2GB - Bad behaviour claims levelled at Eels

[Glenn]

What he did is assault, anyone that is not a footballer the matter ends up in the court system.
So what if he apologised, does that make the incident any better.
Personally would have given Fitzgerald full support to tear up his contract. The club has been dragged through the mud enough by thoughtless individuals, it is time someone stood up at a club level and said enough is enough

 

[mickdo]

I'm interested to know what people think a FAIR punishment would have been? ... his punishment as I see it:
1) made to make a complete, personal apology to the girl
2) made to make a public confession/apology and admit to being dumb
3) $1000 fine ... now I don't know what salary he is on as an 18yr old coming up from flegg and PL, but I assume $1000 is a reasonable amount of it ... and compared to other footballers who get fined $5000 who are on several hundred thousand $ contracts


- would a week in PL make any difference? would it make the girl feel better? would it make jarryd feel worse?
- maybe a higher fine?

Well we could have strung him up in the town square...

I'm getting a bit sick of all these wowsers going ape over the most minor of indescretions. I'm sure he could grow up a bit, but quite frankly, so should the wowsers. Get a life people.

 

[mickdo]

What he did is assault, anyone that is not a footballer the matter ends up in the court system.
So what if he apologised, does that make the incident any better.
Personally would have given Fitzgerald full support to tear up his contract. The club has been dragged through the mud enough by thoughtless individuals, it is time someone stood up at a club level and said enough is enough

It may be in the strictest sense, but I'd doubt very much that it would even get to court. A prosecution by the DPP would be unlikely.

 

[parra pete]

TRY THIS QUICK QUIZ....
How many times were the Eels in the papers for scandals during Brian Smith's reign?
Has discipline gone out the window following his departure????

Just asking....

 

[Hellsy]

Well Timmy and Piggy's drinking incident happened under BS.

 

[stiffmeister]

Who cares????? Which guy has not been drunk???? Which guy has not behaved inappropriately????, Which guy has not had sexual desire????. You hypocrates, unless your name is Jesus Christ I would believe you.

 

[James_Hardie]

I'm interested to know what people think a FAIR punishment would have been? ... his punishment as I see it:

3) $1000 fine ... now I don't know what salary he is on as an 18yr old coming up from flegg and PL, but I assume $1000 is a reasonable amount of it ... and compared to other footballers who get fined $5000 who are on several hundred thousand $ contracts


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I think it should be irrelevant what his contract is. If Nathan Hindmarsh and Jarrad Hayne went through the same speed camera at 30km over the speed limit the fine would be the same.

 

[Kornstar]

TRY THIS QUICK QUIZ....
How many times were the Eels in the papers for scandals during Brian Smith's reign?
Has discipline gone out the window following his departure????

Just asking....

Timmy twice
Riddell
Grothe
Cayless

They were all while Smith was there.

 

[James_Hardie]

Timmy twice
Riddell
Grothe
Cayless

They were all while Smith was there.

yeah but Smith no longer had control of them then. He lost is power to influence them when he was told he wasn't needed anymore. It should have been a clean break

 

[strider]

Timmy twice
Riddell
Grothe
Cayless

They were all while Smith was there.

but apparently smithy lost control from before the season started ... well thats the popular belief

 

[El Diablo]

yeah but Smith no longer had control of them then. He lost is power to influence them when he was told he wasn't needed anymore. It should have been a clean break

other coaches in the same situation haven't had a problem

Smith is the only one. only quitter too.

 

[Kornstar]

but apparently smithy lost control from before the season started ... well thats the popular belief

If that is truely the case, then he should have stood aside straight away, not waiting until our season was totally screwed before walking out!

 

[Utey]

Smithy always said he wanted to leave on a better note then when he came. I think we shot ourselves in the foot long before the seasons start.

 

[Palms]

I don't have any problem with the actions taken by the club and I think they were appropriate for the 'crime'. The problem I do have is with the sh*te that is written in the Daily Telegraph basically insinuating that rugby league is the only sport with alcohol problems and the players and supporters are mugs.

One day the truth about AFL's private life might actually come to the fore..

 

[strider]

If that is truely the case, then he should have stood aside straight away, not waiting until our season was totally screwed before walking out!

well i think he was trying to do his best and fulfill his contract rather than just doing a runner .... if he was not in control, I don' think it would have been apparent to him till sometime into the season eh

 

[fish eel]

TRY THIS QUICK QUIZ....
How many times were the Eels in the papers for scandals during Brian Smith's reign?
Has discipline gone out the window following his departure????

Just asking....

Tim Smith x2
Mark Riddell
Eric Grothe

It would appear to me that discipline went out the window from late last year....

 

[strider]

other coaches in the same situation haven't had a problem

Smith is the only one. only quitter too.

apart from john lang, smithy was the only one told to leave (elliot and hagan took jobs elsewhere) ... and lets not forget gower out penrith way - altho i don't know how much that would come down to lang losing control :lol:

 

[sooperdooper]

grothes incident was nothing
he was on a harbour cruise with the eels and turned up late to a medical which is nothing

 

[Hellsy]

Exactly.

and you can't really class the 'Santa incident' with Tim either as it was in the off season

 

[mickdo]

grothes incident was nothing
he was on a harbour cruise with the eels and turned up late to a medical which is nothing

String him up!!! :crazy: