Not sure I believe that.
Tigers got $5m from the Federal government
Manly got $12.5m from the Federal government
So other teams have gotten money so I don't see Scomo being in charge an issue. Bigger issue is prioritisation of funds especially with Covid etc. So might need to wait a bit before we go cap in hand.
Could be some elements of the media happy to ignore that to sling **** though, and the media can push their story further into the public often better than the truth can go