Lui pleads guilty to girlfriend assault and banned for one year by ARLC

[Pierced Soul]

I am amazed there has been no statement from the NRL. There is clear precident set for this with players like Latu, he needs to be gone from the game. No excuses, you just don't behave like that and expect to be allowed to play in a high profile game where your image can earn you milions.

As an employer myself I am all for supporting my staff through tough times but there is a line and beating up your pregnant girlfreiend is a no brainer sacking offence.

well i would have thought so but the NRL remains consistent in its inconsistency

Greg Bird & Greg Inglis did the same thing but because there star's it got swept under the carpet, in fact Bird glassed his girl-friend & got away with it in the courts; now a lesser player in Lui has did it you watch the NRL do a backflip & crack down on it & deregister him.

unfortunately from an NRL point of view both those matters were cleared through the Australian Court system. rightly or wrongly both players were found not guilty - the NRL can't deregister someone found not guilty of a crime. thats why they ahven't imposed a life ban on tandy yet as it hasn't finished the legal process. once that fat merkin has exhausted his appeals he'll be banned for life

 

[Benji Magic]

Absolute germ, we're just talking about a push or a backhander, he put the boot into his pregnant girlfriend FFS.

Dan Ginnane on MMM said yesterday if he ever commentates on one of his games he will not refer to him by name but as " the wife basher ".

I hope you stick to your word Dan.

 

[franklin2323]

Greg Bird & Greg Inglis did the same thing but because there star's it got swept under the carpet, in fact Bird glassed his girl-friend & got away with it in the courts; now a lesser player in Lui has did it you watch the NRL do a backflip & crack down on it & deregister him.

Totally different cases. Lui is guilty as proven in court. Inglis & Bird weren't. any player found guilty of a crime should go.

 

[El Diablo]

Totally different cases. Lui is guilty as proven in court. Inglis & Bird weren't. any player found guilty of a crime should go.

Inglis is not entirely correct http://www.bigpondsport.com/gi-escapes-conviction/tabid/91/newsid/44182/default.aspx

 

[beave]

It just breaks my heart seeing the team I adore to bits getting their name thrown in the mud over this assclown. I would like to think even with the few shit fight of players we've had in our short history we've generally been a pretty decent club and one that fans of other teams look at and have a mutual respect for. This whole saga just tarnishes the NQ brand and club.

They should have put more faith in Ray Thompson and to a lesser extent Morgan seeing as though they actually came up through our development whereas Lui jumped ship very early and didn't want a bar of us.

 

[Hooch]

What did the cows think would happen??

 

[Charlie124]

I agree, Beaves. For the life of me i dont know why we were looking to sign another half when Thompson had such a good year in 2011. The problem of finding a good halves partner for Thursty had finally been solved after so many failures had come and gone. So what do we do? we go and sign some woman bashing scumbag who's a top line first grader (not just signing a depth player to work with) who leapfrogs Thompson into the starting lineup.

Anyway, after all is said and done i hope a few things come out of all of this.
1. Lui gets the counselling he needs to stop being a shit human.
2. He and his wife never see each other again (except from across the court room)
3. He doesnt play another game for our club this year (but preferably never again)

 

[Dresden Dan]

Found this in Herald Sun.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/spotlight-on-violence-in-rugby/story-fn6bfkm6-1226322303503

Spotlight on violence in rugby
by: AAP From: Herald Sun April 10, 2012 12:00AM

TELSTRA, Toyota and AAMI are facing community pressure to withdraw their sponsorship of the National Rugby League unless it takes a tougher stand on violence against women.

Internet campaigner and father of two Tony Simpson launched a petition at www.change.org calling on the NRL to impose automatic, minimum one-year bans on players found guilty of violent behaviour towards females.

Over the Easter weekend, he challenged officials to lift the penalty bar so high it shamed other sporting codes to follow suit.

Now his supporters have turned their anger on the NRL's big three sponsors, calling on them to bring even more pressure to bear.

As petition signatures surge towards 20,000, Telstra, Toyota and AAMI's Facebook websites have been bombarded with demands that they dissociate themselves with an organisation not seen to be taking a strong enough stance.

NRL boss and ARL Commission chief executive David Gallop, who receives an e-mail each time Simpson's petition is signed, said late last week his organisation took the issue of violence against women "very seriously" and would say more this week.

 

[jc155776]

What are the actual facts? 2 incidents a year across an organization employing how many thousand people???

 

[Hutty1986]

Why hasn't Lui been sacked? This "suspended indefinitely" bullsh*t is a cop-out, just tear up the dog's contract & get Thompson into the 7 jumper full-time. He's been terrific so far this year

 

[Pierced Soul]

I dont think telstra, toyota or aami are really going to care what an online petition says. whislt i would like the nrl to deregister lui (and they should have done it immediately once he pleaded guilty) this idea that if the NRL made it a 1 year ban that other codes would follow is ludicrous.

the AFL doesnt care what its players do.

 

[Dresden Dan]

I dont think telstra, toyota or aami are really going to care what an online petition says. whislt i would like the nrl to deregister lui (and they should have done it immediately once he pleaded guilty) this idea that if the NRL made it a 1 year ban that other codes would follow is ludicrous.

the AFL doesnt care what its players do.

Except now that AAP have got it and fed it to all the media outlets it's got potential to grow into something much bigger than just some online petition.

 

[Pierced Soul]

i still dont think it'll be much of anything. those sponsors get more publicity out of this than anything else

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Tony Simpson should wake up to himself and change it so that it includes all codes or he won't get my support.

If it were isolated to just NRL players he might have a point, but it isn't....

Pressuring one code so it'll "lift the penalty bar so high it shamed other sporting codes to follow suit" is utter bullshit.

 

[Slackboy72]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-09/nrl-sponsors-face-consumer-backlash/3939820

NRL sponsors face consumer backlash

Updated April 09, 2012 16:04:46
Photo: Under pressure ... NRL sponsors are facing a consumer backlash. (Getty Images: Hannah Johnston)

Map: Australia

Telstra, Toyota and AAMI are facing community pressure to withdraw their sponsorship of the National Rugby League (NRL) unless it takes a tougher stand on violence against women.
Internet campaigner and Brisbane father-of-two Tony Simpson launched a petition at www.change.org last weekend calling on the NRL to impose automatic, minimum one-year bans on players found guilty of violent behaviour towards females.
Over the Easter weekend, he challenged officials to lift the penalty bar so high it shamed other sporting codes to follow suit.
Now his supporters have turned their anger on the NRL's big three sponsors, calling on them to bring even more pressure to bear.
As petition signatures surge towards 20,000, Telstra, Toyota and AAMI's Facebook websites have been bombarded with demands that they disassociate themselves with an organisation not seen to be taking a strong enough stance.
"As the owner of two Toyotas, I think you should reconsider your position as a sponsor of the NRL due to their failure to respond appropriately to violence against women," Matt Garven of Sydney posted on Toyota's site.
Susan Lines wrote: "Violence against women is completely unacceptable - and its time the NRL and its sponsors take the initiative in providing role models to our kids, that we can be proud of. The fans of the game demand meaningful change for the better."
Sue Spooner used Telstra's official Facebook site to urge the communications giant to speak out against the NRL's refusal to end violence against women.
Hers and other posts were met with an official response: "Telstra does not in any way support or condone violence against women - we are engaging with the NRL on this issue and will keep you updated."
Insurers AAMI thanked posters for their feedback saying: "AAMI in no way condones or tolerates domestic violence. AAMI has reiterated to the NRL our strong views on this matter and we will maintain open dialogue on this issue. We will continue to treat the matter with the upmost seriousness."
Simpson's petition has grabbed attention worldwide.
"Everyone including you as sponsors need to speak out when such a thing as this is happening. We can't treat violence against women with a slap on the hand or turn of the cheek. Something needs to be done," Jennifer Grenz of Black Hill University, South Dakota posted.
"There are enough problems ignored in the world that won't get better unless people stand up and do something about it. Is this the kind of message we want to send to our children who look up to these players?"
NRL boss and ARL Commission chief executive David Gallop, who receives an e-mail each time Simpson's petition is signed, said late last week his organisation took the issue of violence against women "very seriously".
"It's not something we are taking lightly and we expect to be able to say more about it over the next couple of days," he said.
Simpson's campaign came after former West Tiger Robert Lui was found guilty last month of assaulting his partner Taleah Rae Backo last year.
Lui was subsequently released by the Tigers and joined North Queensland, the Cowboys suspending the half-back but not sacking him after the verdict was handed down.
AAP

Interesting to see if $$$ will change the way clubs treat this sort of matter.

 

[El Diablo]

this tool is one of the main reasons why https://twitter.com/#!/PMOnAir

b grade shock jock

 

[BunniesMan]

What are the actual facts? 2 incidents a year across an organization employing how many thousand people???

It's not about how many incidents per year happen in an organisation. It's about what the organisation does when someone is convicted of a particularly disgusting act.

I'll be dissapointed if and when Lui plays again, I know a number of women who will be horrified.

 

[gronkathon]

Actually a Wests Tigers season ticket holder as well.

 

[El Diablo]

I know a number of women

:lol:

 

[kmav23]

I dont think telstra, toyota or aami are really going to care what an online petition says. whislt i would like the nrl to deregister lui (and they should have done it immediately once he pleaded guilty) this idea that if the NRL made it a 1 year ban that other codes would follow is ludicrous.

the AFL doesnt care what its players do.

Sponsors take big notice when they get negative publicity.
If the sponsors are paying for a convicted wife beater and it's bringing media attention it damages their brand. Stupid choice by the cOwboys to sign a human who has a history of beating a pregnant women.