NRL trophy goes missing

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Amazing story this, I can not beileve this could happen.

Story from Fox Sports

THE NRL premiership trophy went missing today, lost in transit while on the way to Melbourne for a photo shoot.

Just five days out from Sunday's grand final at Telstra Stadium between Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos, the NRL trophy ended up in Perth after a mix up in baggage handling by Qantas.

NRL chief operating office Graham Annesley said nobody knew the exact location of the trophy at one stage, but assured the public it would be on hand at Sunday's Sydney showpiece.

Photographer Col Whelan said the trophy was checked in at Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney early this morning, but when he arrived in Melbourne the trophy was nowhere to be found.

"I took the trophy with me and checked it into oversized baggage, it was tagged and everything like that, but when I arrived in Melbourne one hour and seven minutes later, I went down and the trophy wasn't there," Whelan told Channel 7.

"I'm not going to cast any aspersions, but somewhere out there is a very lonely trophy looking for a home and if it wants to ring me, I'd love to hear from it."

Seven said the trophy had been located at Perth and would be returned to the NRL later today.
 

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MRobbo said:
Amazing story this, I can not beileve this could happen.

Story from Fox Sports

THE NRL premiership trophy went missing today, lost in transit while on the way to Melbourne for a photo shoot.

Just five days out from Sunday's grand final at Telstra Stadium between Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos, the NRL trophy ended up in Perth after a mix up in baggage handling by Qantas.

NRL chief operating office Graham Annesley said nobody knew the exact location of the trophy at one stage, but assured the public it would be on hand at Sunday's Sydney showpiece.

Photographer Col Whelan said the trophy was checked in at Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney early this morning, but when he arrived in Melbourne the trophy was nowhere to be found.

"I took the trophy with me and checked it into oversized baggage, it was tagged and everything like that, but when I arrived in Melbourne one hour and seven minutes later, I went down and the trophy wasn't there," Whelan told Channel 7.

"I'm not going to cast any aspersions, but somewhere out there is a very lonely trophy looking for a home and if it wants to ring me, I'd love to hear from it."

Seven said the trophy had been located at Perth and would be returned to the NRL later today.
Is this for real lol!this is absolutely the lafffffff of the year.
 

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The NRL trophy is back in sydney.

Latest report from NRL website.

Missing NRL trophy back in safe hands

The NRL premiership trophy is back in safe hands at the game's headquarters in Sydney after it was mistakenly placed on a flight to Perth early on Tuesday.

The trophy was due to arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday morning as part of a promotional shoot with the Melbourne Storm ahead of Sunday's grand final against Brisbane at Telstra Stadium, but instead found its way onto a Qantas flight to Western Australia.

It sparked a mad panic with NRL officials admitting they were uncertain as to the trophy's exact location for much of the morning.

The package, which had been checked in as general luggage by the NRL's official photographer, was finally located in the cargo of a flight from Sydney to Perth.

Upon arrival it was put straight onto a flight back to Sydney with NRL chief executive David Gallop admitting to a few heart flutters when told the NRL's prized possession was missing.

"A moment of being anxious but obviously it was located fairly quickly," Gallop said.

"It will certainly be here until Sunday night and then it's either going to Brisbane or Melbourne."
 

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The trophies of rugby league need to be looked after alot better. The ANZAC trophy was stolen by some Kiwis who astonishingly managed to get into the Australian after-party and have a few beers before taking off with OUR ANZAC trophy.
 
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The trophies of rugby league need to be looked after alot better. The ANZAC trophy was stolen by some Kiwis who astonishingly managed to get into the Australian after-party and have a few beers before taking off with OUR ANZAC trophy.
I'm surprised the NRL allows it to checked in a "general luggage". The AFL doesn't even let the real thing leave Victoria until the Sunday after the GF and has a dummy Cup that goes interstate and overseas for purposes such as photos and the like. Just crazy.
 

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Media beat up, they probably done it on purpose to get some news, looks like it worked.:thumbsu:

But at the same time, the ARL-NRL are not good at looking after Trophies, not long ago, someone found the original WC trophy, it had been missing for about 20-30 years after a good pissup, some bloke found it in a ditch along some road.:D

Bloody Australian's and our drinking.;)
 
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Media beat up, they probably done it on purpose to get some news, looks like it worked.:thumbsu:

But at the same time, the ARL-NRL are not good at looking after Trophies, not long ago, someone found the original WC trophy, it had been missing for about 20-30 years after a good pissup, some bloke found it in a ditch along some road.:D

Bloody Australian's and our drinking.;)
Not only an ARL/NRL problem, has happened in the AFL but at club level

Carlton's 1981 Premiership Cup was taken from their Social Club in the Mid 80's (by a bitter Collingwood fan) but never reported to the cops. It was replaced by the VFL and never publicy known about until 1995 when the replacement 81 Cup was also knocked off by a Collingwood fan from the Social Club. The AFL this wouldn't time wouldn't hand over a replacement, so Carlton had to go public with the news of the thief. The replacement cup was handed in to Channel 9 and handed back to Carlton by Eddie McGuire on The Footy Show. A few days later the original Cup was ALSO handed back to Channel 9 and the handing over was done again.

So Carlton have TWO 1981 Premiership Cups.
 

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Not only an ARL/NRL problem, has happened in the AFL but at club level

Carlton's 1981 Premiership Cup was taken from their Social Club in the Mid 80's (by a bitter Collingwood fan) but never reported to the cops. It was replaced by the VFL and never publicy known about until 1995 when the replacement 81 Cup was also knocked off by a Collingwood fan from the Social Club. The AFL this wouldn't time wouldn't hand over a replacement, so Carlton had to go public with the news of the thief. The replacement cup was handed in to Channel 9 and handed back to Carlton by Eddie McGuire on The Footy Show. A few days later the original Cup was ALSO handed back to Channel 9 and the handing over was done again.

So Carlton have TWO 1981 Premiership Cups.

TBH, I think codes like Soccer, AR, RL, RU, Cricket and all the rest, have massive contracts with trophy makers, they'd have too.

I mean, they are all sports known to like a beer, the supporters mostly like a beer, these things happen.;)

How many times do you see any sport where they are given a trophy for something, a couple of big bottles of wine and you see the trophy get dropped, kicked, thrown around, hanging out of bus windows etc etc etc.

Could be a lucrative job for someone

Trophy maker.:D
 
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