2024 Match Review & Judiciary charges

[JamesRustle]

Should seek an injunction and look to serve his suspension during the international series.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Marshall_magic]

Does he need to pass a fitness test in order for the grand final to count as a game suspended?

 

[Someguy]

Gyles points out that Collins out of most important game of season and would have missed GF had they made, then points out that a grand final should have no influence on the downgrade.

 

[Exsilium]

I hoped he’d play so he’s undoubtedly f**k up and give us an advantage

 

[Nealo 12]

I’m shocked, lolz

 

[Apey]

Gyles points out that Collins out of most important game of season and would have missed GF had they made, then points out that a grand final should have no influence on the downgrade.

Reading the summary transcript, it's clear that Storm's lawyer was a moron, the NRL's was a walking contradiction, and the head of the judiciary was taking the piss with this request: “Finally in terms of the comparable incident you should strive for consistency. If you determine the Holmes tackle was inappropriately graded you should ignore it.”

 

[Wizardman]

No player in recent memory has been protected more than this asshole. 5 weeks including a GF is what the man thoroughly deserves given what he has escaped from in his career.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

No player in recent memory has been protected more than this asshole. 5 weeks including a GF is what the man thoroughly deserves given what he has escaped from in his career.

100%.

I don't think it's a grade 3 worthy tackle and I thought Suaalii's was worse, but I am happy that the dirty shit that NAS has made a cornerstone of his career has come back to bite him.

And stoked he's not available for the Kiwis.

 

[Exsilium]

Let’s not forget that Nathan Brown was sent off by Klein for a similar hit that didn’t even knock a bloke out….

 

[hineyrulz]

Poor Nelson was treated like a Balinese local by the judiciary.

 

[Haffa]

Poor Nelson was treated like a Balinese local by the judiciary.

The judiciary has decided Ryles is suspended. He will miss the first five games of next season.

 

[Diesel]

Not surprised. That is what happened when you keep on with the illegal hits, finally, it catches up on you. It just happened to be a preliminary finalolololol

 

[Diesel]

Let’s not forget that Nathan Brown was sent off by Klein for a similar hit that didn’t even knock a bloke out….

CHT from the Warriors got a sin bin for patting a Bulldogs player on the head. A hit like that deserves a rest on the sidelines

 

[mxlegend99]

CHT from the Warriors got a sin bin for patting a Bulldogs player on the head. A hit like that deserves a rest on the sidelines

Liam Martin got sin binned in state of origin for the same thing.

But that was mostly about game management from Ashley Klein as QLD were getting pumped.

 

[Tiger5150]

5 weeks is not enough for NAS. Send him to the Tigers too.

 

[aqua_duck]

Reading the summary transcript, it's clear that Storm's lawyer was a moron, the NRL's was a walking contradiction, and the head of the judiciary was taking the piss with this request: “Finally in terms of the comparable incident you should strive for consistency. If you determine the Holmes tackle was inappropriately graded you should ignore it.”

Wouldn’t have mattered if he had OJ’s legal team the judiciary set up is akin to a courtroom in an authoritarian country where guilty verdicts are the expectation. For the record Nick Ghabar was the storm lawyer and this isn’t his first rodeo, he’s like one of the top go to judiciary defence counsel in the NRL and famously got simple Jack Wighton off a shoulder charge all the way back in 2016.
The issue is the NRL want the appearance of a fair and impartial trial when it’s just not the case.
Let’s face it, the judiciary is set up so 95% of cases just plead guilty because they know the chances of being acquitted are next to none

 

[Apey]

Wouldn’t have mattered if he had OJ’s legal team the judiciary set up is akin to a courtroom in an authoritarian country where guilty verdicts are the expectation. For the record Nick Ghabar was the storm lawyer and this isn’t his first rodeo, he’s like one of the top go to judiciary defence counsel in the NRL and famously got simple Jack Wighton off a shoulder charge all the way back in 2016.
The issue is the NRL want the appearance of a fair and impartial trial when it’s just not the case.
Let’s face it, the judiciary is set up so 95% of cases just plead guilty because they know the chances of being acquitted are next to none

Yeah, they've made changes here and there over the last few years to pretty much encourage people not to challenge and just take their medicine.

 

[aqua_duck]

Yeah, they've made changes here and there over the last few years to pretty much encourage people not to challenge and just take their medicine.

What’s silly is you have the MRC that works separately from the rest of the judiciary and hence has no real accountability in the proceedings.
With 95% of players not challenging and the MRC sitting outside the boundaries they’ve pretty much eliminated any precedents being used in attempted downgrades

 

[Trifili13]

I don’t mind that most players plead guilty. Think of it this way - the MRC should only be charging players with a high probability of them being suspended given they sit down and watch numerous replays of the incidents. You don't want players going to the judiciary on frivolous charges and continuously getting off.

What I don’t like is the charges where if found guilty you miss 2 weeks or take early plea and it's a $1,500 fine. Who in their right mind is not going to accept the fine (Matterson excluded)? If the charge carries a suspension there should not be an option of a fine for early guilty plea. Eg. If your charge carries a 1 week suspension you either fight it to be free or accept the suspension. None of this fine option.