Sam Burgess wins appeal and is free to play

[Freakzilla]

Lol, what a joke.

 

[Como Dog]

Fucking ridiculous but should we expect anything other than this when it comes to the NRL and one of their favourite clubs.

 

[Raysie]

If that's a Grade 1, God bless a Grade 2 or God forbid a Grade 3.

In saying that, what's the fine for? He successfully downgraded a charge, why has he been fined?

 

[El Padrino]

 

[steeliz]

I am so surprised.

Did anyone believe that? I have been practicing my sincerity

 

[Alan79]

No idea what he was even facing suspension for. But it's not the first time he's seemed to get off with a light punishment.

 

[TABOO]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, the NRLOL continues.

 

[sideswip]

NRL = Souths , did you expect anything else.

 

[Wahesh]

I don't understand this. The high-shot left Matt Moylan concussed. How could he possibly have been let off? What is the justification the judiciary gave?

 

[Bull Terrier]

This guy should off been banned from the NRL ages ago. I guess its who you know with him being mates with Greenturd. getting off on dick pics on phones and continuous infringements on the field especially after his episode against the Sharks. Any wonder the NRL sucks. Corrupt as can you imagine and if a doggies player had his record.. well

 

[Motorhead]

With his excessive-saliva issues when he talks i can just picture him in the judiciary pleading his case by rising to his feet and pleading "I am not an animal......I'm a human beeeeiiiiiiing" Elephant Man style.
Absolute disgrace that he got off but who is surprised? Only positive is at least hopefully he takes a few heads off the Storm maggots this weekend.

 

[UndeadShadowMan]

Protected species by the NRL at least his wife woke up to what a wanker he is & left him

 

[TABOO]

Protected species by the NRL at least his wife woke up to what a wanker he is & left him

Arent they back together now?

 

[The Innovator]

Protected species by the NRL at least his wife woke up to what a wanker he is & left him

They are back together, have been for most of this year.

 

[Tazer]

The MRC has been a joke for a very long time. From what I understand of his defence, his lawyer presented a whole raft of grade 1 dangerous contact charges that were (to the naked eye) worse than the Sam Burgess one. They've built a rod for their own back by getting the grading wrong almost every single time. This was bound to happen eventually. Hopefully it will lead to a complete overhaul of the system, because its pretty clear the current one is hopelessly broken.

 

[doggieaaron]

That nick gabar must be an amazing lawyer he always gets players off

 

[Motorhead]

The MRC has been a joke for a very long time. From what I understand of his defence, his lawyer presented a whole raft of grade 1 dangerous contact charges that were (to the naked eye) worse than the Sam Burgess one. They've built a rod for their own back by getting the grading wrong almost every single time. This was bound to happen eventually. Hopefully it will lead to a complete overhaul of the system, because its pretty clear the current one is hopelessly broken.

I thought defence teams werent allowed to use previous incidents as a reference point? Or is it that they just cannot use examples of when a player has been found not guilty to basically say "this player got off this charge so my client must be not guilty also"? Then again the incompetent shitsniffers at NRL HQ make up the rules as they go so anything is possible.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Squirrel grip barge-arse has some friends in high places it seems. Toddy, Squirrel Grip & G.I. are protected species they can do no wrong.

Remember, Barge-Arse was the true victim of sexting when he sent compromising pictures of himself behind his wife's back.

 

[Tazer]

I thought defence teams werent allowed to use previous incidents as a reference point? Or is it that they just cannot use examples of when a player has been found not guilty to basically say "this player got off this charge so my client must be not guilty also"? Then again the incompetent shitsniffers at NRL HQ make up the rules as they go so anything is possible.

As I understand it you can't use previous examples to get off a charge, but you can use them to get a charge downgraded (in this case from grade 2 to grade 1). This is where a smart solicitor will take advantage of the system. By using previous examples of a grade 1 which were demonstrably worse a good brief can mount a pretty damn good case to get his client off. It all comes back to the system being broken...if they'd graded those previous examples correctly in the first place then there would be no reference point for the lawyer to use.

 

[top-dog]

The NRL are the most corrupt organisation in Australia worse than the banks letting off that scum bag talk about favouritism to a team please what a joke and it not the first time too .