A huge difference as in 1 is an investigation into a drug lab injecting regime involving 20+ young men with illegal and dangerous substances
and the other
a drunken verbal comment?
"illegal" substances? There was no investigation into "illegal" substances. It was an investigation into "banned" substances under a sporting drug code. Again there is a massive difference right there. Hird was never investigated for taking banned substances because under the WADA code he couldn't be, as a coach taking a banned substance isn't an offence. Is that parto fo the code right? Absolutely not but they are the rules. Hird wasn't stood down because the EFC didn't have the guts to do it.
His pointless legal action was not a criminal matter, he wasn't on trial; it was a civil one so right or wrong; like it or not it not even remotely close to this "chopstick" gate
Where was this hysteria when Jurrah belted his Mrs with a metal pole?
Last time I checked Jurrah ended up in jail for that "effort" as well as other acts of violence against women.. so not the best example I wouldn't have thought
Why the lack of support behind our club and player WP? Seem all you have done is play devils advocate.
I support Dusty, but I am not going to sit here and say he didn't do a completely stupid, idiotic, moronic thing. I am not going to sit here a say he is the sole victim here because he isn't. 3-4 weeks into pre-season he goes out and gets himself so smashed he can't remember what he did or didn't do, that's not smart, that's stupid
He deserves to punished for being a an idiot. Do I believe he should cop 12 months, 15 games? No but he needs to cop some sort of whack.
If it was a player that people on here can't stand or a bloke in our bottom 10 and folks want out of the club I doubt the support would be there. The posts would be "sack him"
Forgive me for not excusing his behaviour simply because he is one of best players. In this situation all players should be treated the same..
As for "our" club. The Club has handled this abysmally.
It should have been over and done with after 72 hours but no; not our club. Oh way!
If "our" club had of come out, whacked said player, punished him with the obligatory fine (max $5k per the CBA), banned him from the pre-season comp and a H&A games, this would have been over so quickly. No cops, no media lynching, no hysteria. But no the good 'ole Tigers had Dan Richardson be flippant, Benny Gale say nothing for days when normally you can't shut him up... and where are we now???
talk about stupidity 101
So yeah I am peeved with the Club, they have let Dusty down and they've let the members down (again) by handling it in such a way that they put our club in a position where it is getting whacked over and over.
