Meninga Ordered to Stand Trial

[skeepe]

Stumbled across this on CNN, of all places.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/21/rugbyl.meninga.ap/

Meninga is ordered to stand trial
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Posted: 0729 GMT (1529 HKT)

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Former Australian rugby league test captain Mal Meninga has been sent for trial over an alleged assault in a Canberra public house last year.

After a two-day hearing in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court, Magistrate Grant Lalor ordered Meninga to stand trial, saying a case against him had been established.

Lalor released Meninga, 44, on bail, on the condition he report to local authorities should he change his address. A date for the trial was not set.

Meninga, who was appointed a member of the Order of Australia for services to rugby league, was allegedly tackled by a man while drinking with friends in the early hours of June 29, 2003.

Security guards evicted the man but he later told police Meninga had assaulted him.

Meninga played with the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He joined the Raiders as a player in 1986, becoming club, Queensland and Australian test captain before retiring in 1994.

He became Canberra's coach in 1998 and retired from coaching in 2001.

 

[DJ Raida]

joke, Meninga should just get off for being a champion

 

[Anonymous]

This idiot probobly thought he'd trade off on stories about the time he tackled the great Mal Meninga.


Mal had every right to knock his block off.

 

[thickos]

This is not good and it doesnt look great for the club either.

Obviously I hope Mal gets off and when I have met him he is the nicest guy on the face of the planet - but we don't know the details of this case so it will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[DJ Raida]

Yeah when i met him he was a really nice bloke

 

[skeepe]

I'm surprised that it's taken so long for it to get to trial to be honest. I thought, since it happened late last year, that the matter was done and dusted. Very surprised to find it had made an international news agency.

When I spoke to someone who was at PJ's at the time it happened, they said they didn't see Meninga do anything wrong but then someone must have for it to get this far.

 

[woodgers]

The word on the street is that there were numerous League players present on the night. These are their accounts.

Brett Finch is going to testify that the gentleman in question dove into the punch. Mal is going to say that when he hit him he had his eyes shut so everything should be sweet. Ruben Wiki missed it as he was in the carpark lifting an illegally parked truck off the footpath for security. Mark Gasnier was on his phone and saw nothing either. Owen Craigie was tucking into dinner number 9 but was trying to attract Gasnier's attention to pass him the sauce. Jason Bulgarelli had dropped his schooner and was trying to find a mop and saw nothing also. Nathan Smith was outside being handcuffed for showing his arse while Phil Gould was in the background complaining to the Police that the stripping rule is the worst rule in the Australian Legal System. Matthew Elliott was arguing with Management that it wasn't Bulgarelli's fault he dropped the glass and should be given another chance but insisted that even though he didn't see the punch it was probably the best punch in the history of Boxing. Simon Hawkins was at a table negotiating with a player from the Woden Rams who assured the Raiders man that even though he was 36 he was capable of getting through 25 minutes of quality football and had been to England on a holiday when he was 19.

Did anyone else know if any other players were there that night?

 

[thickos]

The word on the street is that there were numerous League players present on the night. These are their accounts.

Brett Finch is going to testify that the gentleman in question dove into the punch. Mal is going to say that when he hit him he had his eyes shut so everything should be sweet. Ruben Wiki missed it as he was in the carpark lifting an illegally parked truck off the footpath for security. Mark Gasnier was on his phone and saw nothing either. Owen Craigie was tucking into dinner number 9 but was trying to attract Gasnier's attention to pass him the sauce. Jason Bulgarelli had dropped his schooner and was trying to find a mop and saw nothing also. Nathan Smith was outside being handcuffed for showing his arse while Phil Gould was in the background complaining to the Police that the stripping rule is the worst rule in the Australian Legal System. Matthew Elliott was arguing with Management that it wasn't Bulgarelli's fault he dropped the glass and should be given another chance but insisted that even though he didn't see the punch it was probably the best punch in the history of Boxing. Simon Hawkins was at a table negotiating with a player from the Woden Rams who assured the Raiders man that even though he was 36 he was capable of getting through 25 minutes of quality football and had been to England on a holiday when he was 19.

Did anyone else know if any other players were there that night?

:lol:

 

[I Bleed Green]

:lol:

You nutter.

 

[mike83au]

I think the Bulldogs club was holidaying there - except they're not telling us how many players, which players and what they were doing there in the 1st place...

 

[Freddo]

chris walker was standing 5 meteres away from the incodent and claimed he didnt see anything after he had been sprayed with pepper spray. luke davico was busy in the kitchen trying to make potato chips out of mister potato head. Clinton Schifcofske and Matthew Gafa were in the car park having a kicking duel with an empty beer can. Brett Mullins dove full strech across a table full of schooner glasses. they all clamied they saw nothing.

 

[Raider_69]

Clinton Schifcofske was readin the paper
Matty Gafa was clippin his nails
Macca McLinden was takin a piss
Statue Davico was watchin a bull ant
and i was watchin Statue watch the bull ant

sadley none of us can help you in your inquiries :lol:

 

[thickos]

Brad Drew looked left, looked right, paused, got confused, and just ran into the guy next to him. He also claims he saw nothing.

 

[RaidersMalt]

Clinton Schifcofske was readin the paper
Matty Gafa was clippin his nails
Macca McLinden was takin a piss
Statue Davico was watchin a bull ant
and i was watchin Statue watch the bull ant

sadley none of us can help you in your inquiries

Classic :lol:
Looks like he's done himself a mischief.
Might be a bit of overtime tonight hey boss.

 

[Raider_69]

Clinton Schifcofske was readin the paper
Matty Gafa was clippin his nails
Macca McLinden was takin a piss
Statue Davico was watchin a bull ant
and i was watchin Statue watch the bull ant

sadley none of us can help you in your inquiries

Classic :lol:
Looks like he's done himself a mischief.
Might be a bit of overtime tonight hey boss.

OHH WHINGE, WHINGE, f**kIN WHINGE!

 

[Kris_man]

The word on the street is that there were numerous League players present on the night. These are their accounts.

Brett Finch is going to testify that the gentleman in question dove into the punch. Mal is going to say that when he hit him he had his eyes shut so everything should be sweet. Ruben Wiki missed it as he was in the carpark lifting an illegally parked truck off the footpath for security. Mark Gasnier was on his phone and saw nothing either. Owen Craigie was tucking into dinner number 9 but was trying to attract Gasnier's attention to pass him the sauce. Jason Bulgarelli had dropped his schooner and was trying to find a mop and saw nothing also. Nathan Smith was outside being handcuffed for showing his arse while Phil Gould was in the background complaining to the Police that the stripping rule is the worst rule in the Australian Legal System. Matthew Elliott was arguing with Management that it wasn't Bulgarelli's fault he dropped the glass and should be given another chance but insisted that even though he didn't see the punch it was probably the best punch in the history of Boxing. Simon Hawkins was at a table negotiating with a player from the Woden Rams who assured the Raiders man that even though he was 36 he was capable of getting through 25 minutes of quality football and had been to England on a holiday when he was 19.

Did anyone else know if any other players were there that night?

:lol: :lol: :lol: that is absolute gold!! i was laughing my head off!

 

[Kris_man]

Noa Nadruku was busy in a dust-up of his own, allegedly involving two women and 42 schooners. Ryan O'Hara was in the corner giving a brave Raiders fan the slapping of his life. James Evans couldn't see anything either, as he was receiving treatment after getting a bit too playful with his cat.

 

[raiders_lover_18]

The word on the street is that there were numerous League players present on the night. These are their accounts.

Brett Finch is going to testify that the gentleman in question dove into the punch. Mal is going to say that when he hit him he had his eyes shut so everything should be sweet. Ruben Wiki missed it as he was in the carpark lifting an illegally parked truck off the footpath for security. Mark Gasnier was on his phone and saw nothing either. Owen Craigie was tucking into dinner number 9 but was trying to attract Gasnier's attention to pass him the sauce. Jason Bulgarelli had dropped his schooner and was trying to find a mop and saw nothing also. Nathan Smith was outside being handcuffed for showing his arse while Phil Gould was in the background complaining to the Police that the stripping rule is the worst rule in the Australian Legal System. Matthew Elliott was arguing with Management that it wasn't Bulgarelli's fault he dropped the glass and should be given another chance but insisted that even though he didn't see the punch it was probably the best punch in the history of Boxing. Simon Hawkins was at a table negotiating with a player from the Woden Rams who assured the Raiders man that even though he was 36 he was capable of getting through 25 minutes of quality football and had been to England on a holiday when he was 19.

Did anyone else know if any other players were there that night?

:lol: :lol: :lol: that is absolute gold!! i was laughing my head off!

Yes Extremly good Work. The Bulgarelli excuse was the best. Classic :lol:

 

[raiders_lover_18]

- Michael Weyman was coming to help Big Mal and had 13 idiots hanging off his back. Didn't stop him though!!!!!!

 

[skeepe]

You guys held the forum awards too early! Whatever the result, the post from Woodgers in this thread will be call of the year. No exceptions.