News Taylan May assault charge

[Apey]

Drop dead Apey!
I have never said anything like Gus did. He has been punished by the court and by the NRL. Let it go, get on with the finals!
You sound like Paul Kent!

R U OK

 

[myrrh ken]

too easy

 

[mxlegend99]

I dont think Taylan deserves to be suspended for something that occured a year ago in the off-season when he was a reserve grader player sticking up for his his friends. Whatever disciplinary measures he was given back then should have been enough for a minor incident from a reserve grader. This wasn't some unprovoked psychotic break of him going on a violent rampage. He dragged a guy to the ground by his collar ffs.The outrage is because he's now a solid NRL player at the Panthers. No one would care if he was just a reserve grader still.

But the guy is definitely a dickhead and shouldn't be congratulated for it. Gus is off his head with that . There were better ways to de-escalate the situation. Reacting to people at all in public is something these guys need to learn not to do. But obviously drunk teens are stupid. The May family would probably be lucky to have a brain cell between them. Honestly surprised he didn't go further than grabbing him by the collar considering he's drunk, knows how to fight and is from an area where fighting is pretty much what guys drow up doing.

The NRL definitely made it worse by delaying a punishment for next season despite their reasoning being consistent with a change in judiciary decisions for Origin and finals footy. Also it's not often a minor off field incidentfrom a year ago ends up being finalised by courts the week finals starts.

The NRL have done weird shit like this before though. Their punishments for off field stuff has always been different to on field incidents.

Dragons bbq through COVID. They worked it so the players could each serve suspensions as the club saw fit across 2 to 4 rounds to make sure they still had a competitive team. So a delayed suspension that the club could choose how it was served.

Sharks drug scandal. They offered a backdated ban so the Sharks wouldn't suffer the following season for it. Just to get the scamdal over and done with.

Then there's stuff that's dealt with in the off-season more immediately. They tend to give them suspensions that equalled the amount of rep games they would have played so the club's not losing out and they're available round 1.

They can't do the same thing for actions that happen on the field obviously. Though they did change the system for finals and rep games to avoid players being suspended for stuff they would have been in a regular match aswell. We saw many suspension worthy moments through origin only cop fines.

Honestly the f**ked part is he's just a winger and the odds dont change at all if he's suspended. As a Panthers fan I wouldn't care if he missed 2 weeks. We survived 8 weeks without To'o and didnt lose a match. L

 

[Captain Apollo]

For those getting upset with each other, a meme you may want to consider using for any replies to that person -

 

[aussie7798]

Suspension should not have been delayed.
Nothing stopping anyone filming anyone in a public setting.
May clearly guilty and has not shown any remorse.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

Grabbed him from behind, unprovoked, and threw him to the ground with enough force to hit his head on the ground and give him a sprained neck. You know, actual bodily harm.

It happens numerous times in an NRL match (mostly without the sprained neck).

So charge all NRL players everytime they make a tackle in this fashion...…

 

[Iamback]

Suspension should not have been delayed.
Nothing stopping anyone filming anyone in a public setting.
May clearly guilty and has not shown any remorse.

So I can come up to you
Stick my finger up in your face poke you in the chest
Call you every name under the sun
While filming it?

And nothing will happen to me?

 

[SBD82]

I dont think Taylan deserves to be suspended for something that occured a year ago in the off-season when he was a reserve grader player sticking up for his his friends. Whatever disciplinary measures he was given back then should have been enough for a minor incident from a reserve grader. This wasn't some unprovoked psychotic break of him going on a violent rampage. He dragged a guy to the ground by his collar ffs.The outrage is because he's now a solid NRL player at the Panthers. No one would care if he was just a reserve grader still.

But the guy is definitely a dickhead and shouldn't be congratulated for it. Gus is off his head with that . There were better ways to de-escalate the situation. Reacting to people at all in public is something these guys need to learn not to do. But obviously drunk teens are stupid. The May family would probably be lucky to have a brain cell between them. Honestly surprised he didn't go further than grabbing him by the collar considering he's drunk, knows how to fight and is from an area where fighting is pretty much what guys drow up doing.

The NRL definitely made it worse by delaying a punishment for next season despite their reasoning being consistent with a change in judiciary decisions for Origin and finals footy. Also it's not often a minor off field incidentfrom a year ago ends up being finalised by courts the week finals starts.

The NRL have done weird shit like this before though. Their punishments for off field stuff has always been different to on field incidents.

Dragons bbq through COVID. They worked it so the players could each serve suspensions as the club saw fit across 2 to 4 rounds to make sure they still had a competitive team. So a delayed suspension that the club could choose how it was served.

Sharks drug scandal. They offered a backdated ban so the Sharks wouldn't suffer the following season for it. Just to get the scamdal over and done with.

Then there's stuff that's dealt with in the off-season more immediately. They tend to give them suspensions that equalled the amount of rep games they would have played so the club's not losing out and they're available round 1.

They can't do the same thing for actions that happen on the field obviously. Though they did change the system for finals and rep games to avoid players being suspended for stuff they would have been in a regular match aswell. We saw many suspension worthy moments through origin only cop fines.

Honestly the f**ked part is he's just a winger and the odds dont change at all if he's suspended. As a Panthers fan I wouldn't care if he missed 2 weeks. We survived 8 weeks without To'o and didnt lose a match. L

Good post. But one minor point.

The dragons weren’t allowed to stand down players as they saw fit. If they had have been, we would have just stood them all down for the game against the hardest opponent and accepted the loss.

As it stood, we were chopping and changing players each week, completely destroying the continuity of the squad. Another example of the NRL completely overthinking a simple situation, and creating a convoluted answer that doesn’t make sense.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Also some people seem to be trying to blur the point by pointing at what the court did in relation to his sentence. That is not what people are discussing, and is separate from the punishment handed down by the NRL. Many players have been punished by the NRL for off field incidents, including ones which didn't result in any court appearance (e.g. Pearce, Monaghan) or where they were found not guilty in court (e.g. Brett Stewart).

In fact, IIRC, it was after the outcome of the Brett Stewart incident which saw the push to have any punishment by the NRL handed down after court proceedings occurred.

Further the punishment the NRL hands out is for breaches of the code of conduct, which include the catch all "bringing the game into disrepute". If you think May's actions, in a public place, don't fall into that category, then I'm sorry but you are in a very big minority here.

 

[myrrh ken]

It happens numerous times in an NRL match (mostly without the sprained neck).

So charge all NRL players everytime they make a tackle in this fashion...…

lol you reckon the tubby teenager was a first grader breaking through the line?

So I can come up to you
Stick my finger up in your face poke you in the chest
Call you every name under the sun
While filming it?

And nothing will happen to me?

any of the stuff in bold actually happen?

 

[Iamback]

thlol you reckon the tubby teenager was a first grader breaking through the line?


any of the stuff in bold actually happen?

That is what was reported in court hence why the sentence was lighter then it would of been if it was just tackling a random person.

The education part is about the the only thing in the NRL punishment that was good

 

[myrrh ken]

That is what was reported in court hence why the sentence was lighter then it would of been if it was just tackling a random person.

The education part is about the the only thing in the NRL punishment that was good

Swearing and giving him the finger while filming sure.

Getting up in his face and poking him in the chest - I'm not so sure.

 

[aussie7798]

So I can come up to you
Stick my finger up in your face poke you in the chest
Call you every name under the sun
While filming it?

And nothing will happen to me?

You can do all those things apart from the poke.

As May's Provocation defense was thrown out none of those things occurred either

 

[aussie7798]

It happens numerous times in an NRL match (mostly without the sprained neck).

So charge all NRL players everytime they make a tackle in this fashion...…

Must have missed all those concrete floors, tables and plant boxes that he nearly cracked his head open on. Also considering he didnt have the ball he was taken out of play.

 

[Iamback]

You can do all those things apart from the poke.

As May's Provocation defense was thrown out none of those things occurred either

https://www.7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/taylan-may-found-guilty-of-assaulting-rabbitohs-fan-who-was-harassing-panthers-players-c-806

you forget News networks have court reporters to confirm such things

The magistrate viewed footage taken on the victim’s mobile phone showing him swearing and showing his middle finger to a group of Panthers players.

A pub security guard testified that the victim was heard verbally abusing the players and was warned to stop harassing them.

What did the Magistrate look at if didn't happen?

 

[SBD82]

https://www.7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/taylan-may-found-guilty-of-assaulting-rabbitohs-fan-who-was-harassing-panthers-players-c-806

you forget News networks have court reporters to confirm such things

The magistrate viewed footage taken on the victim’s mobile phone showing him swearing and showing his middle finger to a group of Panthers players.

A pub security guard testified that the victim was heard verbally abusing the players and was warned to stop harassing them.

What did the Magistrate look at if didn't happen?

I see the brilliant LU PENRITH legal team have decided to use the “loqui shit adepto hit” defence.

That’s a bold strategy from some cunning legal minds.

 

[betcats]

No matter the provocation Taylan should have controlled himself better but if the victim was doing the stuff in iambacks post then he got off lightly, you act like that in a pub and you’re going to get towelled up 9 times out of 10. Honestly what a little sook if that’s true, poking a bear and running to the police when it gives him a little push back.

 

[Maximus]

https://www.7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/taylan-may-found-guilty-of-assaulting-rabbitohs-fan-who-was-harassing-panthers-players-c-806

you forget News networks have court reporters to confirm such things

The magistrate viewed footage taken on the victim’s mobile phone showing him swearing and showing his middle finger to a group of Panthers players.

A pub security guard testified that the victim was heard verbally abusing the players and was warned to stop harassing them.

What did the Magistrate look at if didn't happen?

Oh no, he showed them a finger and said mean words. Poor guys must have been so upset

 

[betcats]

Oh no, he showed them a finger and said mean words. Poor guys must have been so upset

Probably not as upset as all you bleeding hearts are at Taylan pulling a muppet to the ground.

 

[Maximus]

No matter the provocation Taylan should have controlled himself better but if the victim was doing the stuff in iambacks post then he got off lightly, you act like that in a pub and you’re going to get towelled up 9 times out of 10. Honestly what a little sook if that’s true, poking a bear and running to the police when it gives him a little push back.

The little sook is the one who thinks hearing mean words is justification to assault someone