Mate, I don’t think that’s the point people are trying to make. Its that his suspension has been delayed until next year when it won’t hurt as much. It sets a new precedent and you can bet your left one that they will be inconsistent with it too.
The game has always suspended players immediately if they embarrassed the game. Radley got involved in a tussel in Byron. No criminal conviction but copped a couple of weeks, didn’t he? Would’ve been handy for Easts if Pearce served his suspension at the end of the year as well in 2016.
I get that side of it and that is better discussion than mentioning the severity of the assault
The suspension being held off isn't a good look but there have been many rubbery suspensions
The ASADA stuff people mentioned.
Rapana last year was suspended for off field stuff, Allowed to play All Stars. Got a further suspension and was able to serve those 2 suspensions concurrently.
Brandon Smith, Reece Walsh and Latrell could use the All stars game as 1 game off their suspension. Yet Rapana could play in it?
Shouldn't all of been suspended from it or not used the game to count?
So the NRL often does head scratching things like this