My thoughts on violent crimes where made perfectly clear last year with the Wighton situation and many others, they have not changed.LastRaider wrote: ↑January 28, 2020, 8:11 amHe assaulted a police officer. Come on, it’s a terrible representation of the club and game.Botman wrote:I really don’t think he’s being sacked
This is not deemed serious enough for the no fault stand down policy
So I just don’t see it... maybe I’m wrong but it just doesn’t seem like this is in the tea leaves
The questions for me are, what level of suspension is he going to get and who replaces him for that time?
And is this a Wighton (Knock on wood) level wake up call or is this going to be a reoccurring theme for his career?
Botman would you think it’s acceptable if your going about your job and then someone punches you while your at work.
This is not about what i want to happen or feel is what i'd do, its about what the club and NRL are going to do.
The reality of this situation is he's not being stood down under the no fault policy and whilst im sure the club will talk a very tough game publicly about considering all their options, i suspect privately sacking will never be a real tabled option (again i could be wrong, and i would fully support the club if they decided to go down that route).
The Wighton thing seems pretty instructive to me, i thought they should have sacked him, they didnt and without knowing the guy, it appears that incident was a wake up call and Stuart got him back on track as a person and athlete, he helped lead us to the GF and was the CCM in the game, that's going to be strong point of argument for the club to say "we're not sacking him, and we're the best people to help him"
And i think that's exactly what they'll do.
So it ultimately doesnt matter what i think they should do or what i'd do. I am reasonably confident he's not going to be sacked, so from a pragmatic point of view for me, im already moving on to the questions i raised in my post.
He's going to be suspended for something in the realm of 8-12 weeks. So how's the backline look whilst he's out. And long term, is this a wake up call? Can he be rehabilitated out of this reckless behaviour? What sort of leash is he going to need to be on?