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Roberts found guilty
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
This. All of this.
To add to it, we get fucked over all year by the refs and the judiciary. Consistently bad calls, no one bats an eyelid. Now after one game, one that we were always going to win, we finally get some favourable calls and all of a sudden we're the dirtiest, luckiest team in the comp, and the judiciary needs to go hard on us in order to crush any ideas of bias towards us?!?!? Please.
This. All of this.
To add to it, we get fucked over all year by the refs and the judiciary. Consistently bad calls, no one bats an eyelid. Now after one game, one that we were always going to win, we finally get some favourable calls and all of a sudden we're the dirtiest, luckiest team in the comp, and the judiciary needs to go hard on us in order to crush any ideas of bias towards us?!?!? Please.
- Mar 5, 2014
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Guys.
Does anyone truly believe that he was charged with contrary (rather than dangerous) contact as part of some agenda to impose a mandatory 1 week sentence?
Wouldn't it be more logical that it is the appropriate charge as his actions weren't inherently dangerous, but definitely not in the spirit of good sportsmanship?
The charge fits the crime. No agenda here.
That said, faux moral outrage from other fan bases regarding our contesting the charge is sheer petulance. That's how a judiciary system works, you're entitled to plead your case.
Don't like our chances though.
Guys.
Does anyone truly believe that he was charged with contrary (rather than dangerous) contact as part of some agenda to impose a mandatory 1 week sentence?
Wouldn't it be more logical that it is the appropriate charge as his actions weren't inherently dangerous, but definitely not in the spirit of good sportsmanship?
The charge fits the crime. No agenda here.
That said, faux moral outrage from other fan bases regarding our contesting the charge is sheer petulance. That's how a judiciary system works, you're entitled to plead your case.
Don't like our chances though.
Stix
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
The whole judiciary system is fucked... This should probably be straight forward and he should sit out for a week but because others have gotten off worse charges you end up thinking if others can get off why should he sit out?
The whole judiciary system is fucked... This should probably be straight forward and he should sit out for a week but because others have gotten off worse charges you end up thinking if others can get off why should he sit out?
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Browny
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Sums up his chances
WWE's Mr. McMahon's theme song "No Chance In Hell" w/ lyrics - YouTube
Sums up his chances
WWE's Mr. McMahon's theme song "No Chance In Hell" w/ lyrics - YouTube
- Mar 26, 2008
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Absofuckenlutely I do. The NRL/judiciary needed an easy kill and Roberts the stupid **** provided them with the chance. FMD contrary conduct could be laid as a charge about 10 times every game. If the NRL is fair dinkum they would have been charging every player who races in and slaps blokes off the ball or pulls hair or cheats at the toss for extra time but all that is gamesmanship.
I would go as far to say that this also kills 2 birds with 1 stone because the NRL were dirty that he got away with the Normanby incident and probably 1 other thing during the year.
Absofuckenlutely I do. The NRL/judiciary needed an easy kill and Roberts the stupid **** provided them with the chance. FMD contrary conduct could be laid as a charge about 10 times every game. If the NRL is fair dinkum they would have been charging every player who races in and slaps blokes off the ball or pulls hair or cheats at the toss for extra time but all that is gamesmanship.
I would go as far to say that this also kills 2 birds with 1 stone because the NRL were dirty that he got away with the Normanby incident and probably 1 other thing during the year.
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Judiciary hearings are always Wednesday night.
Judiciary hearings are always Wednesday night.
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
That's correct, but it was going to be tonight originally because the NRL offered that to us to give maximum prep time. Ghabar wasn't available tonight so the elected for tomorrow night.
That's correct, but it was going to be tonight originally because the NRL offered that to us to give maximum prep time. Ghabar wasn't available tonight so the elected for tomorrow night.
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Sirlee oldman
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Man I hope Roberts gets off now. Can you imagine the wailing from the media if he scores a brilliant solo try on Friday night to win the game!
Cmon Jimmy! Tell them you thought from the way he was lying in the ruck that he might be dead so you nudged him with your foot to see if he was breathing.
Man I hope Roberts gets off now. Can you imagine the wailing from the media if he scores a brilliant solo try on Friday night to win the game!
Cmon Jimmy! Tell them you thought from the way he was lying in the ruck that he might be dead so you nudged him with your foot to see if he was breathing.
Sirlee oldman
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Re: Roberts chances at the judiciary?
Seriously though I do think he has a reasonable chance of beating this. It looked to me like a clumsy attempt to milk a penalty rather than a malicious or dangerous act. It deserved a penalty at the time but not a week off. If trying to milk a penalty is contrary conduct then the judiciary is going to get a lot busier. The judiciary has also shown that they are not afraid to take a different view of incidents to the MRC.
Seriously though I do think he has a reasonable chance of beating this. It looked to me like a clumsy attempt to milk a penalty rather than a malicious or dangerous act. It deserved a penalty at the time but not a week off. If trying to milk a penalty is contrary conduct then the judiciary is going to get a lot busier. The judiciary has also shown that they are not afraid to take a different view of incidents to the MRC.
