Salary Cap Scandal
In the wake of Canterbury's 2002 Salary Cap scandal, Tim Pickup was recruited by then CEO Steve Mortimer to a place on his hand-picked Board. He was one of a host of former Bulldogs players such as Clive Gartner, George Peponis and Terry Lamb among others, assembled to restore pride in the jersey after the former regime nearly crippled the club. Unprecedented NRL Penalties included a record Fine ($500K) and deduction of competition points (37) that would send the team from first to last and claim the wooden spoon,on the back of 17 straight victories. Pickup stayed on until the club got back on its feet, even through the Coffs Harbour scandal that followed 2 years later.
Unhappy with the unfair dismissal of former team-mate Gary Hughes in that incident's aftermath, Pickup strongly disagreed with the sacking of Hughes and would leave quietly, along with Gartner after the Bulldogs won the 2004 NRL Premiership the same season.
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