NRL referee Gavin Morris suspended and fined for punching touch judge Terry Pascoe

[Ndawai]

The Daily Telegraph revealed last month that referee Gavin Morris punched a touch judge in the face at a new years party.
The touch judge, Terry Pascoe, was hospitalised with facial injuries. Photos were posted on social media.
The NRL has released a statement confirming Morris’s suspension – and a suspended $5000 fine.
“The NRL Integrity and Compliance Unit has today suspended referee Gavin Morris for the first two rounds of the Telstra Premiership, imposed a suspended $5,000 fine and ordered he undertake a counselling program for a breach of the NRL’s Code of Conduct,” the statement said.
Morris has accepted the penalty and waived his right to appeal.
“The Integrity Unit has a clear mechanism for assessing issues,” said chief operating officer Jim Doyle.
“It is important to note that process has been followed in this case, as it would for any incident involving a player or club official.
“The Integrity Unit’s investigation found that there was behaviour that brought the image of the game into disrepute and we have taken appropriate action.”
The touch judge spoke to police about the incident but declined to press charges.
He has accepted the NRL’s penalty and will not take any further action.


-_- geez even the refs getting in on the off field drama.

 

[Rodzilla]

hopefully somebody put him on report, by doing the report signal and everything

 

[Ndawai]

Am I the only one wondering why the refs are spending NYE together? are they really that disliked in public? Or is it illuminati? hmmmmmmm

 

[S4Sonny]

hopefully somebody put him on report, by doing the report signal and everything

More importantly, how many carry over points did he have to get suspended and can he fight the grading to the judiciary?

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

id punch someone out too if i was made to wear a pink shirt.

 

[OTTO]

Am I the only one wondering why the refs are spending NYE together?

lol, that's the first thing I thought !!

 

[The DoggFather]

Geez the refs even hate eachother.

 

[rainman]

Referee Matt Chechin punched some bloke up the arse and got nothing

 

[Alexander the Great]

Pascoe got fisted...

 

[Chicharito]

Lol that's gold haha

 

[steve_mortimer]

Am I the only one wondering why the refs are spending NYE together? are they really that disliked in public? Or is it illuminati? hmmmmmmm

It has a lot to do with us spending three nights a week together, all our weekends in each others back pockets and well, you get the drift. A lot of them become close friends.

Pascoe and Morris became good fiends a few years ago up here in Brisbane and Pascoe spends NYE down there every year. I don't understand why some of them find it hard to have a life away from footy. There are loads of divorces that pop up where wives get fed up with never seeing their husband.

They did get one thing wrong. Pascoe has not touch judged Q Cup in almost 3 years. He doesn't even referee anymore.

 

[Nano]

It has a lot to do with us spending three nights a week together, all our weekends in each others back pockets and well, you get the drift. A lot of them become close friends.

Pascoe and Morris became good fiends a few years ago up here in Brisbane and Pascoe spends NYE down there every year. I don't understand why some of them find it hard to have a life away from footy. There are loads of divorces that pop up where wives get fed up with never seeing their husband.

They did get one thing wrong. Pascoe has not touch judged Q Cup in almost 3 years. He doesn't even referee anymore.

Guessing you are a referee in the Q Cup?