Email exchange behind ugly $1m stand-off

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A imaginable ineligible conflict involving Des Hasler and Manly owners could hinge connected an email speech betwixt the Sea Eagles medication and its shot department.

Hasler is connected the verge of suing the nine for much than $1 cardinal successful damages implicit the rainbow jersey fiasco, portion Manly is expected to reason that Hasler's shot section was notified months successful beforehand of the club's volition to plan and motorboat the jersey.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports the email was sent to Manly's wide manager of shot John Bonasera months earlier it was announced successful July.

However, sources adjacent to the manager accidental helium was ne'er forwarded the email and cipher raised the contented with him. Hasler denies immoderate anterior cognition of the jersey.

The email from Bonasera to Hasler was reportedly sent aft the rainbow jersey communicative deed the headlines. It's understood it volition beryllium cardinal to Hasler's lawsuit against Manly.

News Corp published screenshots of an alleged email speech betwixt Bonasera and Sea Eagles commercialized brag Luke Tucker.

"I conscionable privation to treble cheque earlier accumulation commences that we won't person immoderate issues with immoderate players wearing these jerseys for this one-off game," Tucker is reported to person written.

Bonasera is reported to person replied: "Don't spot an contented astatine each mate."

The SMH reports Hasler is owed $950,000 for adjacent twelvemonth and has a termination clause successful his declaration that volition spot him paid retired lone astir $450,000 if the nine decides to punt him early.

At his past club, Hasler walked distant with $1 cardinal pursuing an out-of-court colony astatine Canterbury erstwhile they parted ways.

Things are expected to travel to a caput this week arsenic the nine awaits Hasler's effect to a strict acceptable of conditions the nine imposed connected him past week, including welcoming Anthony Seibold arsenic his adjunct and eventual head-coaching successor for the pursuing year.

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