Matthew Lodge Arrested in New York

[lynx000]

Cannard, do you include Ben Barba on that list as well?

 

[myrrh ken]

More LU hyperbole, well played. There is no evidence of him threatening to kill a child.

He tried to bash down the bathroom door where the mum and kid were cowering.

This prompted the kid to tell his mum "I'm too young to die."

Id say its accurate.

 

[blaza88z]

There's growing discussions on fb about females protesting and not attending Broncos games. Could not happen to a better club lol

How will we cope, it's just so unfair

 

[zmt]

The entire Cronulla side that won the maiden premiership are confessed drug cheats, yet they're celebrated for the former as if the latter never happened. Lol.

Send your high horses back to the stables, cause this Bronco isn't having any of your shit.

The whole league community was so happy watching hunt drop that ball..

You are so ill informed about peptides. It was easier for players to take a few week bans than fight it for a lot higher.

 

[lynx000]

He tried to bash down the bathroom door where the mum and kid were cowering.

This prompted the kid to tell his mum "I'm too young to die."

Id say its accurate.

if you accept that as a threat made by him to kill the child, fair enough, that is your view and you are entitled to it.

 

[Disinterested third party]

Yeah good old 7:30.

Providing AFL with free publicity for decades.

 

[myrrh ken]

if you accept that as a threat made by him to kill the child, fair enough, that is your view and you are entitled to it.

Its a tough one i guess cos before he tore up the place and punched the dad in the head he did say: "My name is Matthew Lodge. I come in peace. Salaam alaikum."

The kid shouldve taken his word for it.

 

[blaza88z]

This thread is going to erupt if he actually has a decent season and becomes one of the buys of the year

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Look merkins I honestly wish we hadn't signed the knobhead but this merkin is exactly what we have been looking for at the Broncos for a few seasons so f**k it I hope he goes well pays off his debt and the mighty Broncos win the gf then everyone will be happy

Faarrkk me....if you guys are expecting this wanker to save your season you're in for a rude shock. 5 years ago the Donkeys wouldn't have gone near a loose cannon like Lodge......desperate times call for desperate measures i guess.....

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Russel packers crime is much worse ..

To purposely jump on someone's head while lying on ground is pretty f**ked up

How he is back is beyond me

 

[lynx000]

Russel packers crime is much worse ..

To purposely jump on someone's head while lying on ground is pretty f**ked up

How he is back is beyond me

This is my point though. The league has allowed people like Packer and Lui and Avua'a back in, there has to be a degree of consistency. If they were to adopt an approach like Cannard suggests of one serious strike and you are out permanently, then, that might be different. That leads to all sorts of shades of grey though about what is or is not serious enough conduct to justify a permanent ban. Is a drink driving offence sufficient? If they have two or three is that sufficient? If they are involved in a collision whilst drunk in charge, is that sufficient to ban them permanently? What if they are involved in a fight at a club or pub and get charged and convicted of assault, is that enough?

It also raises the issue as to whether an employer or governing body like the NRL have an obligation whether it be legal, moral or otherwise to assist a person who has gone off the rails but has taken proven and positive steps to rehabilitate themselves by supporting their rehabilitation. My understanding is that the governing body has been of the view that there is an opportunity if not an obligation to make a player a better person if possible and that this is best achieved by having them within the game and within the structure that a club provides.

 

[lynx000]

Re Russell Packer, does anyone know why he was not deported like other kiwis who have committed violent offences have been?

 

[Eion]

Lodge and the broncos deserve each other. Match made in heaven.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Lynx000 is caught in tape loop.

 

[Jason Simmons]

He did his time... A big difference with the 2

Lodge completed the full sentence he was sentenced to as well. It might surprise you that different offences have different penalties. It is a difficult concept to grasp I know...

 

[some11]

Faarrkk me....if you guys are expecting this wanker to save your season you're in for a rude shock. 5 years ago the Donkeys wouldn't have gone near a loose cannon like Lodge......desperate times call for desperate measures i guess.....

5 years ago they had slumped to their worst ever finish and were going after Dugan who was a basket case at the time.

Also signed Stagg, Kennedy and Todd Lowrie haha, they are doing better now comparatively.

 

[Jason Simmons]

Only if you allegedly write a letter.

And if you allegedly keep the emails to the District attorney and the law firm that has been caught out lying publicly about no apology or compensation offers.

Oops...

 

[Jason Simmons]

I'm all for giving people a chance to rehabilitate, but why didn't this guy do time in the US?
BTW how good is he? I can't say I've seen him play.

Because he was convicted of the New York equivalent of common assault, not an offence you go to jail for in Australia or anywhere else.

 

[Jason Simmons]

im sorry
you can't in Australia
if a court makes a ruling here in a criminal matter , thats the end of it
unlike the USA , where the verdict does not prevent the victim from pursuing the defendant

the most famous case
OJ simpson
found not guilty of murder in a criminal proceeding , but was still dragged before a civil hearing for damages
utter crap & looney tunes stuff
not possible in our fair land

Nothing in Australia stops a victim if a crime that has been proven in a court of law resulting in the conviction of that person for that offence, from suing that person as well.

Where did you hear that rubbish?

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

The entire Cronulla side that won the maiden premiership are confessed drug cheats.

So players like Val Holmes and Jack Bird were on the juice at 15/16 years old were they?