Barba sacked by Cowboys

[Mr Angry]

They have gardens.

Does not matter, was a female.

That is what matters.

Hail Greensomeone.

 

[SBD82]

Where do you get rocks inside a casino?

Ring gids?

 

[Mr Angry]

Romper Stomper.

All good.

Just no females.

Peptides.

All good.

Just no coke.

I am the law.

 

[carcharias]

Romper Stomper.

All good.

Just no females.

Peptides.

All good.

Just no coke.

I am the law.

No coke .

Snort lines on camera?
All good

 

[Mr Angry]

You will respect my authoritah!

 

[myrrh ken]

Not charged with assault against a woman - You're out!

Guilty of assault against a woman - You're in!

 

[Pommy]

So has it been reported as to what he actually did and where?
Was he playing a pokie and she was into him for it and he lost it and hit her?
We’re they at the casino all day together?
He threw rocks at her or something?
Where do you get rocks inside a casino?

I just imagine Townsville to be a real life Bedrock.

 

[TheFrog]

Snort lines on camera?
All good

Pissed at the wheel? All good.

 

[Hawkins]

We took on lodge but launched Barba they cancel each other out. So it's all good.

Not the same thing.

Lodge threatened to murder a small child on camera.

 

[carcharias]

Pissed at the wheel? All good.

The old
I didn’t realise how much I drank the night before and I only had one beer with lunch trick.

I’ll be sure to use it should I ever get done for speeding while over the limit.

 

[Grapple]

I was annoyed at Hayne for playing up, then Barba starts getting rowdy with his missus, but now Lote with his tweet, and i'm trying to figure out the ethics of this whole thing..... it's so hard to keep track!

 

[Tiger5150]

Todd Greenberg when commenting on Big Papi's highlights videos....

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/d...d/news-story/901f4a506f20529dac0e0184f78051fe

"The NRL integrity unit is finalising its report into the series of videos featuring the Queensland Origin prop, which contributed to the game’s off-season from hell.

Greenberg would not speculate on a possible punishment and said he wanted the matter finalised as quickly as possible.

“I haven’t read (the report) in its entirety but what I have read is damage to the game,” he said.

“Where damage to the game comes, there will be consequences."

Tough consequences i am guessing. Is anyone else noticing a pattern here? I'm sure Todd is very busy practicing his eyeballing in a mirror, and there are only so many hours in a day.....but still....

 

[TheFrog]

damage to the game

It's Greenberg's middle name.

 

[Xcalibre]

It doesn’t matter to Todd if it’s your fault or not, if the game is “damaged” you’ll cop it. Dylan Napa, may not have been aware of being filmed (at least in the clip I’ve seen) and even if he knew, was he at fault for it becoming public?

The Bulldogs look like nude dudes are gonna cost them again. I don’t know if/what punishment the players got for the mad Monday strip, but wasn’t the criminal penalty 2 years good behaviour? Seriously? It wouldn’t have even been known if not for paparazzi scum, yet they cop a harsher penalty than much more serious offenses. Ridiculous.

Someone should remind Todd/NRL the sort of people that play rugby league. Even if you’re talking about male millennials in general. They do some whack shit.

 

[Tiger5150]

Someone should remind Todd/NRL the sort of people that play rugby league.

Todd knows exactly what sort of people that play rugby league....”they start from a long way behind”

 

[betcats]

He's done the time for his crime. That's the last I have to say on the matter as: (a) It isn't going to change your opinion; and (b) It isn't going to see the new policy applied to him for something he was punished for more than 5 years ago.

I am not trying to get the new policy applied in retrospect. I am pointing how f**king ridiculous and hypocritical we look as a game. Ban one bloke for life for something another guy gets let back in for. And how the f**k has this not been a policy already????? That is the real question. Forget white ribbon round, domestic violence is only worthy of a life ban if it is damaging the games image? Greenberg is the biggest moron. People like Tetevano should of been banned for life as soon as he pleaded guilty to all those charges, the fact that he went to jail for beating his missus up and terrorizing her so many times means he is more likely to be allowed back does it? What a f**king joke. Spare me the dogs sob story about working a real job for a year or two, he's a f**king disgrace.

Its like Billy Moore said, all this talk about white ribbon round and women in league from the nrl and the clubs is just lies and bullshit, they don't give a shit. They should change it to "Buzz Rothfield round" because they only start caring once that fool gets up on his high horse and starts bagging people.

 

[Timmah]

I am not trying to get the new policy applied in retrospect. I am pointing how f**king ridiculous and hypocritical we look as a game. Ban one bloke for life for something another guy gets let back in for. And how the f**k has this not been a policy already????? That is the real question. Forget white ribbon round, domestic violence is only worthy of a life ban if it is damaging the games image? Greenberg is the biggest moron. People like Tetevano should of been banned for life as soon as he pleaded guilty to all those charges, the fact that he went to jail for beating his missus up and terrorizing her so many times means he is more likely to be allowed back does it? What a f**king joke.

Its like Billy Moore said, all this talk about white ribbon round and women in league from the nrl and the clubs is just lies and bullshit, they don't give a shit. They should change it to "Buzz Rothfield round" because they only start caring once that fool gets up on his high horse and starts bagging people.

I guess what's confusing then is - when is it appropriate to draw the line in the sand? The NRL seems doomed whatever they do:

• Change nothing, let Barba back in one day etc etc - not good
• Do what they're doing now, starting from now blah blah - not good
• Do what they're doing now AND retrospectively apply it - not good

They're f**ked in a PR sense no matter what because one group of fans/media/clubs will always be unhappy with whichever outcome is chosen.

 

[betcats]

I guess what's confusing then is - when is it appropriate to draw the line in the sand? The NRL seems doomed whatever they do:

• Change nothing, let Barba back in one day etc etc - not good
• Do what they're doing now, starting from now blah blah - not good
• Do what they're doing now AND retrospectively apply it - not good

They're f**ked in a PR sense no matter what because one group of fans/media/clubs will always be unhappy with whichever outcome is chosen.

The problem is Todd(and the game) has been talking the talk for a while now and taking the good PR generated from it but they have not been walking the walk. It should be pretty obvious that a game that has a "white ribbon round" should not be letting guys with multiple domestic violence charges be a part of their organisation.

The fact that it taken an offseason where we have had several high profile assault charges handed out for them to draw a line in the sand speaks volumes about the man and the organisation he is leading.

 

[Timmah]

The problem is Todd(and the game) has been talking the talk for a while now and taking the good PR generated from it but they have not been walking the walk. It should be pretty obvious that a game that has a "white ribbon round" should not be letting guys with multiple domestic violence charges be a part of their organisation.

The fact that it taken an offseason where we have had several high profile assault charges handed out for them to draw a line in the sand speaks volumes about the man and the organisation he is leading.

Worth remembering that the ones before the courts are ones he can't comment on yet.

 

[carcharias]

I guess what's confusing then is - when is it appropriate to draw the line in the sand? The NRL seems doomed whatever they do:

• Change nothing, let Barba back in one day etc etc - not good
• Do what they're doing now, starting from now blah blah - not good
• Do what they're doing now AND retrospectively apply it - not good

They're f**ked in a PR sense no matter what because one group of fans/media/clubs will always be unhappy with whichever outcome is chosen.

Or
He could just take the right and tough stance from the start by banning for life any tool who hits a woman.
He had plenty of chances.

He blew it.