Should Timoteo Simona be given a second chance?

[Albert Rosenfeld]

The disgraced Wests Tigers centre Timoteo Simona wants to return to the NRL.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/disgraced-simona-s-bid-for-unlikely-nrl-return-20190113-p50r32.html

He has paid a high price for his sins of 2017. Should Toddy Greenberg give him a second chance in 2019?

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Have any other betting cheats been given one?

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

No. With all the bullshit behavior the NRL has had to put up with this off season, giving a man who cheated charities out of money a second chance is not what it needs right now.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Have any other betting cheats been given one?

I don't recall who the other betting cheats were.

 

[Stephen 'Stevo' Stevenson]

No.

 

[Life's Good]

No.

But you were happy for the Roosters to sign a ‘guilty of indecent assault’ Ferguson. Simona wasn’t charged or convicted of anything(in the pure legal sense).

Interesting.

 

[Wizardman]

Simona's crimes messed with the spirit of the game. I say no.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Ffs no. He was spot fixing wasn't he?

 

[typicalfan]

But you were happy for the Roosters to sign a ‘guilty of indecent assault’ Ferguson. Simona wasn’t charged or convicted of anything(in the pure legal sense).

Interesting.

Fairly certain he was convicted. Fraud wasn’t it?

 

[Charlie124]

Absolutely not. He shouldn't even be allowed to watch NRL in his own damn lounge room.

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh why not, well take any piece of sht back as long as they’ve got playing potential.

 

[AJB1102]

I don't recall who the other betting cheats were.

*shit joke removed*

Apologies to the forum member that contacted me about it.

 

[Stephen 'Stevo' Stevenson]

But you were happy for the Roosters to sign a ‘guilty of indecent assault’ Ferguson. Simona wasn’t charged or convicted of anything(in the pure legal sense).

Interesting.

You are comparing an apple and an orange.

 

[Life's Good]

You are comparing an apple and an orange.

How so?

 

[Life's Good]

Fairly certain he was convicted. Fraud wasn’t it?

Pretty much(thanks for the correction). He was issued a good behaviour bond for the sh*t he pulled with the jerseys & deregistered from the NRL(from what I could find).
Anyway, I say no. No one is stopping him from earning a living so the redemption story can come from somewhere else.

 

[Pommy]

I don’t believe in banning players for misbehaviour unless it is something like match fixing. If clubs are prepared to do damage to their reputation by signing players then it’s on them but f**k this guy, these offences have the potential to do untold damage to the sport overall.

 

[Wizardman]

What he did with the jerseys was downright deplorable....I hope he compensated the charities for that. As horrid as that act was, I'd let him back in if he showed some sort or redemptive qualities.

The spot fixing is a different kettle of fish altogether. These players get educated every single year about sport gambling....Simona would know right from wrong and the consequences that come from it. His actions betrayed his teammates, his employer and the game. To give him a second chance would set a very dangerous precedent for others to possibly run the gauntlet with the chance of playing again if they get caught. A star won't be tempted to spot fix but a fringe player may well take that chance.

On a human level, I do feel a bit for Simona. But, players must know that if they take the risk and get caught, they will get a life ban. Our sport must keep its integrity at all costs.

A no for me.

 

[Abacus]

Panthers need some centre depth so yes, he should be allowed to return.

 

[The Charlatan]

No way. Betting on your opposite number to score, that's beyond return.

 

[carcharias]

Only an idiot would even ask if he should get a second chance.