George Burgess

[WepnutV]

Careful, he may be innocent.
Surprising if true with his wife and young family just settled down here in the Gong.
Is it just me or the Burgessess seem to have a target on their head from the outside lately.
The phone incident now this..
IDK what to believe anymore

Believe half the shit you see and a quarter of what you hear because the world is full of highly talented bullshit artists

 

[Mojo]

If three Storm players had been accused of sexual assault in the last three years and two Dragons players had been caught out with coke in the privacy of their hotel room, what would your opinion be?

Exactly the same. I have relatives who have fallen victim to both (drugs and sexual violence). I want to support a clean sport not a bunch of criminal posers. I leave the judgment of innocence or guilt to the proper legal channels. Thanks for your question.

 

[getsmarty]

Dragons statement: George Burgess

St George Illawarra will name George Burgess in the Dragons' 24-man squad for Thursday night's Round 3 clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[getsmarty]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/dragons-players-season-in-doubt-after-being-charged-by-police/news-story/1d5ddeb89f65974e88e1622d5b81341b

 

[Crush]

The comparison of recreational drugs and sexual assault is crazy IMO.
Vastly different.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

If nothing else we'll see how resilient this side is in the face of adversity. Previous Dragons sides never seemed to play well if a big name was out. Big George is hardly a cornerstone of the side so I'm hoping the guys can put this behind them before Thursday night

 

[OneEyedDragon]

The NRL can only stand Burgess down under the no fault stand down policy if the possible sentence for the crime is 11 years or more. I don't know enough about this charge to say whether the potential punishment would meet this criteria. If it is up to the club, than it can choose to stand the player down, but I don't think the club can be forced to stand the player down. It is an unsavoury act that Burgess is accused of, so the club may choose not to select Burgess anyway. We will see.

 

[getsmarty]

George Burgess set to play in NRL despite pending court date

St George Illawarra star George Burgess is set to play against Cronulla on Thursday night in Wollongong - despite being charged with the alleged sexual touching of a woman.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[jak]

The NRL can only stand Burgess down under the no fault stand down policy if the possible sentence for the crime is 11 years or more. I don't know enough about this charge to say whether the potential punishment would meet this criteria. If it is up to the club, than it can choose to stand the player down, but I don't think the club can be forced to stand the player down. It is an unsavoury act that Burgess is accused of, so the club may choose not to select Burgess anyway. We will see.

im sure the nrl can make a new rule just for us before thursday.

 

[Shaun_Timmins]

The NRL can only stand Burgess down under the no fault stand down policy if the possible sentence for the crime is 11 years or more. I don't know enough about this charge to say whether the potential punishment would meet this criteria. If it is up to the club, than it can choose to stand the player down, but I don't think the club can be forced to stand the player down. It is an unsavoury act that Burgess is accused of, so the club may choose not to select Burgess anyway. We will see.

Yes and no.

I heard V'landys on SEN earlier today and he said that GB's charge has a maximum sentence of 5 years, which means the "no fault stand down" policy doesn't apply, BUT, the CEO of the NRL has digressionary "powers" so Abdo could go ahead and enforce it.

Saints don't need this distraction again, the JDB saga crippled us along with having Mary steering the ship to a degree. Hopefully in this scenario the team can block out the outside noise...

 

[Willow]

And an unnerving number of people who can't tell the difference.

And think it is in some way related to referee decisions.

 

[Dragon David]

im sure the nrl can make a new rule just for us before thursday.

The NRL can do anything especially when it involves the Dragons. The new rules won't apply to any other clubs if a similar incident occurs.

 

[denis preston]

Please excuse my ignorance but if he is proven to have touched her inappropriately , pretty bad sure, but a prison sentence ??

 

[slippery5]

What was the punishment for Blake Fergurson when he touched up some girl at the Bar while in the company of Josh Dugan???

 

[Willow]

What was the punishment for Blake Fergurson when he touched up some girl at the Bar while in the company of Josh Dugan???

It's not a good idea to start comparing cases. But a quick search provides you with your answer.

Blake Ferguson has copped a two-year good behaviour bond over indecent assault

Ferguson lawyers takes aim at NRL

www.foxsports.com.au

Ferguson loses appeal over Cronulla nightclub assault

Former NRL star Blake Ferguson has lost an appeal against his conviction for indecently assaulting a woman at a Sydney nightclub, but has had his sentence halved.

www.abc.net.au

Again, not good form to make comparisons, particularly when you don't know the circumstances.

 

[mickeylane]

The NRL can only stand Burgess down under the no fault stand down policy if the possible sentence for the crime is 11 years or more. I don't know enough about this charge to say whether the potential punishment would meet this criteria. If it is up to the club, than it can choose to stand the player down, but I don't think the club can be forced to stand the player down. It is an unsavoury act that Burgess is accused of, so the club may choose not to select Burgess anyway. We will see.

f**k the NRL, play the merkin until hes either convicted or not...a

 

[Dragon David]

The NRL will find a way to ruin our finals chances this year.

 

[Evil Emperor Zurg]

The NRL will find a way to ruin our finals chances this year.

This appears to be the case but I don’t understand their reasoning.
St George are potentially THE most followed rugby league club in the world.

 

[Dragon David]

This appears to be the case but I don’t understand their reasoning.
St George are potentially THE most followed rugby league club in the world.

This is the problem. We are very much followed in the rugby league world and as such the NRL would like to set an example by being severe with us. If V'landys is involved, even though he is/has been a Steelers/Dragons supporter, he would want something done so that "we are taught a lesson".

I'm only clutching at straws, but I'm sure that the NRL will not want to tolerate any player from bringing the game into disrepute much more.

 

[RedVee_8]

This is the problem. We are very much followed in the rugby league world and as such the NRL would like to set an example by being severe with us. If V'landys is involved, even though he is/has been a Steelers/Dragons supporter, he would want something done so that "we are taught a lesson".

I'm only clutching at straws, but I'm sure that the NRL will not want to tolerate any player from bringing the game into disrepute much more.

The thing driving V’Landys and the NRL is that it is an (another) offence against a woman.