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'Dogs sack absent Maitua - now he wants a payout

adamkungl

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what a tool. He should of thought of the fact that he'd be f**ked before he went and missed training. again. $50,000, oh how ever will he survive.
 

skeepe

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:lol:

You can't help but laugh at Maitua's sense of entitlement. He gets himself sacked - nobody's fault but his own. He then wants a payout because it turns out clubs aren't clamouring to get him like he thought they would be.

I bet you anything that if there was a club to go to where he could get paid closer to what he believes he deserves :)lol:) then you would here no talk of a payout whatsoever. Arrogant bastard. Hope he's not coming to the Raiders as rumoured.
 

Timmah

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I think he'd have much more interest being shown if he didn't play like a busted arse for the best part of the last 9 months.
 

Cockadoodledoo

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I think the Dogs have stuffed up here and will probably be forced to settle out of court.. They knew all along he was a dickhead, he asked for a release and they refused.. Then in the offseason they decide to sack him.. I think they wanted him out all along but wanted to punish him by waiting until the other clubs had nothing left in their salary cap.

He could probably successfully argue that the trouble he got into in the off season was no different to what had happened in the past which they deemed not worthy of being sackable offences..
 

adamkungl

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I think the Dogs have stuffed up here and will probably be forced to settle out of court.. They knew all along he was a dickhead, he asked for a release and they refused.. Then in the offseason they decide to sack him.. I think they wanted him out all along but wanted to punish him by waiting until the other clubs had nothing left in their salary cap.

He could probably successfully argue that the trouble he got into in the off season was no different to what had happened in the past which they deemed not worthy of being sackable offences..

Rubbish. The difference is he did it again, and again. All his 'non-sackable offences' add up after a while
 

badav

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Bulldogs should have sacked him 2 years ago. How many times has the bloke missed training due to being pissed, not to mention nightclub fights, drink driving etc. Younger players who bust their arse to be fringers must wonder how this bloke is still playing in the NRL.

Hopefully he takes a one way flight to england or french rugby like his mate.
 

Cockadoodledoo

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Rubbish. The difference is he did it again, and again. All his 'non-sackable offences' add up after a while

He did it again and again for 7 years.. What are the Dogs going to say in court.. Breaking the teams code of conduct for the 23rd time warrants dismissal but not for the 22nd time.. It won't wash..
 

adamkungl

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He did it again and again for 7 years.. What are the Dogs going to say in court.. Breaking the teams code of conduct for the 23rd time warrants dismissal but not for the 22nd time.. It won't wash..

On a breach of contract isn't it down to their discretion whether they sack him or not? They *could* have sacked him for good reason a few times, but gave the bloke a chance. Are you suggesting because he's given one or more chances they then forever forfeit the right to sack him?
 

Timmah

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His misdemeanours were never officially recorded under Noad's CEOship. When Greenberg assumed the helm, one of the first things done was those indiscretions being recorded on player files and warnings issued.

Maitua fugged up more than enough to be punted. Anyone arguing the Bulldogs shouldn't have terminated his contract deserves to have him at their club, and then I'd love to see their opinion.
 

Cockadoodledoo

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His misdemeanours were never officially recorded under Noad's CEOship. When Greenberg assumed the helm, one of the first things done was those indiscretions being recorded on player files and warnings issued.

Maitua fugged up more than enough to be punted. Anyone arguing the Bulldogs shouldn't have terminated his contract deserves to have him at their club, and then I'd love to see their opinion.

Timmah, it is not about their moral right to terminate his contract.. It is the legal right.. Legality and morality very often are 2 different things.. That's my point.
 

Timmah

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And you believe they have no legal right to terminate him?
 

MattJ

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They have the right to end his contract due to repeated behavioural infringements if he has had formal warnings, they do not have the right to ask the NRL to deregister him in my opinion.
 

Timmah

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No they don't have that right and I agree he should be able to play elsewhere - but I pity the club who gets him if he doesn't change his work ethic.
 

badav

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Timmah, it is not about their moral right to terminate his contract.. It is the legal right.. Legality and morality very often are 2 different things.. That's my point.

They would have never terminated him if they had no legal right to do so. Just because 50 previous indiscretions were overlooked that doesnt make this sacking illegal.

Hes been on atleast 2 public "last warnings" aswell
 

Charlie124

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Id like to see him resurrect his career at another club, straighten up and work hard...become.... Reni Mature!












Ill go now.
 

Cockadoodledoo

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They would have never terminated him if they had no legal right to do so. Just because 50 previous indiscretions were overlooked that doesnt make this sacking illegal.

Hes been on atleast 2 public "last warnings" aswell

So no players are ever sacked illegally?
 

Timmah

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If he and his management and their legal advice believes he has been, then he'll surely take them to court. If not, it's likely they had a legal basis.

On what basis do you believe they illegally sacked him?
 
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