Don't think its creepy at all. Just because the law says you become an adult at 18 doesnt mean you are an adult. It's pretty normal to find high schoolers attractive.Imo nothing will happen to them, maybe more games missed and a fine.
I know it's all legal and what ever but these guys are grown men chatting up SCHOOL GIRLS lol. FFS seriously? When I was in my 20s, high schoolers were the last fucking girls I wanted to plonk lol. Seems creepy in my book.
Oh shit I didn't even notice that part! Jesus Christ.. Talk about being on the prowl and abusing your role as an ambassador for the club at a school visit..Plus picking them up at a club sanctioned school visit. There must have been some contact there for them to magically get to the teams hotel.
Exactly. Written off like I said earlier.For those thinking its nothing compared to Scott and the Sivo its actually a lot worse.
Those guys might have done things that result in charges but they were not while they were on official club time.
These dills have accepted phone numbers from school girls during school visits, that is a serious breach of department of ed policy and procedures. I am sure the players have had lessons on how to do school visits, so this is just plain dumb.
This reflects on the whole code, schools will now be not so comfortable having teams visit them.
Then you have the fact they started the texting with the girls , as they met them at a school visit that could be seen as grooming (did they give the girls the idea they wanted their phone numbers and were keen??? who knows but by using the numbers they get into this grey area)
They then bought them into the team hotel, once again this while they are "working", representing the club, not at a night club or bar and taken them to a random hotel room.
These guys will have their contracts ripped up, careers over,
the best we can hope for is its quick and we can spend the extra cap space this season
Pretty sure legal age is 18. Unless the age gap is no greater than two years. So a 17 yr girl with 19 yr guy or 16 yr girl with 18 yr guy. That’s always been my understanding. Could be wrongLegal age or not, it's creepy, sleazy and not a good look. Would any of you want your 17 year old daughter still in high school hooking up with a 24 year old footy player? Probably not..
You might say it's only a 7 year age gap and the girls are responsible enough to make their own decisions, and they are.
But 17 is still a naive enough age to not have your head screwed on straight or know better, or to be bamboozled by a celebrity footy player coming to town..
A 24 year old professional footy player that could probably hook up with any other random groupie that's not still in high school should also know better, especially to not bring them back to the team hotel.
So is this the crime of the century? No.. Are they sleazes, creeps and have they put the club in a bad light when our club has a bad enough history with incidents with women? Absolutely, and for that I commend the club for taking action.
technically its season opener eve eveWhat the actual fuck? Right on the eve of the season opener... Instead of seeing the team list, we see this..
Anyone got any info on how serious this is?
Actually I'm not too worried about the media. The club and players copped plenty in 2004 and finished the year with the chocolates. The only people who give much credence to what the media says are the fans. True, it is a bit different now compared with 2004 because of social media, but some on here have noted that the players social media accounts have been closed. I'd suggest they would have been told to do that as soon as the club and NRL IU learned about it, for their own sakes. The prospect of never playing again, along with the consequences they face in their own lives, will be what is coming their way that they will struggle most to deal with. There will be some official stuff in relation to the school and certain authorities that probably won't get much coverage in the media. I'm familiar with a number of cases of blokes who messed up in similar ways (in every case drunk), and several years down the line they have lost everything, family, career, even their own Mothers don't speak to them, they end up suicidal.I doubt they play the game again especially being link to us and our history in Coffs harbour.
Wet dreams for all media outlet's.
Our own fans here reaction is a good indication of what its about to come from the mainstream media and other fans.
I initially thought the same but when you think a little deeper I'm sure they were specifically warned what behaviour the club was expecting from them on this trip. They were playing in the mid north coast who they have a junior partnership with, they were returning for the first time to the mid north coast to play a trial since the coffs scandal and they had the Nappa scandal last year and the 'Club Sanctioned' event where Elliot had that problem. To do anything other then going and playing the trial and behaving yourself show a clear disregard for what the Bulldogs are trying to rebuild here.Let me get this straight. They had consenul sex with someone who is of legal age. So what the fuck is the problem?
I think it's been 16 for a long time now and double checked just now and it's still 16. So, there is no crime but there is absolutely a line that has been crossed that shouldn't have been.Pretty sure legal age is 18. Unless the age gap is no greater than two years. So a 17 yr girl with 19 yr guy or 16 yr girl with 18 yr guy. That’s always been my understanding. Could be wrong
Bulldogs offering a coaching clinic has taken on a WHOLE new meaningIck, if that proves to be true it makes things really bad. Schools have tight regulations around interactions between students and non-students, mostly as a response to the appalling cases of grooming that have come to light over the last 10 years. It would be an awful look to the school, let alone the players and club. If true, imagine how other schools are going to respond if the Bulldogs offer them a coaching clinic...
This is no different to a school teacher hooking up with a student... the players were there in a professional capacity and have taken advantage...I think it's been 16 for a long time now and double checked just now and it's still 16. So, there is no crime but there is absolutely a line that has been crossed that shouldn't have been.
Why couldn't it of been Tolman and Knockonbor!?!
Damn it!!
The club is trying to build a new culture.Why the fuck doesnt the club keep this shit in-house fkn amateur hour. Who gives a shit they rooted some girls they met theyre young men and provided it was legal Whats the fkn issue