A New Rule Emerges

[strider]

After tonight it would appear that a new rule has emerged from the judiciary. That being...

"If you close your eyes, you can belt the shit out of ANYONE!!!" \\/


Well that is the precident set from the Steve Price verdict....he didn't strike Morrison because he supposedly had his eye closed.

Ding Ding - come out fighting boys - but don't peek and all will be well

 

[dimitri]

another one also emerged


spear someone into the ground

then just get him to testify and you will get off

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Funny isn't it. If you play for some teams like Penrith, Saints, Sharks, Warriors, Parra, Storm etc they throw the book at you but clubs like the rorts just get away with murder.

 

[strider]

I think the problem is that certain clubs seriously believe they are above everyone else....they will seriously go into a hearing fully knowing their defense is utter shite but also fully expect it to be taken seriously.....they believe they are entitled to get off anything....while the rest might occassionally try to defend a case, but won't push too hard because they know there is guilt.

I guess what I am trying to say is that several clubs do not know the meaning of "cop it sweet".

 

[Southern Rooster]

I think the problem is that certain clubs seriously believe they are above everyone else....they will seriously go into a hearing fully knowing their defense is utter sh*te but also fully expect it to be taken seriously.....they believe they are entitled to get off anything....while the rest might occassionally try to defend a case, but won't push too hard because they know there is guilt.

I guess what I am trying to say is that several clubs do not know the meaning of "cop it sweet".

I was waiting for someone to play that "Cop it sweet card" Well someone finally did and for 5 years the Roosters have pleaded guilty to every charge levelled at them by the NRL. They have challenged a grading (not the charge but the grading) and have had a win and we cop the cop it sweet line. We have copped it sweet for years. We have had Morley (yeah he deserves what he gets granted) Michael Crocker, Brian Fletcher, Justin Hodges, Luke Ricketson among others that have been up on charges and we have accepted them everytime. This time there was a defense we could put up and we did. If you were fined $200 for not having a ticket on the train tomorrow but you went to buy one and the machine was broken and the window was closed would you fight it or just cop it sweet.

 

[Kris_man]

I think the problem is that certain clubs seriously believe they are above everyone else

and what makes it so much worse is that the NRL have re-inforced their beliefs. the NRL has shown that these clubs really are above the others.

 

[melon....]

another one also emerged


spear someone into the ground

then just get him to testify and you will get off

Or throw a punch straight at someone and then run away and you'll get the penalty.

Mason is the biggest cat in the world.

 

[madunit]

As a neutral fan I feel that some people are over reacting here. Im sure there are fans from every club who can say "The judiciary screws us over every time!"

Its only natural that fans attack the top team, its a jealousy trait. I'm by no means a Roosters fan at all, but I can recall in the mid 90's, it was Manly who allegedly got away with murder, late 80 early 90's it was Bulldogs and Balmain.

The roosters have simply become so good that teams love to hate them.

As far as the spear tackle goes, I didn't think it deserved any more than 2 weeks max, and given Finch's clean record, it was always likely that he was going to get off.

 

[skeepe]

another one also emerged


spear someone into the ground

then just get him to testify and you will get off

Or throw a punch straight at someone and then run away and you'll get the penalty.

Mason is the biggest cat in the world.

No, that title goes to Hodges. If we're talking precedents, he set one on the weekend where the tackled player is allowed to punch the marker in the face while playing the ball without so much as a whimper from the referee or touch judges.

 

[EWS]

Good i wasn't the only one that saw hodges do that. they scored straight after that too!

a complete joke!

 

[skeepe]

The refereeing in that match as a whole was a joke. What makes it worse is that Simpkins, as a reward for one of the most diabolocal refereeing displays I have seen all year, is rewared with one of the two matches this weekend! :evil: