NRL Players and family members in hot water

Disgraced NRL star Ben Barba has been sentenced to community service, after pleading guilty to public nuisance over a heated argument with his partner at the Townsville Casino in January.

The Mackay Magistrates Court was told the 29-year-old grabbed his partner of 16 years by the throat, pinned her against a wall and charged her to the ground at the Ville Casino in Townsville, on Australia Day.

The court was also told he used a shoe to hit her in the head and threw rocks near her when she tried to walk into swamp land near the staff carpark of the venue.

The incident lasted for more than half an hour, but she did not press charges.

The court heard as a result of the incident, Barba was banned from the NRL and all levels of rugby league, and a potentially lucrative contact to play Super League in the UK had also been suspended.

The Dally M medallist pleaded guilty to two counts of public nuisance, as well as obstructing police in an unrelated incident at his parent's home in East Mackay earlier this month.

Police body camera vision from the incident showed a heavily intoxicated Barba acting aggressively, and swearing at police, calling them rapists and racists.

He also accused them of assaulting him and pushing him down the stairs.

Outside court, Barba said he was embarrassed by the incident, and conceded he would never play rugby league again.

"I'm hoping I never have to go through this again.

"I just want to get on with life now and enjoy what's next and what I can control."

His lawyer said Barba accepted that his behaviour was "abhorrent" and he was extremely remorseful.

In sentencing Barba to 150 hours of community service, Acting Magistrate John Smith said he acknowledged the talented footballer had lost millions of dollars in earnings after being banned from playing over the incident.

"You have suffered one enormous penalty as a result of this. You have the loss of a sport, and lost millions in prospective employment," Magistrate Smith said.

He said the order would give Barba the chance to give something back to the community.

No conviction was recorded.
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The Cowboys players that just stood there and did nothing while he tormented and abused his GF for half an hour were cowards. Teammate or not, he needed a good solid backhand to put him to sleep.
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lol the old man is also an enabler, along with the GF.
 
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Unfortunately that's the reality, especially in a place like Mackay. There is a deep-seated distrust between indigenous people and the authorities, and unfortunately neither party is completely blameless.

All I can say is thank **** for body cameras. Barba twice takes a dive, and without the cameras it would be his word against the Officers'. And even if he's flat out lying, it would become "truth" to his fellow indigenous people and would feed in to the claims of constant police brutality. There's just no winners in this situation.
 
I wonder if the police would have been so patient if it wasn't Ben Barba.

But those attempts at dives.. It was laughable. I don't think I could blame mental health issues, I think he's just one of those people that's just an absolute fuckwit of a person.
 
Super Freak said:
I don't think I could blame mental health issues, I think he's just one of those people that's just an absolute fuckwit of a person.
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Alcoholism & mental illness generally go hand in hand, each feeding off the other until it spirals out of control. Throw in the other substance abuse that Barba's been caught doing, and you've got a good old fashion concoction of mental instability.

With that being said, I don't empathise with Barba at all, he's a legitimate ****. And judging by that video it looks like his whole family is enabling him, especially his father.
 
Super Freak said:
I wonder if the police would have been so patient if it wasn't Ben Barba.

But those attempts at dives.. It was laughable. I don't think I could blame mental health issues, I think he's just one of those people that's just an absolute fuckwit of a person.
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Runs in his family...
 
Unbreakable said:
Alcoholism & mental illness generally go hand in hand, each feeding off the other until it spirals out of control. Throw in the other substance abuse that Barba's been caught doing, and you've got a good old fashion concoction of mental instability.

With that being said, I don't empathise with Barba at all, he's a legitimate ****. And judging by that video it looks like his whole family is enabling him, especially his father.
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I know it's reasonably new to the world, but it might be time to stop finding excuses for these dickheads.
 
Nashy said:
I know it's reasonably new to the world, but it might be time to stop finding excuses for these dickheads.
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I don't think anyone has made an excuse for him. It's been clearly stated the reasons why he behaves in the way he does, but that doesn't excuse his actions. It might if he attempted to change his ways, but he just doesn't and I doubt he ever will.
 
Wolfie said:
I don't think anyone has made an excuse for him. It's been clearly stated the reasons why he behaves in the way he does, but that doesn't excuse his actions. It might if he attempted to change his ways, but he just doesn't and I doubt he ever will.
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Not just him. But plenty of people are jumping to mental condition. His mental condition is he's just a fucking cockhead.
 
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