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Is it true that Difita was traumatised as a child when he was left injured by the side of the field and ignored by match officials?
 

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Why threaten someone straight after acknowledging they're filming you? I'm sure it's a media beat up, but honestly, how dumb can you be?
 
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Why threaten someone straight after acknowledging they're filming you? I'm sure it's a media beat up, but honestly, how dumb can you be?
Where not discussing Brain surgeons here jaz.... Que another 60 minutes special...
 

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It will be very interesting to see if Gus gets on his high horse over this.

After all, it was Gus that verbally abused and intimidated ref David Jay at Brookvale one day , even calling his players off the field.

Ended the refs career.It was a terrible performance from a coach.
 

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can't listen to it so what's the outcome?

What channel mate?

It was on ABC24

They Fifitas are playing today.

Gorman has received the initial report and said that he's satisfied that they used inappropriate language to a match official.

He said that this isn't enough to stand them down at present.

There will be a full report received within the next few days which will give information regarding the "grey areas".

If this report is damning then appropriate action will be taken and past misbehaviour of both players will be taken into account.

A sanction or penalty will also be passed down by the integrity unit and the players will then have a choice to appeal if they wish.
 

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It was on ABC24

They Fifitas are playing today.

Gorman has received the initial report and said that he's satisfied that they used inappropriate language to a match official.

He said that this isn't enough to stand them down at present.

There will be a full report received within the next few days which will give information regarding the "grey areas".

If this report is damning then appropriate action will be taken and past misbehaviour of both players will be taken into account.

A sanction or penalty will also be passed down by the integrity unit and the players will then have a choice to appeal if they wish.
thanks, sounds fair enough. Would be appropriate for any other club, but of course we are held to a higher level.
 
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a. SKD is getting his nuts polished by certain league media because he pulled the mental health card out at the 11th hour.
b. There is dozens of blokes that claim to have been on the scene of the alleged Fifita incident saying its nowhere near as bad as what is being reported.
c. Old mate from souths played a whole season and won a premiership before being convicted and subsequently suspended for the best part of a season for laying down the law to his missus.

In terms of **** people get stood down for, this is on the small end of the scale. If the NRL or Cronulla wanna impose a 1 or 2 game suspension i would be cool with it. But not a standing down etc. Maybe the Ref needs to be looked at for his actions too. If its true a player was being helped off the field after an injury (where time was stopped) only to have time start before he was off (and a replacement come on) then he has done the wrong thing.

IMO David will probably be ok due to the fact he was part of the game, and had a genuine complaint. Andrews the numbskull
 

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Kent going on about what if Fifita scores the winning try today, what sort of message does that send.

On the other hand we stand him down, loose the game and after Fifitas are found innocent.

There are other sides Kent
 
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