The Changing Nature of Violence in Rugby League and AFL

[piesman2011]

Whats it got to do with Sydney?

What you have not noticed the blowtorch on your silly little code since GWS....................???????????????? :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>


Hope your ready for reality/real world.............no more Stephen Miln cover ups............

If it was a cover up why was he charged?

10 years to late you imbecile................


Coverup from the slimy AFL..................... :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

Still haven't explained what this has to do with Sydney. What has GWS got to do with Milne?

[Xman]

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FROM THE HOMEPAGE
Double dealing in Rudd resurrection

How one text at the wheel can kill

EVERY weekend, parents across NSW are sitting down with their children, trying to talk them out of playing rugby league.



At the same time, fathers are quietly praying their young adult daughters don't fall in love with a footy player.

Indeed, they'd prefer if they didn't even cross paths in the pub.

Businessmen, desperate to protect the reputation of their businesses, are reassessing their commitment to sponsoring or associating with rugby league clubs across all grades and competitions.

Sadly, this is rugby league 2013.

The problem with the game is not that all those who play are involved in illegal, distasteful or dishonest behaviour. Quite the contrary.

The majority of those who play the game love it and want to see it succeed in the competitive landscape that is Australian sport.

Only a small number of players, usually repeat offenders, have tarnished the game's reputation. The historical problem has been the soggy reaction from the NRL and the sport's dinosaurs, who often defend bad behaviour and refuse to accept times have changed.

Punishment has been inconsistent, offences have been covered up and offenders have been too quickly forgiven.

All of that is about to change. Our interview this week with the NRL's new COO Jim Doyle gives an interesting insight into the way the game's administrators will react in future to unacceptable behaviour.

The newly-formed Integrity unit's swift reaction to recent cases and the ban on the biff campaign are decisive steps in the right direction. All we need now is for players, ex-players and those who claim to have the game's best interests at heart to wake up.

Comments from some this week suggest this is not going to be easy. Andrew Johns said: "I think it (ban the biff) stinks. It's a physical game, why are we sanitising it?" Mick Cronin said: "Political correctness gone wrong."

Mark Geyer said: "We are interviewing mothers in the streets who are outraged by a bloke punching another bloke, yet they let their kids play Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation."

Huh? So that makes it OK then. This is what the NRL is up against.

This issue isn't about protecting rugby league's tough-guy image. The game can still be hard and fast without random punches being thrown for all young fans to see. What those who defend the biff fail to recognise is that the game's financial future is at stake. Without young players the game cannot grow nor can it fend off the concerted attack from other codes.

Thankfully, the NRL's new boss and his new team recognise the problem and, unlike others, are prepared to stand up and say enough is enough.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o ... 6668083972

[Raiderdave]

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FROM THE HOMEPAGE
Double dealing in Rudd resurrection

How one text at the wheel can kill

EVERY weekend, parents across NSW are sitting down with their children, trying to talk them out of playing rugby league.



At the same time, fathers are quietly praying their young adult daughters don't fall in love with a footy player.

Indeed, they'd prefer if they didn't even cross paths in the pub.

Businessmen, desperate to protect the reputation of their businesses, are reassessing their commitment to sponsoring or associating with rugby league clubs across all grades and competitions.

Sadly, this is rugby league 2013.

The problem with the game is not that all those who play are involved in illegal, distasteful or dishonest behaviour. Quite the contrary.

The majority of those who play the game love it and want to see it succeed in the competitive landscape that is Australian sport.

Only a small number of players, usually repeat offenders, have tarnished the game's reputation. The historical problem has been the soggy reaction from the NRL and the sport's dinosaurs, who often defend bad behaviour and refuse to accept times have changed.

Punishment has been inconsistent, offences have been covered up and offenders have been too quickly forgiven.

All of that is about to change. Our interview this week with the NRL's new COO Jim Doyle gives an interesting insight into the way the game's administrators will react in future to unacceptable behaviour.

The newly-formed Integrity unit's swift reaction to recent cases and the ban on the biff campaign are decisive steps in the right direction. All we need now is for players, ex-players and those who claim to have the game's best interests at heart to wake up.

Comments from some this week suggest this is not going to be easy. Andrew Johns said: "I think it (ban the biff) stinks. It's a physical game, why are we sanitising it?" Mick Cronin said: "Political correctness gone wrong."

Mark Geyer said: "We are interviewing mothers in the streets who are outraged by a bloke punching another bloke, yet they let their kids play Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation."

Huh? So that makes it OK then. This is what the NRL is up against.

This issue isn't about protecting rugby league's tough-guy image. The game can still be hard and fast without random punches being thrown for all young fans to see. What those who defend the biff fail to recognise is that the game's financial future is at stake. Without young players the game cannot grow nor can it fend off the concerted attack from other codes.

Thankfully, the NRL's new boss and his new team recognise the problem and, unlike others, are prepared to stand up and say enough is enough.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o ... 6668083972

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New Ltd !! :_<> :_<>

when will these fumbling fuckheads learn

[Xman]

Probably when you stop using it as an excuse

[Stewie]

At least the usually incompetent nRL CEO recognises there is a progblem ingrained in rugby league culture. It's going to take a long time to get players from dirty clubs like Canberra clean however.