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James Roberts

Maroon4life

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Strangely enough we didn't hear these words from you when Norman, Carney or Pearce were facing the backlash from their issues.

The guy is probably dealing with issues in relation to alcohol abuse, your only here to persecute the bloke because he plays for the broncos, not fooling anyone mate.
 

_Johnsy

Referee
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The guy is probably dealing with issues in relation to alcohol abuse, your only here to persecute the bloke because he plays for the broncos, not fooling anyone mate.
He's a dickhead, that much is obvious. I've only discussed the culture at your club, therefore I don't think you truly understand what persecuting the bloke means.

So are you saying you held the same view when Pearce/Carney/Norman were going through their issues ?
Nahhh I didn't think so.
Your avoidance of the simple question, gives the answer.
 

Usain Bolt

Bench
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I'm sure if there was video evidence of Roberts acting like a dickhead there would be a much more severe punishment.

I remember the NFL banning Ray Rice for 2 games for knocking out his wife, then the video came out and they shit themselves and banned him for the whole season, now he's pretty much been black balled and hasn't played in the league since.
 

POPEYE

Coach
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Yep. He went out and acted like an imbecile because noone would pass him the ball. Lucky he doesn't play outside Dugan or Jennings - he'd go on a shooting spree.

$20000 fine is nothing for these blokes. Next contract and it will be given back to him.

G'day ol' mate, still taking hook, line and sinker I see. Good to have you back, can we can thank Sticky for your resurgence. Never mind, you're back and that's all that matters, drop into RR and we can chew the fat
 

Valheru

Coach
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The guy is probably dealing with issues in relation to alcohol abuse, your only here to persecute the bloke because he plays for the broncos, not fooling anyone mate.

Do you honestly believe that Robert's "punishment" is fair given the precedent set by the Pearce and Norman cases?

All we ask for is consistency. Pearce was put through the ringer for 7 days straight, receiving more media attention than most murder cases for essentially being an imbecile on the piss. Unfortunately for him this was taped and sold to the highest bidder and created a media circus. The NRL then responded with an 8 week suspension and the biggest fine in the history of the NRL.

Corey Norman then goes on a bizarre 2 week period of objectifying women and possessing drugs amongst other things. Hi is also taped on one particular occasion but his video can't be shown on the 6PM news so it doesn't create a media storm. Robert's lands himself a conviction which is worse than Pearce but at least the NRL have the balls to suspend him 8 weeks too.

Along comes good old James Roberts who has a history at numerous different clubs and proceeds to involve himself in 2 drunken incidences in a week. His punishment for this is a $20k slap on the wrist. That's not to mention the convenient fact that the media just haven't been able to get their hands on the CCTV at either venue...
 

Outlaw Pete

Juniors
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Pearce very hard done by.
Roberts plays for Broncos who are protected species : consistent Friday night games, Andrew Gee and salary cap for eg
 

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