NRL Players and family members in hot water

[Socnorb]

Gee Barrett's tenure has started well. Lol

 

[Mitch06]

On a positive note, Copley and Jayden are cleared!

 

[Sproj]

Yeah they are just letting this Pearce thing go as long as possible so they can find excuses to allow him to remain at the club. Just wait for the 'he is a totally different person', 'he has done so many things for the community in the last X weeks' and the old favourite, 'he has just needed a bit of direction and now he is determined to get back on the field and make amends and is sorry for every problem the world has ever had and blames himself for it more than anyone' reasons to come out. He'll be fined some randomly generated number figure and be put on a 6-12 month good behaviour bond and everything will be swiftly moved on.

 

[Morkel]

Yeah they are just letting this Pearce thing go as long as possible so they can find excuses to allow him to remain at the club. Just wait for the 'he is a totally different person', 'he has done so many things for the community in the last X weeks' and the old favourite, 'he has just needed a bit of direction and now he is determined to get back on the field and make amends and is sorry for every problem the world has ever had and blames himself for it more than anyone' reasons to come out. He'll be fined some randomly generated number figure and be put on a 6-12 month good behaviour bond and everything will be swiftly moved on.

I dunno. They just re-signed Jackson Hastings. Looks to me like they're trying to secure their roster for a Pearce-less future.

 

[mitch222]

I dunno. They just re-signed Jackson Hastings. Looks to me like they're trying to secure their roster for a Pearce-less future.

Don't necessary think that's the case. I would say they just re-signed Hastings before he has a full season in first grade in case he explodes and his market value dramatically increases. Good way of locking up cheap talent.

 

[Morkel]

Don't necessary think that's the case. I would say they just re-signed Hastings before he has a full season in first grade in case he explodes and his market value dramatically increases. Good way of locking up cheap talent.

Valid point.

 

[mitch222]

Weedler just said on the news SKD Jack Bird and Valentine Holmes got bashed at a bondi pub last night

 

[Bucking Beads]

Weedler just said on the news SKD Jack Bird and Valentine Holmes got bashed at a bondi pub last night

Todd Balym ‏@balym_GCB 3m3 minutes ago
If version of incident inv SKD, Bird & Holmes is true lets report it so: NRL stars coward punched. It's not an "NRL incident" it's assault.






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[Kimlo]

This from El Masri's ex:



He's one of the few players that I'd give the benefit of the doubt to. Despite the fact that he's Doggies Bro.

Hazem El Masri domestic violence charges, ex-wife Arwa defends him

Looks like the case is more or less done now.

Domestic violence charges against Hazem El Masri to be dropped

However, it is understood that more than a dozen police working on the case have not been able to substantiate the allegations and will withdraw the matter when it returns to Bankstown Local Court on Monday."As a result of the ongoing assessment of information gathered during the investigation, police have withdrawn the charges and the matter will not proceed," a spokeswoman said.
El Masri's lawyer Chris Murphy confirmed the charges would be dropped yet declined to comment further. He said El Masri would not be making any comment.
In an earlier court appearance, Mr Murphy was admonished by a judge for launching a scathing attack on his client's alleged victim in court, describing her as "a compulsive liar" with a history of making "hysterical false accusations".

Following the October allegations, El Masri's long-time former wife, Arwa Abousamra, spoke out in support of for ex-husband, saying he had never even raised his voice at her before.
The former Bulldogs player was suspended from some ambassador roles following the allegations.

I wonder if he gets his job back? NRL players generally keep their role, or at worst, are suspended pending the investigation, and are right back into it. Even the ones found guilty are back in the game pretty quickly. However it is the NRL, strict rules only apply when you're not a star.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

RISING Manly star Liam Knight has been arrested for speeding and registering a high-range breath test analysis.The Sea Eagles have informed the NRL’s integrity unit.
Knight was charged with high-range PCA and exceeding the speed limit by nearly double in Forestville at 1.15am today.
Police media state: “About 1.15am, police from the Northern Beaches Highway Patrol observed a red Mazda station wagon driving at high speed. Police will allege the car was travelling at 137km/h in a 70km/h zone and stopped it near the Roseville Bridge.“The driver, a 21-year-old man holding a provisional P2 driver’s licence, was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result. The man was arrested and taken to Frenchs Forest Police Station, where he returned an alleged positive breath test analysis reading of 0.176.

“The Narrabeen man was charged with high-range PCA and exceed speed by more than 45km/h. He was issued a Field Court Attendance Notice to appear at Manly Local Court on 20 April 2016. He also had his driver’s licence suspended.”

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...g/news-story/8a61f3332991354692962352799bc9cc

 

[Unbreakable]

Nearly 70 km/h over the speed limit and more than 3 times the legal alcohol reading, on his P's.. he's in some deep shit.

 

[Nashy]

So he should be too. **** him.

 

[broncos4life]

**** him off.

 

[Porthoz]

Throw the book at the ****!

 

[Big Pete]

Isn't it frustrating to see such a bright young talent throw their career away like that?

Also, does have anyone else have a problem with the current situation where an obvious talent like Liam Knight messes up, serves a year only to get picked up by one of the 'rich' clubs? It just seems to compound the issue and for a player in Knight's position, who probably wasn't going to play much first grade it's hardly that big a deal.

Maybe I'm being unfair but after the Todd Carney saga I can't help but be skeptical over the situation.

 

[mitch222]

**** me we have some morons who play our code
They just simply don't get it sometimes.

 

[Unbreakable]

Isn't it frustrating to see such a bright young talent throw their career away like that?

Also, does have anyone else have a problem with the current situation where an obvious talent like Liam Knight messes up, serves a year only to get picked up by one of the 'rich' clubs? It just seems to compound the issue and for a player in Knight's position, who probably wasn't going to play much first grade it's hardly that big a deal.

Maybe I'm being unfair but after the Todd Carney saga I can't help but be skeptical over the situation.

Case and point, Paul Carter at the Titans.

It's a bit of a joke really, one club does the correct thing and punishes a player for off-field issues (Titans), another club reaps the benefits. (Rabbitohs)

 

[GCBRONCO]

Isn't it frustrating to see such a bright young talent throw their career away like that?

Also, does have anyone else have a problem with the current situation where an obvious talent like Liam Knight messes up, serves a year only to get picked up by one of the 'rich' clubs? It just seems to compound the issue and for a player in Knight's position, who probably wasn't going to play much first grade it's hardly that big a deal.

Maybe I'm being unfair but after the Todd Carney saga I can't help but be skeptical over the situation.

I don't know too many employers who would be thrilled to hear that their employee lost their license by not only exceeding the speed limit but also being absolutely drunk in the process which IMO is a far worse offence then even some of the grubby stuff I have seen over the years that have done severe damage to the games image, not only does he endanger the life of himself but others as well. Not only would that make it harder to get to and from work(not for all) but that may impact their ability to even do their job. Hardly a big deal? All it would have taken is a slight change in scenario involving another car and it could have gone from "not a big deal" to lives lost.

He may have thrown away his career, but he should be thanking his lucky stars he doesn't have something worse to live with. Poorer clubs aren't the only clubs that have to lose quality players who act up, Julian O'Neill anyone? So yes it's a shame that the club is the one that pays the price but I don't know what the club in situations like that can do, some offences need to come down real hard on.