Footballers do it again (3 Viewers)

[Generator]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/League/K...x-assault-claim/2005/02/21/1108834711212.html

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Yea the truth is nothing will fix it, because the very nature of most footy players is that of a dickhead.

 

[thejosiekiller]

i dont know i just expect the law to be applied without them settling out of court

 

[thejosiekiller]

yes.....but only after the fairy godmother approves the motion

 

[DaddyK]

The point is, the bulldogs should be shot, thats all that matters, NRL would be totally sweet then.

 

[fornstar]

im sick of this shit

so if a bunch of accountants got pissed one nite and ran through CSU, would ppl b calling 4 the heads of all accountants???

and wats this trust shit we put in footyplayers??? once they finish their game i stop caring about wat they do

 

[firehose]

Lets just ban the sport outright already.

Play Rugby Union - it's a REAL game.

Exactly!

After all the occurrences of last year and now this... some ppl never learn

 

[malkin86]

I think that part of the problem is that any stuff that they do to say "hey fellas, this is wrong", it might come across in the tone, say, with a caveat of "but we have to do this anyway (so you don't have to take it seriously)".

 

[berghousemaa]

There clearly is a problem with Rugby League players.
It's cause of their upbringing. These boofheads are idolised at school by morons and they don't do any work. However you want to spin it, they nearly all also went to public schools.

Compare this to Union.The players are all sensible even though drinking is as much a part of the culture

If i was one of the refs involved in thta sex romp i's be pretty pissed off if the knights players got off without atleast a temporary ban.

 

[kittycat552]

anyone making any predictions on who the players were?

 

[berghousemaa]

They've already named them.
Gidley said he didn't want their actions rubbing off on the inocent players.
I think like sixplayers were charged 50k.
Police investigation pending

 

[thejosiekiller]

oh no they were charged 50K

i want a serious police investigation more than anything

 

[Generator]

Rugby League is far from being the only sport (Australian or otherwise) that suffers from such a problem, and at least the NRL itself is working towards a means of addressing the issue.

 

[katie_tully]

ah
anybody heard the penalties?
two have been fired, and 11 have been fined a total of 50,000.

what about the girls who invited them back? theyre just as responsible, for bringing drunk, horny males into the girls dormitories.

 

[berghousemaa]

Only one was sacked, and he's a real nobady as well. Only a few caps for the knights.

 

[berghousemaa]

Only one was sacked, and he's a real nobody as well. Only a few caps for the knights.
The knights also got a 100k fine and 100k suspended sentance.
That's a real blow to Newcastle because they've got no Leagues club and at present no major sponsor.

 

[katie_tully]

two were. one has been kicked from his contract, and the other has been suspended for a season and looks as though his contract with the knights is defunct.

 

[berghousemaa]

two were. one has been kicked from his contract, and the other has been suspended for a season and looks as though his contract with the knights is defunct.

Both things happened to one guy.
Dane Tilse has had his contract ripped up by the Knights. That's the first part.
Then the NRL de-registered him as a player. You register on a year by year basis. He is therefore eligible next year but Gallop said they would need very compelling reasons to ever allow him to play again.

Repeat, only one player has had any sort of suspension at the moment.

 

[katie_tully]

I think it's a bit harsh, considering there were other factors involved.

They were invited by residents of the campus, who then left the guys unattended. That's no excuse for the way they behaved - it's the same with the Roosters/Bulldogs scandal last year.
Women solicite themselves to these "footballers", give phone numbers, invite them back to their rooms, and then run to the media pretending to be the victim. It takes two to tango.

The girls who were not involved deserve an apology from the club, and the players, and sure a fine should be issued - but suspension of contract.. Players have done worse, in all codes.

 

[berghousemaa]

I think it's a bit harsh, considering there were other factors involved.

They were invited by residents of the campus, who then left the guys unattended. That's no excuse for the way they behaved - it's the same with the Roosters/Bulldogs scandal last year.
Women solicite themselves to these "footballers", give phone numbers, invite them back to their rooms, and then run to the media pretending to be the victim. It takes two to tango.

The girls who were not involved deserve an apology from the club, and the players, and sure a fine should be issued - but suspension of contract.. Players have done worse, in all codes.

While it may be harsh,it is consistent.
The NRL learnt their lesson form the Bulldogs rapists and handled this brillantly. It won't be a story that will drag on form months now.

With all the scandals that have happened and all the training and coaching it has to be dumbest thing done by a leagie in along time, and that's saying something.

P.S What Roosters scandal