Probably a fair call ... I don't know what we do as a code when it comes to looking at a 'face of the league'. With the nomination of Stewart and then Inglis, we looked to be heading toward the elite guys.
Simple solution; ditch the high-fliers. Rugby League prides itself on being a working man's game, so highlight the worksmanlike players, the ones who aren't flashy but do the hard yards. Nick Kenny springs to mind, and every club should have at least one decent bloke who's busting a gut to make the grade every week. I would point to Steve Price, but he's a reformed gambler (good on him for owning up and getting help) and the League
really needs players without skeletons in their closet right now.
what other sport bans players for life for off the field discretions?
sh*t, if the nfl was like the nrl there would be hardly any players left to play the sport.
They do, man. Some arsehat copped a life ban from the NFL (in addition to a jail term) for dog fighting. Personally, I think hitting a woman is worse than dog fighting; YMMV.
doubtful, seems the Sharks are the only club to take such decisive action.
Uh, yeah. No. They only stood Bird down due to massive media scrutiny and/or public outcry. Until last year, the only club in the League walking the walk after talking the talk was the Broncos, but even they pissed their integrity down the drain in search of a winning edge.
Wow, the Queenslanders have really lost the plot!
I think I get how this works. When he's on the field- particularly at Origin level- he's from NSW. But then he steps off the field, or does something nobody likes, and he's a Queenslander.
Ah, logic. Gotta love it.
And if you want to play the misdemeanor angle, I'd remind you about the adage of glass houses and throwing stones. The majority of the scandals this year (and last, and before that) have come out of Sydney.
