finalise it.

It is causing the NRL to have a rethink.

Should the entire breach notice be published? It is being strongly considered.

At least everybody would know the truth.