News Do you care if Israel Folau returns to the NRL?

[Perth Red]

So apparently to get a life ban in the NRL you have too:

* Make an unacceptable social media post

* Put a $10 first try scorer bet on

Everything else can be forgiven

or to turn it around, to not get a life ban in the nrl you need to

* dont drag the games values through the mud
* don’t commit numerous offences
* if you f**k up be contrite, apologise and keep your nose clean for the rest of your career

 

[Valheru]

or to turn it around, to not get a life ban in the nrl you need to

* dont drag the games values through the mud
* don’t commit numerous offences
* if you f**k up be contrite, apologise and keep your nose clean for the rest of your career

* How is beating your Mrs, beating someone to within an inch of their life, terrorising a whole family, DUI and the list goes on not dragging the games values through the mud?
* Folau hasn't committed any offences at all, let alone as an NRL player.
* Folau has kept his nose clean the rest of his career hasn't he? I don't recall any f**k ups in the super league.

 

[The_Frog]

Barba got the heave ho for smacking his wife in the moosh, even though he was never charged for it. I suspect he might have won if he'd taken them to court and she supported him.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Me waiting for the similar outrage in the Payne Haas thread/online

 

[The Rosco]

The equally tweeted mention of idolaters, fornicators and thieves obviously didn't piss off the woke.

 

[_Johnsy]

Brisbane maybe picking up the phone

 

[dogslife]

Me waiting for the similar outrage in the Payne Haas thread/online

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Threatening to bash a female police officer doesn't have the same gravitas that it used to. If said police officer only identified as a female, whoa Nelly! Different story.

 

[The_Frog]

the games values

This is hilarious. Just what are they?
Don't draw bad press.
Don't bring adverse attention to us on social media.
Don't upset interest groups, especially powerful ones. The less powerful ones, doesn't matter so much.
That's about it really.

The game's values are that they want to draw their handsome salaries without any headaches to deal with.

 

[Valheru]

This is hilarious. Just what are they?
Don't draw bad press.
Don't bring adverse attention to us on social media.
Don't upset interest groups, especially powerful ones. The less powerful ones, doesn't matter so much.
That's about it really.

The game's values are that they want to draw their handsome salaries without any headaches to deal with.

The games values are run by the media and what generates some good old fashioned outrage.

The players are worse off not breaking the law. If they break the law or are accused of breaking the law we get the whole "The NRL will let due process take its course" and "Joe Bloggs has served his punishment and will be given the opportunity to redeem himself"

I personally have no problem with the above in most cases.

Don't break the law and cause a media shit storm you get your papers stamped.

 

[Timmah]

The very heart of the Christian faith is that the only way to overcome sin is to commit to Christ. Every sermon in a Christian church stresses this. Anyone who does not believe it is not a Christian.

This is abject garbage. You are not the arbiter of who is a Christian or not, nor do you decide what they believe from within their faith.

They are not singled out.

They are absolutely singled out. Gay conversion therapy is a real thing that some Christian organisations do.

 

[The_Frog]

They are absolutely singled out. Gay conversion therapy is a real thing that some Christian organisations do.

If someone who is same sex attracted wishes to follow Christian (or Muslim for that matter) doctrine, and seeks counselling from priests and such, you have a problem with this? Such people do exist, often wishing to follow a career in theology.

Gay conversion therapy is a suitably sinister name invented by the press (surprise, surprise) but that's all it means. They don't do shock treatment or anything.

 

[The_Frog]

This is abject garbage. You are not the arbiter of who is a Christian or not, nor do you decide what they believe from within their faith.

Are you suggesting that the focus of the Christian faith is not Christ?

 

[Someguy]

That is it for me. Makes zero sense to support Criminals but someone makes a post but are blacklisted for good

social credits system at play here. Whilst it would be better if our system was regulated (eg china) I think it has been producing results that sit well with current society

 

[franklin2323]

So apparently to get a life ban in the NRL you have too:

* Make an unacceptable social media post

* Put a $10 first try scorer bet on

Everything else can be forgiven

Pretty much

 

[BadnMean]

Gay conversion therapy is a suitably sinister name invented by the press (surprise, surprise) but that's all it means. They don't do shock treatment or anything.

I would like to cite "the Corey Parker defence" your worship.

 

[Perth Red]

This is hilarious. Just what are they?
Don't draw bad press.
Don't bring adverse attention to us on social media.
Don't upset interest groups, especially powerful ones. The less powerful ones, doesn't matter so much.
That's about it really.

The game's values are that they want to draw their handsome salaries without any headaches to deal with.

as an org that’s working damn hard to not only be inclusive but lead the social conversation on inclusiveness Id have thought that would be pretty obvious to all but the most blind!
1. Dont damage the brand
2. Keep your opinions to yourself and don’t be racist or homophobic on public platforms
3. Don’t get arrested and found guilty of a crime
4. Don’t get filmed doing anything that achieves #1

it’s not fcking hard for a decent human being to achieve these things and keep their massively over inflated egos and salaries intact!

* How is beating your Mrs, beating someone to within an inch of their life, terrorising a whole family, DUI and the list goes on not dragging the games values through the mud?
* Folau hasn't committed any offences at all, let alone as an NRL player.
* Folau has kept his nose clean the rest of his career hasn't he? I don't recall any f**k ups in the super league.

1. it isn’t and those players all underwent some form of punishment and repented, those that didn’t got booted out for good. Most would have no problem at all with nrl banning serious criminals for life.
2. He’s shown that he doesn’t share the nrls inclusive values, and more importantly for a very public facing company he has no reticence about sharing those opinions publicly
3. He made it clear in his arbitration with the ARU he feels he has done nothing wrong and believes he has the right to say what he wants because a book of fairytales says so. On balance It’s a matter of when not if, and the nrl doesn’t need any more bad press.

 

[The_Frog]

1. Dont damage the brand
2. Keep your opinions to yourself and don’t be racist or homophobic on public platforms
3. Don’t get arrested and found guilty of a crime
4. Don’t get filmed doing anything that achieves #1

Exactly what I said. Don't upset interest groups, especially powerful interest groups.

 

[franklin2323]

as an org that’s working damn hard to not only be inclusive but lead the social conversation on inclusiveness Id have thought that would be pretty obvious to all but the most blind!
1. Dont damage the brand
2. Keep your opinions to yourself and don’t be racist or homophobic on public platforms
3. Don’t get arrested and found guilty of a crime
4. Don’t get filmed doing anything that achieves #1

it’s not fcking hard for a decent human being to achieve these things and keep their massively over inflated egos and salaries intact!

Haas proves 3 wrong.
Tyrone May proves 3 and 4 wrong

NRL having standards is a farce

 

[Timmah]

If someone who is same sex attracted wishes to follow Christian (or Muslim for that matter) doctrine, and seeks counselling from priests and such, you have a problem with this? Such people do exist, often wishing to follow a career in theology.

Gay conversion therapy is a suitably sinister name invented by the press (surprise, surprise) but that's all it means. They don't do shock treatment or anything.

You're f**ked mate. Seek help.

 

[mozza91]

If someone who is same sex attracted wishes to follow Christian (or Muslim for that matter) doctrine, and seeks counselling from priests and such, you have a problem with this? Such people do exist, often wishing to follow a career in theology.

Gay conversion therapy is a suitably sinister name invented by the press (surprise, surprise) but that's all it means. They don't do shock treatment or anything.