Matthew Lodge Arrested in New York

[OldPanther]

The woman references may be about the first slapping he dished out. Who knows, we’re spoilt for choice.

The point is, there are some offences that even a one off should see expelled from the game. For me, Packer and Lodge are in that boat.

Even if I can cop him playing, I find it very difficult to accept the nrl didn’t make it a condition of playing that a portion of his wage is set aside to pay his victims.

Well he was accused but not convicted of that so we can't really judge him for it.

I think they said at some point they wouldn't get involved with civil suits in the US. Either way the only chance he has to pay that kind of money back is to play. He offered lower amounts but was denied.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Ivan Milat has signed a contract with Canberra.

Todd says he deserves a 2nd chance.

We could use that sort of mongrel

 

[OldPanther]

Every offence is judged at the same standard.

f**k that. And completing a few weeks of "rehabiltion" in 3 years is lip service at best.

The guy hasn't even taken responsibility for his actions "it was the booze and the trainers fault"

A few weeks? He's done so much more than that. Have you watched the interviews on fox league? He's spent years working on this.

 

[Canard]

A few weeks? He's done so much more than that. Have you watched the interviews on fox league? He's spent years working on this.

A few weeks stint in rehab session (one court mandated) and working in a soup kitchen.

In 3 years that's nothing.

What's the threshold offence for being able to return to the NRL? Anything below Rape or murder?

A violent home invasion has to be in the life ban category.

 

[OldPanther]

A few weeks stint in rehab session (one court mandated) and working in a soup kitchen.

In 3 years that's nothing.

No idea where you got that from because he's done more than that.

 

[Canard]

No idea where you got that from because he's done more than that.

Like what?

Do you think home invasion should be ranked in the same category as other offences?

 

[Iafeta]

They have to have a set of rules to judge this stuff on and not allowing people into the game because the media can stir up some outrage isn't it. I prefer that the NRL are working with professional psychologist etc. and making sure the player meets certaun criteria and they do all the right things going forward.

One foot out of line and the NRL will crucify him.

Also funny how everyone keeps bringing up the women thing when the poor bloke who actually got attacked gets forgotten.

One criterion should be do the crime, do the time. He has not paid for his crime.

The vast majority of people see that as a miscarriage of justice. He is legally indebted to those he has harmed, has not paid them back, but old Wayne and Merkinburg think this is ok.

It's not too often you hear a crowd absolutely drown out a stadium in a chorus of boos every time a certain player touches the ball. The fans last night proved to Toddles how repugnant we find it that this unrequited criminal low life thug has been endorsed to play in our competition.

 

[OldPanther]

Like what?

Do you think home invasion should be ranked in the same category as other offences?

For a start living 6 months in a place for addicts. As Greenberg said. There has to be a pretty big pile of evidence. No way they take such a small sample and say he's good to go.

 

[OldPanther]

One criterion should be do the crime, do the time. He has not paid for his crime.

The vast majority of people see that as a miscarriage of justice. He is legally indebted to those he has harmed, has not paid them back, but old Wayne and Merkinburg think this is ok.

It's not too often you hear a crowd absolutely drown out a stadium in a chorus of boos every time a certain player touches the ball. The fans last night proved to Toddles how repugnant we find it that this unrequited criminal low life thug has been endorsed to play in our competition.

He tried and they said no because they want 1.6 million. He definitely should pay but the only way he pays that kind of money is playing football.

 

[Canard]

For a start living 6 months in a place for addicts. As Greenberg said. There has to be a pretty big pile of evidence. No way they take such a small sample and say he's good to go.

I doubt the veracity of the 6 month claim.

The risk of him re-offending isn't worth it for the game, it will drown out anything we've done this year. And it's not like he doesn't have other form. As it is this will be all the media talk about for the next month.

If Bennett didn't have Greenburg's balls in a vice this isn't an issue.

 

[Canard]

He tried and they said no because they want 1.6 million. He definitely should pay but the only way he pays that kind of money is playing football.

They want what the court decided was sufficient compensation, and have been painted as crooks for some reason.

 

[OldPanther]

They want what the court decided was sufficient compensation, and have been painted as crooks for some reason.

Nothing wrong at all with them sticking with that. No one can expect him to be able to afford such a huge amount if he doesn't play though.

 

[Canard]

Nothing wrong at all with them sticking with that. No one can expect him to be able to afford such a huge amount if he doesn't play though.

The fact that he didn't get some form of job in the years off, and either start saving or making payments suggests he has no intention of paying it off.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

If he was a black man he'd be in jail right now.

 

[SBD82]

If he was a black man he'd be in jail right now.

Only if he survived being shot and/or tasered.

 

[SBD82]

Tyson frizzel has taken an early lead in the "best shot on lodge" category while Jack De Belin put up a great performance in the "made lodge my bitch" section.

Hopefully these two new dally m categories are hotly contested this year.

 

[OldPanther]

The fact that he didn't get some form of job in the years off, and either start saving or making payments suggests he has no intention of paying it off.

Well he set about fixing his issues and came back to league. The NRL turned him down a few times as well.

 

[OldPanther]

Tyson frizzel has taken an early lead in the "best shot on lodge" category while Jack De Belin put up a great performance in the "made lodge my bitch" section.

Hopefully these two new dally m categories are hotly contested this year.

To be fair Friz and JDB make many people their bitches through the season.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Should have gone to knights ..

Should have gone to Specsavers after that pass to Hunt.

 

[Canard]

Well he set about fixing his issues and came back to league. The NRL turned him down a few times as well.

Do you agree that we should establish that certain violent crimes should result in life or significant bans?