Jack Wighton - Nightclub Fight (Still gets paid)

[taipan]

So who replaces him?

Jackson Hastings.

 

[adamkungl]

Raiders should be punished by being forced to play Jack Wighton

 

[jc155776]

Plead guilty and evidence was damning.

Pretty convenient he only stands now after pleading guilty when he and his defence would have known months ago he was cooked and that it coincides with the return of Hodgeson.

Canberra have played the timing perfectly.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Bring back Jason Bulgarelli

 

[Spot On]

Finally the raiders to get a decent fullback?

Could be the very best outcome for them.

 

[nick87]

Plead guilty and evidence was damning.

Pretty convenient he only stands now after pleading guilty when he and his defence would have known months ago he was cooked and that it coincides with the return of Hodgeson.

Canberra have played the timing perfectly.

Haha yeah mate, we've really handled this like f**king pros

LOL

 

[Vee]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ca...-guilty-to-civic-assault-20180628-p4zo82.html

Pleaded guilty to 2 counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, 3 of common assault, and 1 of public urination. Unless I'm mistaken assault occasioning actual bodily harm is the same offence Russell Packer did time for. This is the ACT but the maximum sentence is 5 years imprisonment the same as NSW.

I'll be surprised if they let him play at the weekend. The media will be all over this very shortly.

Off to Murri court, no-one gets jail time there. The richest, whitest blackfella to lob there in a long time.

What a rort.

 

[Noname36]

Watch him be allowed to play on now despite 5 counts of assault...and yet someone like Jarrod Mullen gets banned from the game for what he did.

Doesn’t make any sense how blokes like Packer, Lodge and probably now Wighton are allowed back into the game. The NRL really needs to do something about this.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Plead guilty and evidence was damning.

Pretty convenient he only stands now after pleading guilty when he and his defence would have known months ago he was cooked and that it coincides with the return of Hodgeson.

Canberra have played the timing perfectly.

Absolutely, the raiders have the ability to control court session appearances.

They also keep Steve Guttenberg a star.

 

[mozza91]

Absolutely, the raiders have the ability to control court session appearances.

They also keep Steve Guttenberg a star.

Don’t underestimate Canberra’s power. I’ve heard they rig every Oscar night.

 

[Canard]

Watch him be allowed to play on now despite 5 counts of assault...and yet someone like Jarrod Mullen gets banned from the game for what he did.

Doesn’t make any sense how blokes like Packer, Lodge and probably now Wighton are allowed back into the game. The NRL really needs to do something about this.

You've just invented a outcome and then got outraged by it.

 

[Noname36]

You've just invented a outcome and then got outraged by it.

Given the Lodge and Packer situations, high possibility it will happen again.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Given the Lodge and Packer situations, high possibility it will happen again.

Given our history, papalli dui aside, it would be more likely he was shown the door

 

[ek999]

Given our history, papalli dui aside, it would be more likely he was shown the door

He needed to have Steve Michaels with him to act as a convenient scape goat

 

[adamkungl]

Watch him be allowed to play on now despite 5 counts of assault...and yet someone like Jarrod Mullen gets banned from the game for what he did.

Doesn’t make any sense how blokes like Packer, Lodge and probably now Wighton are allowed back into the game. The NRL really needs to do something about this.

Shocking call

 

[SBD82]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ca...-guilty-to-civic-assault-20180628-p4zo82.html

Pleaded guilty to 2 counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, 3 of common assault, and 1 of public urination. Unless I'm mistaken assault occasioning actual bodily harm is the same offence Russell Packer did time for. This is the ACT but the maximum sentence is 5 years imprisonment the same as NSW.

I'll be surprised if they let him play at the weekend. The media will be all over this very shortly.

My understanding is that AOABH is basically an assault that leaves a mark but no permanent damage - bruising/swelling etc.

I'd be very surprised if that's what packer was charged with. Would think he was found guilty of AOGBH at least.

 

[nick87]

Off to Murri court, no-one gets jail time there. The richest, whitest blackfella to lob there in a long time.

What a rort.

It wouldnt matter what court he landed in, there is no chance he's seeing the inside of a cell for this. What ever you might think of that, good or bad, this is simply a state that puts guys away for this sort of deal, it's not like he belted a guy prone on the ground and stomped on his head, so comps to Packer are absurd to say the least.

 

[nick87]

Watch him be allowed to play on now despite 5 counts of assault...and yet someone like Jarrod Mullen gets banned from the game for what he did.

Doesn’t make any sense how blokes like Packer, Lodge and probably now Wighton are allowed back into the game. The NRL really needs to do something about this.

hhahaha, f**k me rigid! What a post.
Take a bow.

 

[TheFrog]

My understanding is that AOABH is basically an assault that leaves a mark but no permanent damage - bruising/swelling etc.

I'd be very surprised if that's what packer was charged with. Would think he was found guilty of AOGBH at least.

From Wikipedia:

Assault conviction
On 29 November 2013, Packer appeared before court in Sydney, New South Wales, charged with assaulting a 22-year-old man, fracturing his eye socket.[10] Packer punched the man in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground. Packer then punched the man several times as he lay on the ground and stomped on his head, leaving the victim with two fractured facial bones. On 6 January 2014, Packer was sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[11] Magistrate Greg Grogan labeled Packer's actions as "cowardly and deplorable".[citation needed]

 

[SBD82]

From Wikipedia:

Assault conviction
On 29 November 2013, Packer appeared before court in Sydney, New South Wales, charged with assaulting a 22-year-old man, fracturing his eye socket.[10] Packer punched the man in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground. Packer then punched the man several times as he lay on the ground and stomped on his head, leaving the victim with two fractured facial bones. On 6 January 2014, Packer was sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[11] Magistrate Greg Grogan labeled Packer's actions as "cowardly and deplorable".[citation needed]

Wow. I stand corrected. Legitimately stunned.

It's very unusual for AOABH to result in gaol time. The way his offenses were reported I'd have thought it would be AOGBH or grievous wounding. The articles that I've just googled have said that he plead to AOABH so possibly initially charged with the higher offenses and plead to the lesser. Still, very surprised.