The man hired by Manly to analyse match-fixing allegations against the NRL team last year says he isn't surprised the matter has reportedly been cleared.
Three matches involving the club became the subject of a NSW Police strike force last year, prompting the Sea Eagles to hire former long-time Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy as a consultant.
Those investigation were this week reported to have uncovered no sufficient evidence to support the allegations, as part of the same article which alleged of salary cap breaches at the club.
But Murrihy, who is frustrated the Sea Eagles have again been brought into a new scandal, said he was also confident the team would have no case to answer.
"The betting figures didn't seem to point in that direction," Murrihy told AAP.
"And it doesn't surprise me that was the finding."
A number of Murrihy's recommendations at Manly have been taken up by the NRL, including the banning of mobile phones from changerooms before matches.
He also put limits on who could enter the dressing sheds at Manly and worked to ensure less people were aware of key injury information.
The NRL has also strengthened its integrity push this season, with a number of exotic betting options no longer offered by licensed agencies.
Betting on under-20s matches is also banned, while a new team-list system aims to minimise the impact of insider information.
However reports this week alleged of spot-fixing and insider information issues across the league, a problem Murrihy warned is difficult for any sport to stop.
"Sport is not going to be immune to people trying to take advantage of inside information," Murrihy said.
"I'm sure spot-betting by participants will be a problem for many years to come for many sports.
"The bottom-line is you've got to be very proactive in those areas. Racing has had hundreds of years of betting experience."
Meanwhile Manly has strenuously denied any salary cap breaches, but welcomed the news not enough evidence had been found in relation to rigging of matches.
"The club is pleased to see reports that no allegations have been proven in relation to the 12-month match fixing investigation," they said in a statement.
