Graeme Langlands passes away

[Timmah]

 

[AlwaysGreen]

So he's not immortal.

 

[BestHookerRein]

That’s one way to get out of any accusations

 

[Saint Doc]

Rest In Peace

 

[Disinterested third party]

It's very sad in many different ways.

RIP to a very great footballer.

 

[Parramatta1947]

Sad news.

Sad that most of the coverage will mention the accusations he can never defend in court

 

[TheFrog]

One of the greats of the game. RIP.

 

[T.S Quint]

A great player.
Who knows what kind of person he really was.

RIP if the accusations are not true.
If they are, then rot in hell.

 

[T.S Quint]

Sad news.

Sad that most of the coverage will mention the accusations he can never defend in court

Of course they will. They were incredibly serious accusations.
They can't just be forgotten just because he is now dead.

 

[TheFrog]

They can't just be forgotten just because he is now dead.

Seeing that they cannot now be proven, that is precisely what should happen.

 

[King hit]

RIP to one of the greatest to pull on a boot.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

RIP to one of the greatest to pull on a boot.

His secret was he wore two.

 

[T.S Quint]

Seeing that they cannot now be proven, that is precisely what should happen.

True.
But they also can't be disproven.

He may have been innocent, in which case I feel sad that he has this attached to his legacy.
He also may be guilty, in which case I don't want those he offended against listening to everyone talking about how great he was.
It's a real shame either way.

 

[Lebbo73]

Allegations of 6 acts of indecent assault against a 6 year old in the 80’s! No others have come forward. I’m assuming he is innocent. If by chance he wasn’t innocent, what options does this now approximately 40 year old lady have?

 

[veggiepatch1959]

His secret was he wore two.

And they were white too.....

 

[Brutus]

RIP Changa

Someone just referred to him as the Richard Gere of rugby league.

 

[Timmah]

Just as a courtesy folks - this thread is regarding his passing.

If you wish to discuss the charges made against the deceased, please do so in the relevant thread: http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/langlands-charged-with-child-sex-offences.467539/

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Sad day for Rugby League. One of the greats and another Immortal gone. He's up there with Churchill, Gasnier and Beetson.

I could be wrong but since that accident in 2008 his health hadn't been the same, not sure if that was the cause.

As for recent off field stuff, I agree this shouldnt be discussed in this thread.

RIP Changa. Never saw him player but my old man told me he was a class above everyone in the early 70s.

 

[ed-grimley]

On the ABC news they focused on his career achievements - the sexual assault got a brief mention at the end.

 

[POPEYE]

I watched his career on the field, a worthy Hall Of Fame player, RIP champ . . . let the naysayers wank themselves to sleep over innuendo