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The Penalty - The inside story of Ryan Tandy and rugby league's most notorious match-fixing scandal (Paperback)
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The Penalty - The inside story of Ryan Tandy and rugby league's most notorious match-fixing scandal (Paperback)
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When NRL also-rans Canterbury and North Queensland met in August
2010, there appeared to be little at stake. Appearances can be
deceptive. In the lead-up to the game, more than $30,000 was bet on
North Queensland to open the scoring with a penalty goal. This was
a plunge without peer; both brazen and bizarre. Bookmakers were so
spooked they suspended markets before kick-off. But the potential
damage had been done. The bagmen watched the opening minute in a
sickened trance, as North Queensland received the ball--and then a
penalty--in perfect kicking range.The opportunity came courtesy of
Canterbury prop forward Ryan Tandy. Deep in debt at the time, Tandy
was also at the centre of a compelling web of wagers. His flatmate,
real estate agent, and manager all stood to profit from his
actions. Only the pure unpredictability of sport stopped them from
earning a major collect.While the punters walked away empty-handed,
Tandy was placed in handcuffs soon afterwards. He would become the
first person to be convicted for match-fixing in Australian
history; a burden too heavy for one man to bear as Tandy's tragic
and untimely death in April 2014 showed.Yet behind the sensational
headlines, little is known about the real Ryan Tandy, the real
story behind the match-fixing episode, or the police investigation
that claimed his scalp. Senior News Corp sports reporter Josh
Massoud spent three years reconstructing the events to deliver this
gripping account from the darkest and most hidden recesses of
Australian sport.
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