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James Roberts

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Chimp

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Great smother by the Broncos....

Not much the NRL can do about it, though I'd suggest if it was another club/player there'd be a much more aggressive investigation. Their inconsistency is the only consistency.

Fifita fined $20k and misses out on Aus selection for supporting a criminal (with only real evidence the media and NRL speculation of what FKL meant on his strapping - despite AF never commenting publicly on it), yet Addo-Carr can openly do the fingers over face try celebration and tell the story of what it means in the press with no censure.... ridiculous!
 
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Cockadoodledoo

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Nice Beaver said:
Thing is Grimey, there WAS video evidence.

Just as there was video evidence of "someone" snorting coke off a dunny seat.

But all seems to be found mysteriously inconclusive.

Just as there were statements given against this dickhead when he spat at a woman and went on his little rampage, but of course nothing happened.

What luck.....
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The CCTV footage exists, just that the nightclub refused to hand it over. No doubt after a cash payment was arranged.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...nned-from-nsw-blues-camp-20170125-gtylk7.html

James Roberts has been banned from attending this weekend's Emerging Blues camp, despite the NRL having insufficient evidence to sanction the troubled Bronco over his latest off-field incident.

The NRL integrity unit investigated allegations Roberts grabbed a woman by the hair at the Love Nightclub earlier this month.

The probe was hampered by the nightclub owner's refusal to hand over CCTV footage and the unwillingness of witnesses to come forward. The case will remain open should new evidence emerge.
 
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Cockadoodledoo

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myrrh ken said:
Wayne is loyal to those who can still perform for him. When they no longer can to his satisfaction, he'll boot them out and move on to the next young thing regardless of the cost to their personal life.

Applies the same logic to his coaching.
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Exactly, Roberts could walk off the field, rape a cheerleader on the sidelines and still be picked the following week if he is playing well.
 
Diesel

Diesel

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Can there be a reverse super league where the broncos aren't invited to play?

This favouritism should've ended when SL did, but 20 years later the Broncos are taking a leaf out of the AFL book and just sweep away
 
Ray McKigney

Ray McKigney

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Ray McKigney said:
Regarding Roberts behavior, this all stems from his time at the Titans. After being sacked by Souths and Penrith you'd think they would of given him the help he needed. But no, the Titans allowed to this behavior to fester and then pass it off to the Broncos. What you're seeing now, these scandals are all because of the Titans lack of player care coming to bear fruit. The Broncos are actually trying to help the poor kid as well as guidance and wisdom of master coach Bennett. Hopefully James isn't a lost cause.

I don't see why this great club has to shoulder the burden that the Titans gave to them. It seems unfair.
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chigurh

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Interesting that the media treated James Roberts fairly and showed respect to the process and the findings, while it was LU (who for the most part loathe the media) that got hysterical and blew things out of proportion and called for him to be sacked lmao

Really makes you think.
 
Nice Beaver

Nice Beaver

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chigurh said:
Interesting that the media treated James Roberts fairly and showed respect to the process and the findings, while it was LU (who for the most part loathe the media) that got hysterical and blew things out of proportion and called for him to be sacked lmao

Really makes you think.
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Yeah mate, LU is in uproar for the sole and isolated incident of the douchebag pulling a woman's hair

You've nailed it.
 
Ray McKigney

Ray McKigney

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myrrh ken said:
Titans had him on an alcohol ban from the get go as they had done their homework. Broncos didn't. Simple.
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Yeah of course they would say. They are owned by the NRL, they have every advantage in the game possible and the biggest rug to sweep underneath yet they still fail. Absolute scum club. They deserve to be booted out of the comp. No, first they win the wooden spoon then they have my permission to fold.

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@Ray McKigney

The Titans don't do much right. Hopefully they won't damage Ash Taylor too badly before he returns to Brisbane.
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Too late, it's the Titans. Don't worry Bennett will fix them up like he does all.
Fun fact: No one from the Titans NYC has played origin or test football whilst with the Titans after they'd made the their debut. They're the only club with this record btw.
 
I Bleed Maroon

I Bleed Maroon

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Nice Beaver said:
Haven't you got a bag of dicks to attend to?

Only a total wanker would defend Roberts.

Birds of a shitty feather and all that
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Pardon me for not wanting to sit on the widely esteemed League Unlimited Tribunal, where the opinion of the NRL itself doesn't matter and guilt is decided by what club you belong to. Why don't you just go full Donald Trump and accuse Roberts of being a rapist with nothing but your gut feeling instead of dancing around it like a black swan.
 
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