HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Yeah maybe mate but if that's the case our club should be letting them play until it's sorted out, just like with SKD.
Official Andrew Fifita
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Yeah maybe mate but if that's the case our club should be letting them play until it's sorted out, just like with SKD.
slide rule
Jaws
I think they wanted to see what happened with the Penrith JRL appeal.
If that wins then the Sharks don't really need to do much at all.
If that wins then the Sharks don't really need to do much at all.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Seems a bit silly to be waiting on an amateur organisation to make a decision.
Sir Chadley
Jaws
Yep, totally agree. The SKD thing has me really baffled.
slide rule
Jaws
Yeah but it happened at their event within their jurisdiction with their officials etc. We kinda need a submission from them with their official version of events to make our call .
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
But that was done 10 days ago. It's ridiculous it's all still up in the air.
slide rule
Jaws
The appeal was on Tuesday.
It would look a bit silly if we came down hard and they let them off.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Well that's bloody fair enough then!
slide rule
Jaws
At least if we only give them 4 weeks or whatever they have already served some. And managed to get at least one win without them.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Yes and better to start the punishment before the finals as well I guess.
Capital_Shark
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So what was the outcome of the appeal to their JRL bans?
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Jaws
No change apparently.
Capital_Shark
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hmm.. Did we maybe make an error letting them hand down their penalty before us? If we went bang 2 weeks and $15K half suspended its done and dusted early and there is no 12 month ban from Penrith to compare it with.
djhabib
Jaws
Weedler reporting the board meeting has been cancelled
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Jaws
They handed down their initial penalty about a day later I think? We wouldn't have had a chance to get much evidence together by then. They kind of had the upper hand because they could get the witness accounts straight up etc. Also, I don't think they'd be too worried about handing out a harsh penalty and then reducing it upon appeal if absolutely necessary. Really all that is at stake is a couple of blokes watching a game of park football. Big deal. We probably need to be a bit more thorough, considering that there's probably close to $1m pa (guess) worth of contracts up in the air. And if we go with the light penalty and it turns out we didn't do enough, we'll cop it.
Also, Channel 9 were already squirting over it before we were probably even aware of it. So if we handed down a penalty straight away it wouldn't have been enough, no matter what we did.
We are damned if we do, damned if we don't, such is our reputation and position. I'm firmly of the view we can't win with the stupid media games no matter what we do.
evertonshark
Jaws
So it'll drag on well into next week now. It's already been too long
slide rule
Jaws
Well, I guess the question is why.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
If it does keep dragging on it's a disgrace. Just sort this **** out.
evertonshark
Jaws
Yeah. You'd think fifita would have everything he wanted to say memorised by now and you'd think the board would also be ready to ask the relevant questions by now also.