So my take on this, someone that looks at a schedule and it says arrive/strapping at 8AM and wrestling at 8:30AM and they turn up at 8:30 is someone looking to do the bare minimum. Do what he needs to do to get away with it. If you think you want to come at 8:30 because you are not getting strapped, then ask the bloody question... To me looks like he came late thinking he could use that as an excuse, and didn't want to ask in case he was told no we start at 8AM.
Second, wrestling and physical fitness is part of the role of the physical fitness trainers, if you are late coming into work and you get given the shit jobs to do, still part of your role but it's the less enjoyable part of your job, do you complain? Well maybe you do but you probably don't work there anymore and would you really take your employer to court? Saying that he needed help walking after the punishment... the Dogs underwent a bootcamp this year, I'm sure plenty of players needed help walking at stages, any of them suing the dogs? He is simply not cut out for any team that takes physical fitness seriously. He may have ability and be a nice guy, but he is soft AF. JAC playing with a dodgy shoulder, Mann and King playing with a broken hand/wrist. Preston playing with a broken jaw. Tracey was playing with a calf issue one week. I can't see Topine doing any of that, and that is why we sucked big time last year, and are doing better this year, players thinking they didn't have to take that extra step in defense, I can miss this tackle cause I'm exhausted. Remember Josh Morris limping on one leg to tackle Inglis in origin. Some people have the character to be first grade players and work hard to make it happen. Some people are gifted and it comes a little easier. The gifted get found out pretty early when they don't have the character to back it up. Another example I suspect is Latrell Mitchell...
Why do you think the best coaches are those that had to work hard to get where they did? And why players like Andrew Johns could never be a coach. What do you think Folksey would have said to Topine?
Yes the dogs might have some concerns, as when any of this stuff hits the courts you never know what is going to happen. But if any real fan see's this and then how the dogs are going this year; built on hard work and commitment. We all should be saying well fuck good on them.