Maybe Manly had all the facts and knew they didn't need to do anything as Stewart did nothing wrong. It is admirable they backed their player and did not cave to media pressure.
Getting back to the question in the tread. My understanding is as belo, please correct me if wrong as I am not as close as some of you to the situation:
- The kid was at a team mates house overnight, not out in the pubs?
- He was obviously drinking at his mates place, as we all have done ourselves, and more often than not prob overdid it and went ot bed late, but was still at his mates place;
- He got up the next morning early and drove over the limit.
Not perfect, but hardly can be construed as anything like a continuation of his previous behaviour if the above facts are correct. I agree what he did was wrong, as someone could have been hurt, but I don't thisnk this can be classed with previous offences. I am not a Roosters fan, infact they are very low down on my scale of like.
My perception is Carney has been genuinely trying to change his ways since he has come back, and this is an unfortunate glitch rather than a return to old ways.
I hope the kid keeps on the same path and works things through. If he goes back to old ways, I will be the first to agree he needs to be outed. But who on this forum has not gone ot a mates house, spent the night having a few too many, and walked out the door the next morning under the weather?
