Defining factor that saved Munster from axe

Melbourne Storm's committee earnestly considered terminating Cameron Munster's contract, nine president Matt Tripp has revealed.

As the arguable prima begins a four-week stint astatine a rehabilitation installation for intoxicant abuse, Tripp told The Sydney Morning Herald the Origin five-eighth came highly adjacent to being fto spell by the Storm implicit the 'white substance' video scandal.

Tripp underlined the information that Munster was removed from his accustomed enactment web owed to the Storm's relocation to Queensland implicit the past 2 years.

Instead of cutting him loose, the committee yet decided to instrumentality by him, portion having Munster adhere to stricter measures successful regards to alcohol.

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On apical of the one-match prohibition and $30,000 good Munster received from the NRL, the Storm deed Munster with a suspended $100,000 fine, ordered him to halt drinking for a twelvemonth and supported his stint successful rehabilitation.

"The committee came adjacent to terminating his contract, but the aforesaid committee are afloat agreed successful wanting to assistance crook his beingness astir and marque him a semipermanent Melbourne Storm player," Tripp said. "I cognize helium volition repay the faith. I'm assured of that. And truthful are the board."

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Tripp acknowledged Munster is the No.1 people for the NRL's 2nd Brisbane squad who volition participate the contention successful 2 years. Munster is simply a Brisbane lad and has admitted that moving backmost location would beryllium appealing erstwhile helium comes disconnected declaration with Melbourne successful 2023.

However, Tripp said the latest incidental involving the troubled prima is impervious the 27-year-old is champion served by staying successful Melbourne.

Cameron Munster was adjacent to being axed by Melbourne. (Getty)

"By returning location to Melbourne, helium volition beryllium backmost successful the situation wherever helium thrives champion and wherever helium has played his champion footy," Tripp said. "When Cameron is backmost location helium has operation successful his life.

"When he's been successful Queensland, the spotlight is ever connected you, particularly with a subordinate with the illustration helium has.

"There is simply a batch little of that down here, and helium benefits from that regular of going to grooming and going home. He's besides got a babe connected the way, which volition beryllium a existent affirmative for him - it volition beryllium the astir affirmative happening to hap successful his life.

"By abstaining from drinking 12 months, completing rehab, being backmost successful Melbourne, his location town, and having a large pre-season, we volition spot the aged Cameron Munster back.

"He's often told maine helium wants to decorativeness his vocation successful Melbourne. I've said to him the champion spot to spot retired his vocation is the Melbourne Storm."

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