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Andrew Fifita tells junior rugby league referee: ‘I’ll smash you’

tye

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What is worse, klemmer and Grahame verbally and physically abusing a refereeing national TV or the Fifita incident? I say the dogs incident and they got what 3 weeks! There is no way the Fifitas should get a suspension that is harsher than 3 weeks. Precedent set!
 

Perth Red

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4 officials gave a report that led to a 12 month ban within a week. Why is it taking the nrl so long?
 

nrlnrl

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What is worse, klemmer and Grahame verbally and physically abusing a refereeing national TV or the Fifita incident? I say the dogs incident and they got what 3 weeks! There is no way the Fifitas should get a suspension that is harsher than 3 weeks. Precedent set!

How can you compare the two incidents when you haven't seen one of them ?
 
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4 officials gave a report that led to a 12 month ban within a week. Why is it taking the nrl so long?

Obviously because they are not from Perth, therefore are not as smart.

Seriously mate, without wanting to bag you continuously, you are comparing a junior league who has no financial link to these guys as opposed to a contracted player with the NRL.

I bet you supported the Sharks sacking carney without following due process also.
 

dogslife

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What is worse, klemmer and Grahame verbally and physically abusing a refereeing national TV or the Fifita incident? I say the dogs incident and they got what 3 weeks! There is no way the Fifitas should get a suspension that is harsher than 3 weeks. Precedent set!
They may have acted like twats, but when did Klemmer and Graham physically abuse or even threaten the referee?
 

nrlnrl

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Every one else is...... Why shouldn't I?

I haven't heard many people compare it to the Bulldogs meltdown, but it doesn't change the thinking. I understand your point that the Fifitas might be innocent, but only the people who were there know what happened.

To make a true comparison of two events you need to have seen both.
 

Last Week

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carcharias

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Righto.

Dickhead

please tell me about how he has played the depression card again.

You read the word "depression" in some article by some pleb from a newspaper.
It had no connection to this at all...it was mentioning he has suffered from it in the past.
Yet you decided to claim he is using it in this situation somehow.
You're full of shit.

FTR If you think admitting you have depression is a bad thing.. then guess who the dickhead is.
 

Canard

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please tell me about how he has played the depression card again.

You read the word "depression" in some article by some pleb from a newspaper.
It had no connection to this at all...it was mentioning he has suffered from it in the past.
Yet you decided to claim he is using it in this situation somehow.
You're full of shit.

FTR If you think admitting you have depression is a bad thing.. then guess who the dickhead is.

Yep, Ill own up to that one he didn't mention depression. I just get a bit cynical when every player that gets into strife seems to pull this card. If it is legitimate than so be it.

It also is telling that every is willing to crucify a women in the SKD thread based on her past history, but nobody is crucifying the Fifita's based on there past history of referee abuse.
 

Card Shark

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1 has a past history & I would suggest they have been heavily crucified.

Read the title of the thread - it started the hysteria.

No doubt they deserve a suspension but 2 or 3 weeks is enough, surely.
 

Canard

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1 has a past history & I would suggest they have been heavily crucified.

Read the title of the thread - it started the hysteria.

No doubt they deserve a suspension but 2 or 3 weeks is enough, surely.

In no way am I advocating 12 months bans or some such ridiculousness.

But, IF, and thats a big IF, they are guilty they should be suspended and fined.

Like you said 3 weeks and say $40K or so.
 
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David has already admitted guilt. Andrew is arguing the facts about abuse and threatening the Ref. He says it was about the phone and only about the phone. This is backed up by witnesses.

The ref says it was about him not the phone, was threatened or felt threatened. He is backed up by witnesses. Although seems not sure about wether Andrew said smash him or the phone.

The video will resolve what was fact.

Oh wait
 
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