Amone guilty.

[kit66]

Yep agree. No doubt Amone will be sacked by the club, everyone just needs to chill and allow the process to play out.

If he get's sacked it needs to be by the NRL long term, not just by the Dragons and then signed shortly after by the Dolphins or someone as was the case with Fonua-Blake.

 

[hewi]

At least someone at StGI managed to climb the ladder last year.

That’s very clever , funny and unfortunately accurate.

 

[denis preston]

It’s just a bad look for the club if we keep him. He is obviously dummer than the average NRL player, so that’s saying something! With those sort of brains he won’t get much better.

 

[mickeylane]

Gone!!

 

[Dragon David]

It’s just a bad look for the club if we keep him. He is obviously dummer than the average NRL player, so that’s saying something! With those sort of brains he won’t get much better.

Both Junior and his Dad were dumb and pig headed.
I was going to say quite a bit more but decided not to.

Like father like son - dumb and dumber.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Apparently he plans to appeal after he finds out what the sentence is

He’ll go hammer and tongs appealing if he gets sent to jail.

 

[thebigredv]

All I see is another player we will have to pay to not play and hang around the court system. He had a very average year but now we have no one there at 6 to play next to a halfback that doesn't want to be there.

I mean, could it get any sadder?

Meanwhile other clubs announcing signings in the background while we just take another hit is salt to the wound.

Following the Dragons has lost all appeal.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Following the Dragons has lost all appeal.

Amen brother…amen

 

[justadragon]

All I see is another player we will have to pay to not play and hang around the court system. He had a very average year but now we have no one there at 6 to play next to a halfback that doesn't want to be there.

I mean, could it get any sadder?

Meanwhile other clubs announcing signings in the background while we just take another hit is salt to the wound. C

Following the Dragons has lost all appeal.

I know it looks grim now mate, but we must let Flanno have his way for the next few months, then we can really judge the circumstances. But hang in there, you never know there could be some light at the end of this shitty tunnel.

 

[Dragon David]

All I see is another player we will have to pay to not play and hang around the court system. He had a very average year but now we have no one there at 6 to play next to a halfback that doesn't want to be there.

I mean, could it get any sadder?

Meanwhile other clubs announcing signings in the background while we just take another hit is salt to the wound.

Following the Dragons has lost all appeal.

For over a decade we have been hoping beyond hope for this blasted club to become the best there is, but all of this hoping is just making me hopping mad with all the pitfalls and deadset shit that happens year in and out.

We finally get a "decent" coach that could be the answer to our prayers but there has not been much positivity coming out from the hallowed rooms of the head office and the waiting could end up as a massive anti-climax.

What god damned drama will happen next for us to suffer and rue?

 

[Saints Forever]

Not sure what the basis of appeal would be

the court found he was there

they may appeal the sentence but at the end of the day the conviction should lead to contract termination and a ban from playing in the NRL for at least the same period as his gaol sentence.

 

[justadragon]

For over a decade we have been hoping beyond hope for this blasted club to become the best there is, but all of this hoping is just making me hopping mad with all the pitfalls and deadset shit that happens year in and out.

We finally get a "decent" coach that could be the answer to our prayers but there has not been much positivity coming out from the hallowed rooms of the head office and the waiting could end up as a massive anti-climax.

What god damned drama will happen next for us to suffer and rue?

I'm hearing you Dave, but dont go blowing a gasket mate, give us the preseason to see what we have and then let fly

 

[TheRev]

The 3 Scenarios I can see:

1) He gets suspended jail time.. no appeal needed.. free to play in 2024
(bar a likely suspension from the NRL integrity unit).
2) He gets jail time.. he will then appeal.. the legal process restarts.. and we are back where we were in 2023.. noting that in theory he is still potentially innocent.. and that the jail time is still <11yrs, so he's still not subject to the no-fault stand-down policy.
3) The Club gets legal advice and sacks him early.. if thats even an option.. basically I dont know if anything has changed 'today' versus last week for example.. as he still has his right of appeal.

 

[Veteran Dragon]

Should have never let Sullivan go. I hope the coaches son does well but on form Sullivan versus young Flanagan, Sullivan should have of not being shown the door.

 

[Dragon David]

Should have never let Sullivan go. I hope the coaches son does well but on form Sullivan versus young Flanagan, Sullivan should have of not being shown the door.

In hindsight I agree now that Amone has been found guilty.

 

[blacksafake]

Like Father like Son…..2 prized f**kwits!

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

 

[saintmar]

Should have never let Sullivan go. I hope the coaches son does well but on form Sullivan versus young Flanagan, Sullivan should have of not being shown the door.

Thank you very much whoever it was to let Sullivan Go

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I think most of us saw this coming when we saw the footage and then old Rumpole and his “ desperate” defence.

Amone didn’t give evidence because he can’t lie to the court. The first question the prosecution would have asked is obviously where he was. And where’s his alibi? If he wasn’t on the roof where was he? Can he prove he was somewhere else? They can track his phone, they can question witnesses, check road cameras. All kinds of tech to see if he was telling the truth.

Basically, he’s cashed in his 25% full discount he would have got on a plea of guilty. Now he’s facing full freight.

And it was no “vanilla “ assualt. It was aggravated and not very nice.

It was extremely dangerous and roofie could have been killed. Then it’s manslaughter or worse.

He can appeal all grounds ( magistrate erred) or on severity, after the penalty is handed down ( too harsh).

I think he will go inside. Anyone found guilty of this should be locked up. She can’t send a message to people that this is Ok and the consequences aren’t severe.

Otherwise, the prosecution will probably appeal.

It was a high tech defence but she seems to have got him on the id of his clothes. Same clothes. He didn’t think to get changed!

Anyway, I think we all saw it coming. I don’t feel anything for him. He’s another mug, you wouldn’t want him living near you or anything like that.

The old man could have called the Ranger.

On our street, no one would have cared. Probably just offer the roofies a cold drink.

But these pricks want to own the neighbourhood.

Now Junior and the old man can look forward to a suing they will never forget. Pain, injuries, suffering etc. May even have to sell the house.

And mark my words, they will whinge on about being the victims.

Should he play NRL again? No.

And they should probably compensate the club for this bullshit too.

I hope the youngster does his time and gets a real job and turns his life around. I hope he learns from this and can move forward. Bitter lesson.

 

[dragon thomo]

Losing Sullivan and Amone is not the end of the world as it free's up valuable cap space. As long sa we can recruit a couple of descent forwards and outside backs we can be competetive

 

[jeffdragon]

The 3 Scenarios I can see:

1) He gets suspended jail time.. no appeal needed.. free to play in 2024
(bar a likely suspension from the NRL integrity unit).
2) He gets jail time.. he will then appeal.. the legal process restarts.. and we are back where we were in 2023.. noting that in theory he is still potentially innocent.. and that the jail time is still <11yrs, so he's still not subject to the no-fault stand-down policy.
3) The Club gets legal advice and sacks him early.. if thats even an option.. basically I dont know if anything has changed 'today' versus last week for example.. as he still has his right of appeal.

Option 2 I reckon.