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Melbourne has one of the best cultures and their players still stuff up all the time, young men will never stop making mistakes.
 

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We are very fortunate to have the backing of our leagues clubs in times like this some clubs will be in serious strife very soon especially if the govt delays or doesn’t give $$ to the nrl.
 

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He is a **** but he is right. The players involved in latest thing are fools. What they did was just stupid
 

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He is a **** but he is right. The players involved in latest thing are fools. What they did was just stupid
What the players did might have been stupid, but his comments regarding the board totally disregard the fact that they took a responsible approach to handling this while other clubs would lift the rug and get the broom out.
 

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What the players did might have been stupid, but his comments regarding the board totally disregard the fact that they took a responsible approach to handling this while other clubs would lift the rug and get the broom out.
Has there been any final decision made. I don’t think so. It should’ve been settled straight away. They should be cut lose from the club straight away let the. Deal with the fuck up they made by themselves. Can’t be bring school girls back to the room for a root when away on trial. Fucken idiots they are.
 

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Has there been any final decision made. I don’t think so. It should’ve been settled straight away. They should be cut lose from the club straight away let the. Deal with the fuck up they made by themselves. Can’t be bring school girls back to the room for a root when away on trial. Fucken idiots they are.
Meetings today. Expect an announcement today or tomorrow on the outcome.
 

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Has there been any final decision made. I don’t think so. It should’ve been settled straight away. They should be cut lose from the club straight away let the. Deal with the fuck up they made by themselves. Can’t be bring school girls back to the room for a root when away on trial. Fucken idiots they are.
I've said this elsewhere. But there are two issues. One is that the code of conduct was broken. The second is that it was morally questionable. I think the club only have a legal option to punish the players on the code of conduct breach which is a smaller issue. There are many clubs that don't act on morally questionable issues and I think if we did in this situation it's likely that the players will have a legal option to push for damages since they did nothing illegal.

This is a trial by media and things shouldn't have been released to the media.
 

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We are very fortunate to have the backing of our leagues clubs in times like this some clubs will be in serious strife very soon especially if the govt delays or doesn’t give $$ to the nrl.
Yes sir. Corona could be the end of buzz, manly, sharks, maybe more.
 

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Let's hope so
I’ll camp outside Centrelink in Brookvale for a photo of Dessie in line if the Beagles go under. Oh wait - no, he’s still living off our payout money. Thanks Ray.
 

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On top of the much more recent salary cap cheating (every year around the year they won of course), coke scandals including their CEO and peptide use
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-06-07/sharks-ceo-rocked-by-secret-tape-recording/1706490

Sharks CEO rocked by secret tape recording
Updated 7 Jun 2009, 10:35pm

PHOTO: Cronulla chief executive Tony Zappia is at the centre of a secret tape recording aired by Channel 7 (Mark Kolbe: Getty Images)
RELATED STORY: Gallen steps down as Sharks' captain
RELATED STORY: Sharks chairman falls on his sword
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The National Rugby League has called on the Cronulla board to review its position on club chief executive Tony Zappia after a secret tape recording was aired on Channel 7.

In it, Mr Zappia and former female employee Jenny Hall discuss an incident where she suffered a black eye while working for the Cronulla Sharks last year.

Ms Hall secretly recorded a conversation with Mr Zappia and in it she accuses him of hitting her.

Mr Zappia dismisses the allegation, saying she bounced off a wall.

In the recording Mr Zappia denies punching Ms Hall, refuses to give her paid sick leave to recover from the injury, and says she can "spank" him for retribution.

Last month the NRL asked the club to explain the injury, saying it would not take the matter any further unless it received new evidence.

The NRL now says the tape is further evidence and it is seeking an urgent response from the Sharks board.

"The emergence of new and damaging information that was not available to the NRL, nor it is understood the Cronulla board, at the time the matter was last reviewed necessitates a swift response from the club," NRL chief executive David Gallop said in a statement.

"The NRL is on record as saying that it would review any new information that came to light.

"As much as Ms Hall has previously refused to discuss the matter with us, the tape aired tonight certainly provides that.

"If the tape is a faithful recording it would be difficult to see how the club could not take the strongest action possible.

"We will seek an urgent response from the board."

The incident is the latest in a string of controversies to hit the club, with Paul Gallen stepping down from the captaincy this week after the NRL fined him $10,000 for making racial comments to St George Illawarra forward Mickey Paea.

Club chairman Barry Pierce also relinquished his position on Wednesday, after doubts were raised over his handling of a group sex scandal in 2002 .

The details of the scandal were aired on ABC1's Four Corners program.

New recruit Reni Maitua added to the club's woes when he tested positive to a banned substance last month.

https://st-eutychus.com/tag/cronulla-sharks/

What the Cronulla Sharks teach us about the News Cycle
BY NATHAN CAMPBELL

Read time: Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

The Cronulla saga is dragging on and on. The media are having a field day with the club and in one way or another the focus on the club’s on and off field discretions (and its culture) has claimed some pretty major scalps, including:

  1. Matthew Johns, high profile media star and former player
  2. Chairman Barry Pierce
  3. CEO Frank Zappia
  4. Captain Paul Gallen (lost the captaincy but is still playing)
  5. Greg Bird
  6. New signing (and drug taker) Reni Maitua
I wouldn’t be surprised if it now claims Ricky Stuart as well… his team isn’t performing, he was sacked as Australian coach for his tirade against a referee, and he’s now been embroiled in this whole CEO scandal.

The Sharks need a change of culture pretty quickly in order to save the club – and part of the cultural problem is a problem endemic in club sports – where mateship rules and indiscretions are swept under the carpet.

There have been a number of different scandals that have almost damaged the Sharks brand beyond repair. In fact, it may well be past the point of no return. The scandals came at a time when the club was already in dire financial straits – they’re in debt, they’re looking to sell or get the NRL’s blessing to relocate, since the Johns scandal they’ve been hemorrhaging sponsors – with their primary sponsor also pulling the pin.

They’ve been caught up in immorality, racism, violent assault and drug taking. And the media is loving it. The Sharks are buried in a quagmire of bad publicity – which is a PR nightmare (or opportunity if you like Crisis Management). And it’s been pretty poorly handled all round. The board has failed, the CEO has failed, the Shark’s PR girl is one of their main accusors, only the NRL and the NRL’s predominant media partner have come out of it in improved positions.

The NRL has taken a pretty down the line, hardline, stance – calling for cultural change and including to back its associated club. David Gallop has had far too much practice in this sort of situation to do anything less than a good job.

Nine has put Matthew Johns through the ringer (gaining great ratings in doing so) and managed to both distance themselves (through his sacking), show empathy (through Phil Gould’s tears on the Footy Show), and they’ve left the door slightly ajar for Johns with the Sam Newman precedent… they’ve also changed the content of the Footy Show – and made it less offensively boorish and more about the game.

In a couple of cases – particularly with Matthew Johns and Frank Zappia – there has been a clear instance of media manipulation as their respective PR people try to turn the tide – discrediting whoever has made the claim against them… in both cases women, and in both cases about inappropriate treatment of women.

The Sharks have an endemic cultural problem – but that’s an altogether different topic. But they have also failed grossly in managing and protecting their brand. When the accusations first came to light they should have immediately stood down their board and elected fresh faces (which they tried to do but this was politically circumvented by the current board), sacked the CEO, and started a massive proactive “cultural clean up” – instead they’ve, to steal a mafia term, “gone to the mattresses” – they’re trying to fight it out, while hiding. The Chairman was re-elected unopposed at a board meeting, the CEO was given support despite obviously financially mismanaging the club – and not taking appropriate action regarding the culture. And they’re paying for it – because the net effect of taking these steps has now been realised – but it wasn’t voluntary. And it looks like the media has forced their hand.

They’ve also tried to play the media outlets against one another – which is never a good move. Fairfax blasted them for allegedly engaging in a number of immoral practices to essentially keep the players happy – and they ran to News Ltd to publish a counter story – now their ex-PR representative says the stories were true. News Ltd now has egg on its face. When managing a crisis you should never, ever, lie. It is, if there is a worst time to do it, the worst time to do it.

After Matthew Johns was brought to tears and the point of collapse on A Current Affair stories started to circulate from “unnamed friends” of “Clare” that she had in fact spent the weeks following the incident bragging about her conquest. Stories that began to paint Johns in a new, less guilty light. Here are two stories from the opposite ends of the media spectrum (ABC and Fox Sports) released within an hour of each other… notice the similarity in the headlines:

Now, after Frank Zappia stands down, we see a story aiming to discredit the key witness in his prosecution. A girl he allegedly punched in the face and then suggested receiving a “spanking” as appropriate recompense. She apparently signed a document clearing him of wrongdoing. The woman at the centre of the claim is on the record as wanting to keep her job – despite the incident. This couldn’t be a factor? She’s also got that pesky audio recording that would seem to suggest the wrongdoing occurred – despite what a signed, written report might say. Channel 7 is having a field day with that exclusive.

The best PR, if you’re guilty, is to fall on your sword with grace and aplomb. Not to go down fighting. That drags your brand down with you. None of the men involved are bigger than the club they represent – and none of them are acting as representatives by staying on. They can’t fix the problem when they are the problem. There’s a precedent here too. The Bulldogs have essentially resurrected their brand (and their performances on the field) following a similar cultural cleanout – that encompassed both playing personnel and backroom staff. Their fullback Luke Patten had some wise words for the Sharks to consider…

“I guess the club just made some tough decisions.”

“Anyone that was stuffing up, they got rid of them and they brought (CEO) Todd Greenberg in and he just made decision after decision really – new coach, all new staff, new players and with that everything’s changed.”

“There’s a new attitude and everyone’s working really hard for that and maybe the Sharks, that is something they can look at.”
 

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Has there been any final decision made. I don’t think so. It should’ve been settled straight away. They should be cut lose from the club straight away let the. Deal with the fuck up they made by themselves. Can’t be bring school girls back to the room for a root when away on trial. Fucken idiots they are.
As much as we all would have liked this done and dusted there is a thing called due process. Both players have now engaged legal assistance which is there right so it will run its course.The law is an ass when it comes to the round about way it gets a result but as i said due process means they have the right of reply and legal representation. The NRL has given them their time to reply to the show cause order.
 

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As much as we all would have liked this done and dusted there is a thing called due process. Both players have now engaged legal assistance which is there right so it will run its course.The law is an ass when it comes to the round about way it gets a result but as i said due process means they have the right of reply and legal representation. The NRL has given them their time to reply to the show cause order.
Correct and they have until tomorrow to respond to their ‘show cause’ notices.
 

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Bulldogs fan here: rumour has it , rothfield was born with no penis just a foreskin , that’s why he is a miserable crunt!! He has his own line of cologne ..... stench of beer! It sold out .... the **** drank it all! What a sausage
 

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-06-07/sharks-ceo-rocked-by-secret-tape-recording/1706490

Sharks CEO rocked by secret tape recording
Updated 7 Jun 2009, 10:35pm

PHOTO: Cronulla chief executive Tony Zappia is at the centre of a secret tape recording aired by Channel 7 (Mark Kolbe: Getty Images)
RELATED STORY: Gallen steps down as Sharks' captain
RELATED STORY: Sharks chairman falls on his sword
RELATED STORY: Maitua's B sample tests positive: agent
The National Rugby League has called on the Cronulla board to review its position on club chief executive Tony Zappia after a secret tape recording was aired on Channel 7.

In it, Mr Zappia and former female employee Jenny Hall discuss an incident where she suffered a black eye while working for the Cronulla Sharks last year.

Ms Hall secretly recorded a conversation with Mr Zappia and in it she accuses him of hitting her.

Mr Zappia dismisses the allegation, saying she bounced off a wall.

In the recording Mr Zappia denies punching Ms Hall, refuses to give her paid sick leave to recover from the injury, and says she can "spank" him for retribution.

Last month the NRL asked the club to explain the injury, saying it would not take the matter any further unless it received new evidence.

The NRL now says the tape is further evidence and it is seeking an urgent response from the Sharks board.

"The emergence of new and damaging information that was not available to the NRL, nor it is understood the Cronulla board, at the time the matter was last reviewed necessitates a swift response from the club," NRL chief executive David Gallop said in a statement.

"The NRL is on record as saying that it would review any new information that came to light.

"As much as Ms Hall has previously refused to discuss the matter with us, the tape aired tonight certainly provides that.

"If the tape is a faithful recording it would be difficult to see how the club could not take the strongest action possible.

"We will seek an urgent response from the board."

The incident is the latest in a string of controversies to hit the club, with Paul Gallen stepping down from the captaincy this week after the NRL fined him $10,000 for making racial comments to St George Illawarra forward Mickey Paea.

Club chairman Barry Pierce also relinquished his position on Wednesday, after doubts were raised over his handling of a group sex scandal in 2002 .

The details of the scandal were aired on ABC1's Four Corners program.

New recruit Reni Maitua added to the club's woes when he tested positive to a banned substance last month.

https://st-eutychus.com/tag/cronulla-sharks/

What the Cronulla Sharks teach us about the News Cycle
BY NATHAN CAMPBELL

Read time: Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

The Cronulla saga is dragging on and on. The media are having a field day with the club and in one way or another the focus on the club’s on and off field discretions (and its culture) has claimed some pretty major scalps, including:

  1. Matthew Johns, high profile media star and former player
  2. Chairman Barry Pierce
  3. CEO Frank Zappia
  4. Captain Paul Gallen (lost the captaincy but is still playing)
  5. Greg Bird
  6. New signing (and drug taker) Reni Maitua
I wouldn’t be surprised if it now claims Ricky Stuart as well… his team isn’t performing, he was sacked as Australian coach for his tirade against a referee, and he’s now been embroiled in this whole CEO scandal.

The Sharks need a change of culture pretty quickly in order to save the club – and part of the cultural problem is a problem endemic in club sports – where mateship rules and indiscretions are swept under the carpet.

There have been a number of different scandals that have almost damaged the Sharks brand beyond repair. In fact, it may well be past the point of no return. The scandals came at a time when the club was already in dire financial straits – they’re in debt, they’re looking to sell or get the NRL’s blessing to relocate, since the Johns scandal they’ve been hemorrhaging sponsors – with their primary sponsor also pulling the pin.

They’ve been caught up in immorality, racism, violent assault and drug taking. And the media is loving it. The Sharks are buried in a quagmire of bad publicity – which is a PR nightmare (or opportunity if you like Crisis Management). And it’s been pretty poorly handled all round. The board has failed, the CEO has failed, the Shark’s PR girl is one of their main accusors, only the NRL and the NRL’s predominant media partner have come out of it in improved positions.

The NRL has taken a pretty down the line, hardline, stance – calling for cultural change and including to back its associated club. David Gallop has had far too much practice in this sort of situation to do anything less than a good job.

Nine has put Matthew Johns through the ringer (gaining great ratings in doing so) and managed to both distance themselves (through his sacking), show empathy (through Phil Gould’s tears on the Footy Show), and they’ve left the door slightly ajar for Johns with the Sam Newman precedent… they’ve also changed the content of the Footy Show – and made it less offensively boorish and more about the game.

In a couple of cases – particularly with Matthew Johns and Frank Zappia – there has been a clear instance of media manipulation as their respective PR people try to turn the tide – discrediting whoever has made the claim against them… in both cases women, and in both cases about inappropriate treatment of women.

The Sharks have an endemic cultural problem – but that’s an altogether different topic. But they have also failed grossly in managing and protecting their brand. When the accusations first came to light they should have immediately stood down their board and elected fresh faces (which they tried to do but this was politically circumvented by the current board), sacked the CEO, and started a massive proactive “cultural clean up” – instead they’ve, to steal a mafia term, “gone to the mattresses” – they’re trying to fight it out, while hiding. The Chairman was re-elected unopposed at a board meeting, the CEO was given support despite obviously financially mismanaging the club – and not taking appropriate action regarding the culture. And they’re paying for it – because the net effect of taking these steps has now been realised – but it wasn’t voluntary. And it looks like the media has forced their hand.

They’ve also tried to play the media outlets against one another – which is never a good move. Fairfax blasted them for allegedly engaging in a number of immoral practices to essentially keep the players happy – and they ran to News Ltd to publish a counter story – now their ex-PR representative says the stories were true. News Ltd now has egg on its face. When managing a crisis you should never, ever, lie. It is, if there is a worst time to do it, the worst time to do it.

After Matthew Johns was brought to tears and the point of collapse on A Current Affair stories started to circulate from “unnamed friends” of “Clare” that she had in fact spent the weeks following the incident bragging about her conquest. Stories that began to paint Johns in a new, less guilty light. Here are two stories from the opposite ends of the media spectrum (ABC and Fox Sports) released within an hour of each other… notice the similarity in the headlines:

Now, after Frank Zappia stands down, we see a story aiming to discredit the key witness in his prosecution. A girl he allegedly punched in the face and then suggested receiving a “spanking” as appropriate recompense. She apparently signed a document clearing him of wrongdoing. The woman at the centre of the claim is on the record as wanting to keep her job – despite the incident. This couldn’t be a factor? She’s also got that pesky audio recording that would seem to suggest the wrongdoing occurred – despite what a signed, written report might say. Channel 7 is having a field day with that exclusive.

The best PR, if you’re guilty, is to fall on your sword with grace and aplomb. Not to go down fighting. That drags your brand down with you. None of the men involved are bigger than the club they represent – and none of them are acting as representatives by staying on. They can’t fix the problem when they are the problem. There’s a precedent here too. The Bulldogs have essentially resurrected their brand (and their performances on the field) following a similar cultural cleanout – that encompassed both playing personnel and backroom staff. Their fullback Luke Patten had some wise words for the Sharks to consider…

“I guess the club just made some tough decisions.”

“Anyone that was stuffing up, they got rid of them and they brought (CEO) Todd Greenberg in and he just made decision after decision really – new coach, all new staff, new players and with that everything’s changed.”

“There’s a new attitude and everyone’s working really hard for that and maybe the Sharks, that is something they can look at.”
Great post! They are scum
 

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Oh well if lock down eventuates I have decided I can pass a lot of the time watching our past grand final wins and finals campaigns. It will keep me more entertained than those who support the Sharks. Their viewing would be over in a very short time then onto the next exciting thing......
 
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