Richard Agar

[Big Marn]

Vegas however was completely new to everyone.

come on man, thats a bit weak. Its not like they are just out of high school going on an OE. These are men who are supposed to do this for a living. Raiders had never been there before either and we got our ass handed to us.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

come on man, thats a bit weak. Its not like they are just out of high school going on an OE. These are men who are supposed to do this for a living. Raiders had never been there before either and we got our ass handed to us.

Agreed. I don't give a f**k it was Vegas. Be professionals

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

come on man, thats a bit weak. It’s not like they are just out of high school going on an OE. These are men who are supposed to do this for a living. Raiders had never been there before either and we got our ass handed to us.

Well, the Raiders probably aren’t the best example to mention behaviour-wise, given Smithies and Young’s carry on.

Plus as you say, they still torched us and in the process showed if you have enough of the rest right, a couple of off-field missteps aren’t deal breakers.

Look I’m not excusing our guys’ behaviour. Like I said originally… it’s not ideal, but I’m just not overly fussed by it given the circumstances.

And we’ve never seen/heard of this happening before so IMO it’s too early to know if it’s indicative of a deeper cultural issue too.

 

[Blair]

I thought two nights/three days was enough for me in Las Vegas (when I went many years ago). After the 'wow' had began to fade I was so ready to hit Arizona and the Canyon, and then return to LA.

If the Warriors thought they needed to party all week - instead of having some early fun and then knuckling-down to the reason they were there - then it sounds silly and unprofessional. Who was leading the band? R & S has hinted at the culprit.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Listening to a couple of podcasts, sounds like the Warriors coaches were heavily into the drink all week in Vegas, probably not a great look now after what the players dished up

What was the name of this podcast? I'm going to listen

 

[Beavers Headgear]

What was the name of this podcast? I'm going to listen

Think the one that spoke about it the most was The Bye Round, Jam and Cheese edition and you’ll see Boozy coaches in the rundown. It was mentioned on the journos podcast on Triple M NRL podcast as well

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Agar is a regular at Vultures Lane in Auckland CBD. Loves a hand-crafted ale. I say this with no judgement given I only know this from going there myself.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I listened to the James Graham pod this morning, I wouldn't suggest it for any fan who likes to hold onto some faint hope that we are a top-notch, professional organisation.

 

[Blair]

I listened to the James Graham pod this morning, I wouldn't suggest it for any fan who likes to hold onto some faint hope that we are a top-notch, professional organisation.

So Las Vegas seems the last place we should have kicked-off our season.

 

[Meth]

Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar fined $10k, suspended after altercation with journalist

The Warriors assistant coach Richard Agar has been fined $10,000 and suspended for three games following his altercation with a journalist in Las Vegas.

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[Izz]

Sack him!

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Be very interesting to know exactly what happened and why an alleged assault on a member of the media didn’t meet the threshold for an outright sacking.

Gotta wonder, if that was a News journalist like Crawley, whether the NRL would’ve treated it any differently.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Footage of CCTV is on the DT/Herald Sun, paywalled so I can't see it. Apparently there is very little in it

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Cam George has been extremely quiet

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Cam George has been extremely quiet

He said he was a fan of full transparency at the time and mentioned the journo's name, then went completely quiet after the ban was handed out.

Cam George is a snake oil salesman. Full of voice when the going is good.

 

[Leighton Rhino]

Agar is a regular at Vultures Lane in Auckland CBD. Loves a hand-crafted ale. I say this with no judgement given I only know this from going there myself.

As our 'temporary' coach of Leeds Rhinos I don't remember him doing anything dodgy or drunk related

Met him once behind the stand at pre season friendly against Fev and he was a really friendly bloke .... Can't imagine him being aggressive!

 

[Beavers Headgear]

speak up Cameron

“The club wouldn’t be bringing in any additional coaching support for that period. Asked on a general basis about the breach notice, Webster deferred comments to the club and chief executive Cameron George. When asked why the club had yet to respond publicly to the breach notice, Webster said it was part of following the correct process.

“You’ve got to deal with things in the right manner,” said Webster. “I’ll let the club do that. I’m happy to wear the questions [now] but I feel like the response from the club, when that happens, everyone will have clarity and I am fully supportive of the way the club is handling the process.”

 

[Penrose Warrior]

speak up Cameron

“The club wouldn’t be bringing in any additional coaching support for that period. Asked on a general basis about the breach notice, Webster deferred comments to the club and chief executive Cameron George. When asked why the club had yet to respond publicly to the breach notice, Webster said it was part of following the correct process.

“You’ve got to deal with things in the right manner,” said Webster. “I’ll let the club do that. I’m happy to wear the questions [now] but I feel like the response from the club, when that happens, everyone will have clarity and I am fully supportive of the way the club is handling the process.”

Cameron George needs to show some leadership and get out in front of this thing. He's lucky being an NZ club, that the media aren't going hard on this. If a John Cartwright, Jason Taylor, Steve Price (the coaching one) etc had done this, media would be deeper into it.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Honestly, as a fan, if they came out and said Richard made an error in judgement, that was partly based on history and feeling aggrieved with this particular journalist, he regrets his actions and is either happy with the outcome or feels it is harsh, but will take a lesson out of it, then I'd be happy with that.

Silence, and expecting it'll go away is not leadership. Especially when the same Cameron George was so outspoken that they believed in transparency initially, and naming the journo.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Honestly, as a fan, if they came out and said Richard made an error in judgement, that was partly based on history and feeling aggrieved with this particular journalist, he regrets his actions and is either happy with the outcome or feels it is harsh, but will take a lesson out of it, then I'd be happy with that.

Silence, and expecting it'll go away is not leadership. Especially when the same Cameron George was so outspoken that they believed in transparency initially, and naming the journo.

Yea I feel the same.

The radio silence could be because they're tossing up an appeal which they have 5 days to make a call on.

But still, even if that's all George came out and said e.g. "We've received the notice, we respect the NRL's findings, and are currently considering our next steps in line with the five working day response period. We'll release a full statement at the end of that process"

PR bollock speak for we think its bullshit, just not yet sure its worth fighting... but at least George is fronting as the boss and not leaving Webster out on his own.