Jury discharged

[boardlumps62]

And if found not guilty what then and if again jury is hung then what. Does the other person foot the bill if not guilty. Can the other person make a civil case if Jack gets off. Looks like a very very expensive night out. Unless he take on the NRL and get some compensation.

 

[Maddragon99]

And if found not guilty what then and if again jury is hung then what. Does the other person foot the bill if not guilty. Can the other person make a civil case if Jack gets off. Looks like a very very expensive night out. Unless he take on the NRL and get some compensation.

At the end of the day Jack only has himself to blame. The poor woman must be living through a nightmare & as a fan it’s been infuriating watching our team struggle with our best player on the sidelines. No winners.

If ultimately Jack does get found not guilty you’d think he’d be seeking compensation from the DPP or the NRL

 

[Dragon David]

At the end of the day Jack only has himself to blame. The poor woman must be living through a nightmare & as a fan it’s been infuriating watching our team struggle with our best player on the sidelines. No winners.

If ultimately Jack does get found not guilty you’d think he’d be seeking compensation from the DPP or the NRL

Whichever way these cases pan out in the end, their exclusive stories could help them recover the bulk of their legal and sundry expenditures. Let's not forget about young Sailor as well.

There are just no winners as you say Maddragon99.

 

[boardlumps62]

Yes forgot about Women's Weekly ( is that still in print?) and 60 Minutes.

 

[Dragon David]

Yes forgot about Women's Weekly ( is that still in print?) and 60 Minutes.

Yes, Women's Weekly is still a monthly publication and of course you have 60 Minutes.

 

[Gareth67]

Yes forgot about Women's Weekly ( is that still in print?) and 60 Minutes.

My Ethel gets all the latest fashion and beauty tips from the bluudy thing !

 

[Dragsters]

My Ethel gets all the latest fashion and beauty tips from the bluudy thing !

Really? From 60 minutes?

I always thought they did wonders with George Negus's melon...

 

[Drakon]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...g/news-story/d85f3d4437c8e612b925d684f85820f7

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‘It’s not going anywhere’: NRL ‘very confident’ no-fault stand down will survive challenge
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• December 14, 2020 9:23am
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Dragons player Jack de Belin is sidelined under the NRL’s no-fault stand down policy. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Bullard.Source: News Corp Australia
The NRL’s no-fault stand down policy will be put to the test this week when the governing body and Rugby League Players Association go before an arbitrator on Thursday.
However, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo is comfortable with the policy’s place in the game and says “it’s not going anywhere.”

The Sydney Morning Heraldreports the RLPA is challenging the rule, arguing it was introduced in February, 2019, without adequate consultation making it a breach of the players’ collective bargaining agreement.

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The NRL will go into the hearing with a slight edge given the no-fault stand down policy was examined in court in May last year. Federal Court Justice Melissa Perry dismissed a claim that the rule constituted an “unlawful trade” for Dragons player Jack de Belin.

De Belin has already spent the 2019 and 2020 seasons on the sidelines due to sexual assault charges and will now miss the opening two months of the 2021 season at the very least after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in his trial last month. His new trial will commence in April.

 

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‘It’s not going anywhere’: NRL ‘very confident’ no-fault stand down will survive challenge
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• December 14, 2020 9:23am
• Source: FOX SPORTS

Dragons player Jack de Belin is sidelined under the NRL’s no-fault stand down policy. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Bullard.Source: News Corp Australia
The NRL’s no-fault stand down policy will be put to the test this week when the governing body and Rugby League Players Association go before an arbitrator on Thursday.
However, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo is comfortable with the policy’s place in the game and says “it’s not going anywhere.”

The Sydney Morning Heraldreports the RLPA is challenging the rule, arguing it was introduced in February, 2019, without adequate consultation making it a breach of the players’ collective bargaining agreement.

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The NRL will go into the hearing with a slight edge given the no-fault stand down policy was examined in court in May last year. Federal Court Justice Melissa Perry dismissed a claim that the rule constituted an “unlawful trade” for Dragons player Jack de Belin.

De Belin has already spent the 2019 and 2020 seasons on the sidelines due to sexual assault charges and will now miss the opening two months of the 2021 season at the very least after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in his trial last month. His new trial will commence in April.

I hope the NRL lose this case and are forced to negotiate a more fair agreement with the RPLA.

 

[redv13]

I hope the NRL lose this case and are forced to negotiate a more fair agreement with the RPLA.

Nothing will change possm. They’ve already tried and lost. Can’t see any different result this time.

 

[Drakon]

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NRL players stand up to contentious stand-down rule


The NRL’s no-fault stand-down policy faces another stern test this week – when the game’s disgruntled players take the rule on.

There will an arbitration hearing starting on Thursday with the Rugby League Players Association challenging the rule. Defeat will be costly for the loser – a six-figure sum in legal expenses.

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'So flawed it’s beyond words': Sponsor slams NRL's stand-down policy
Enacting the policy was the right move when it was made. If any player has committed a serious offence, especially against a woman, they deserve to have the book thrown at them. They certainly should not be playing in the NRL. But it was put together in haste to ensure it was enforceable before the 2019 season.

Consequently, it is flawed in the eyes of critics. It has no contingency for the Jack de Belin situation, where he has been forced out of the game for two years – and faces even longer on the sideline while a retrial is held.


His position becomes even worse next year as his new contract penalises him financially while he awaits trial – on top of the ongoing reputational damage.

The real dilemma for the NRL will come if de Belin’s second trial – using the same evidence and probably the same witnesses – comes up with the same result, with the jury unable to make a decision.

Legal experts say a third trial is held “only in exceptional circumstances”, so de Belin would most likely be freed with the same question marks hanging over his head that put him out of the game in the first place.

If that were to happen, most expect de Belin would sue the game for damages. While the Federal Court ruled last year that the no-fault policy was legal, de Belin would argue it was never meant to be so punitive and he should have been allowed back in the NRL once the first trial could not determine his guilt or innocence.

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