In the first season that Lowrie joined Melbourne, the club were stripped of the two premierships they won and ordered to play the 2010 season for no points after it was revealed the club deliberately breached the salary cap from 2006 until 2010.
When Lowrie joined Melbourne for the first time, the team lost their two championship titles and were forced to play the 2010 season without any points because they had broken the salary cap between 2006 and 2010.