Knight Russell Packer jailed for two years

[The Elephant In The room]

did he require surgery to put his jaw back together?

did he require any surgery?

you seem to have a problem answering that

had Packer threatened his victim for weeks prior to the assault?

I just said he sought treatment for a fractured jaw. Can't you read?

I just hope the NRL don't take on your ridiculous logic of injuries being the be all and end all. Deliberate elbows will be ok if the opposition player doesn't get injured, but if you slip up off the ball in a good tackle and accidentally break a guys jaw and you'll be out for the season.

 

[El Diablo]

I just said he sought treatment for a fractured jaw. Can't you read?

i'm talking about Packers victim which you refuse to answer all questions on

so once again

did he require surgery to put his jaw back together?

did he require any surgery?

you seem to have a problem answering that

had Packer threatened his victim for weeks prior to the assault?

 

[The Elephant In The room]

i'm talking about Packers victim which you refuse to answer all questions on

so once again

Another classic El D melt down. :lol:

But for the record I do t know how Mr Times facial fractures were treated.

 

[El Diablo]

melt down :lol:

i'm asking some simple questions and you're avoiding them like the plague

all because you know if you answer them it will prove how stupid your argument is in trying to play down GHB as minor compared to Packer

i win

 

[Spot On]

Hey Spotty, did you crack a woodie when Dangles admitted error?

Thought you'd missed it Maggie.;-)

 

[ek999]

did he require surgery to put his jaw back together?

did he require any surgery?

you seem to have a problem answering that

had Packer threatened his victim for weeks prior to the assault?

No but he did suffer two fractures to the side of his face including a fractured eye socket. It didn't require surgery because that isn't how you treat those injuries

 

[The Phelan Folly]

I really couldnt give a flying f**k on who damaged this & who got charged with that. As long as there is a f**king link.

 

[magpie4ever]

Thought you'd missed it Maggie.;-)

It is as rare as sighting f**king Hayley Comet, so really should make headlines across all forms of media.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...n-russell-packer/story-fni3fbgz-1226807067826

Newcastle Knights coach Wayne Bennett opens up on Russell Packer

Nathan Ryan
News Limited
January 21, 2014 7:12PM

NEWCASTLE Knights coach Wayne Bennett has opened for the first time since the club sacked Russell Packer's after he was sentenced to two years' jail for a drunken assault in Sydney last November.

While the prop is appealing against his sentence, the Knights tore up Packer's four-year deal following his incarceration.

Bennett says for better or worse the spotlight shines brighter on sports stars bad behaviour than the average Joe and if any professional athlete has an issue with that, they need to assess their career choice.

"There are lots of things in life that are unfair," Bennett told Newcastle's KOFM on Tuesday.

"The reality of the situation is you elected to be a rugby league player, or a high profiled sportsman and there are some things that go with that, that I am not a fan of but the bottom line is that's the job you're in. You have to adapt to it and take the good with the bad.

"You have to take the good with the bad stop complaining about fair and unfair. There's a lot of unfairness in life generally.

"In Russell's case you have a profile, get yourself in trouble and get treated differently.

"That's the price you pay for being a rugby league player and if you don't want to pay that price go work for BHP, go work for Telstra go work for whoever you like and when you get into trouble no one is going to notice."

While Packer, 24, was contracted to the club at the time of the drunken assault, he had not debuted for the club.

Bennett believes the Knights could have provided the right environment for the former Warrior to turn his life around.

"The great tragedy for me personally is we just won't have the chance to work with him," Bennett said.

"We have a really strong club here now with some wonderful young men and with their influence we could have helped him enormously."

 

[Snappy]

Good to see Wayno recognise the suffering of the victim who did nothing wrong except question a thug who stole cigs from chicks.......

 

[Cumberland Throw]

$1.6 million brainsnap...

if he wins his appeal and gets 3 year GBB, which NRL club will sign him ???

 

[douglasfisher]

He should never be allowed to play again. He SHOULD be in jail for what he did!

 

[Joker's Wild]

Good to see Wayno recognise the suffering of the victim who did nothing wrong except question a thug who stole cigs from chicks.......

FMD really?

Hes supposed to talk about the victim in every interview is he? Why exactly?

 

[Snappy]

Has he ever mentioned anything of the victim, or the fact it was a brutal crime ? There is more to life than football.

but no, it was a great tragedy that he never got the chance to work with the thug

 

[Joker's Wild]

Jeezus mate, it was a radio interview. Id be surprised if they asked any questions about the victim because no one, besides yourself it seems, would be interested in Waynes opinion or feelings about the victim

Talk about finding something to criticise for the sake of criticising

 

[Loudstrat]

Agree. Wayne doesnt need to say anything about the victim.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/...uture-in-the-nrl/story-e6frf3ou-1226807757312

NRL head of football Todd Greenberg indicates Russell Packer may still have a future in the NRL

AAP
January 22, 2014 3:11PM

NRL head of football Todd Greenberg hasn't closed the door on a possible return to rugby league for jailed Newcastle prop Russell Packer once he completes his prison sentence.

Earlier this month Packer was jailed for two-years for an assault described by magistrate Magistrate Greg Grogan as "cowardly and deplorable", in which he punched a man lying on the ground and stamped on his head, fracturing his eye socket in Sydney's CBD in November.

The incident was the latest in a string of violent assaults involving alcohol to hit the Harbour City.

Packer, who is appealing the jail term, signed a four-year-deal with Newcastle at the end of last season but the NRL refused to register the former Warriors prop's contract because of the incident.

The 24-year-old has since been sacked by the Knights following the court verdict.

On Wednesday, Knights coach Wayne Bennett said he was disappointed he didn't get the opportunity to turn Packer's bad boy image around.

And on Thursday Greenberg didn't rule out rugby league playing a role in Packer's rehabilitation.

"I think it would have to come back through the NRL and a contract would have to be lodged and then we would deem whether we would register that contract," Greenberg said.

"The last time that happened we didn't so we will judge each case on its merits in the future.

"These are questions probably more for two years time potentially down the track. We will always assess things on merit and when and if that comes up we will assess it at the time." The former New Zealand prop gained notoriety in 2013 when he was fined $15,000 for urinating on the field during a Warriors match against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium in June.

 

[Canard]

Todd's statements are quite as positive as the headline suggests.

 

[Snappy]

Talk about finding something to criticise for the sake of criticising

No, not just for the sake of it at all. I've made my opinion quite clear throughout the thread already.
I found it disgusting that although knowing Packer had stomped on someones head, they still chose to support him.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Which has nothing to do with that radio interview

Again, you are whinging over nothing.