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SBW: the example for Islander players

TheBigMan

Juniors
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Correct. That is EXACTLY what they should have done. Otherwise, he would probably just end up walking out on his contract well before time.

Oh yeah. That is what happened.

And that is EXACTLY why he'll be going to court. I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the fact that SBW is stupid is not a defence.
 

Calixte

First Grade
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What message does he send Kiwi/Islander players?

Here is a man brought up in a rugby league family, who always wanted to be a Kiwi and not an All Black, and he has now turned his back on the game.

A very poor example to Islander and Kiwi players...
 

screeny

Bench
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Thats a fairly broad brush youre using there. So all islander players are tarnished? Ok then so since Todd Carney pissed on some guys leg in a pub that means all white people are tarnished too right?
Did Todd Carney go off and do a few interviews on major TV networks & Aussie papers about wanting to be a role model for white players? No. If he had done then you'd be right.

SBW appointed himself as the Islanders' spokesman and he's now given himself a self-inflicted wound. Whether he likes it or not his actions will impact upon people because of who he is and his proselytizing about Islanders is now an embarrassment to him.,
 
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People seem to forget that SBW (himself included) is half white. Why wasn't he becoming a spokesman for White NZ League players? Hell we need a million % increase in that area. We've got more than enough islanders. Ruben Wiki or Nigel Vagana can be their spokesman.

f**k you SBW you've let your country down.
 

Manu Vatuvei

Coach
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People seem to forget that SBW (himself included) is half white. Why wasn't he becoming a spokesman for White NZ League players? Hell we need a million % increase in that area. We've got more than enough islanders. Ruben Wiki or Nigel Vagana can be their spokesman.

f**k you SBW you've let your country down.

lol, I'm guessing you missed my earlier posts. Great minds think alike.
 

Shorty

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Yes but obviously Sonny Bill identifies himself as Samoan what did you want RL to do go 'Sorry you're not black enough by our standards'?
 

shinobi

Juniors
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Did Todd Carney go off and do a few interviews on major TV networks & Aussie papers about wanting to be a role model for white players? No. If he had done then you'd be right.

SBW appointed himself as the Islanders' spokesman and he's now given himself a self-inflicted wound. Whether he likes it or not his actions will impact upon people because of who he is and his proselytizing about Islanders is now an embarrassment to him.,

Saying he wants to be a role model and actually being one for islander players is a different story. So he has not tarnished the image of islander/Poly players. Ben Roberts, Reni Maitua and Lee Te Maari are doing a good enough job of it.
 
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