On 22 April 2010 the club admitted that it had breached the NRL salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a dual contract and bookkeeping system which left the NRL ignorant of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap. As a result of the breach, NRL Chief Executive David Gallop, stripped the club all titles earned in this period including their 2007 and 2009 Premierships, heavily fined the club, deducted all premiership points achieved to that point and barred them from receiving any more for the rest of the season. The club had won enough matches to make the finals, but automatically finished in last place due to the penalties.