Yes it's correct that he may be shopped, in his, and our, best interests, and we pay him to leave... it always seems to pan out that way for clubs when its these constant minor, silly misdemeanours. If it was Thompson and his first off field controversy then yes, of course we would be defending him. If it was OK he'd be getting bagged as well bc it's another dumb mistake that affects the Bulldogs and not his first.
It's never enough to sack on the spot like Canberra have recently done but it still derails our club with reputational damage but how many times can it happen before enough is enough?
The player causes the problems but the club has to pay them to leave and the player doesn't seem to be responsible for their actions apart from the inconvenience and embarrassment of moving.
Our club has a reputation for having dills who get away with braindead indiscretions that the club has to make right and so do other clubs. Would love to see a new standard set and the player take full responsibility and consequences for their actions...but it will all pan out the way described, we top up his new contract...that's if he isn't just forgiven and promises to start his rehab.
So over our footy club having to be either an aged care home, child care centre or insane asylum