Official Braydon Trindall

[Gal The Goat]

He probably wanted to fly under the radar at training and hope no one realised his condition. Turning up in an uber would have been unusual and would probably have drawn some attention.
Not saying that makes it any more excusable but just trying to work out his rationale at the time.

I see what you mean, but he has a suspended license. Wouldn’t it look more suspect to the club him pulling up in his own car?

Without knowing details it’s possible that he has woken up late from a big night out and missed his lift to training. Without thinking of his consequences if he’s caught driving in his car, he was probably thinking of his consequences if he missed training.

 

[Art Vandelay]

is the licence suspended or expired ?

 

[bort]

is the licence suspended or expired ?

Formerly suspended, was expired when this occurred

I see what you mean, but he has a suspended license. Wouldn’t it look more suspect to the club him pulling up in his own car?

Without knowing details it’s possible that he has woken up late from a big night out and missed his lift to training. Without thinking of his consequences if he’s caught driving in his car, he was probably thinking of his consequences if he missed training.

Per above club probably know his suspension is up, don't know he didn't bother to pay for a new license.

Consequences of missing training can be brutal, ask young Jackson Topine
Even if they took it easy on Trindall not sure he has the remaining head of hair to pull off blonde although killing his hair follicles may have been for the best

 

[Gal The Goat]

Formerly suspended, was expired when this occurred


Per above club probably know his suspension is up, don't know he didn't bother to pay for a new license.

Consequences of missing training can be brutal, ask young Jackson Topine
Even if they took it easy on Trindall not sure he has the remaining head of hair to pull off blonde although killing his hair follicles may have been for the best

Ah this is a big piece of information I’ve missed. Bit of an unlucky situation for Tricky then, minus the DUI.

Yeah as a young man/footballer who’s just cracked his NRL spot, football is everything to them so can understand how they don’t want to miss training. And yes the consequences can be brutal these day, even losing your spot in the team is a possibility.

 

[bort]

Ah this is a big piece of information I’ve missed. Bit of an unlucky situation for Tricky then, minus the DUI.

Yeah as a young man/footballer who’s just cracked his NRL spot, football is everything to them so can understand how they don’t want to miss training. And yes the consequences can be brutal these day, even losing your spot in the team is a possibility.

It's more an issue for him (from both legal and club consequences) that it is expired due to driving issues in the past than the fact it was expired at the time. In the scheme of things expired license he hasn't bothered to pay for is pretty minimal issue - but the why will have some impact.

 

[Sparkles]

He probably wanted to fly under the radar at training and hope no one realised his condition. Turning up in an uber would have been unusual and would probably have drawn some attention.
Not saying that makes it any more excusable but just trying to work out his rationale at the time.

Don't know how you'd turn up to training in that poor a condition to perform when you've got a bloke like Cam next to you working his arse off for you. There's no mistake that the standards are a lot higher than that at the Sharks (these days at least)

 

[bort]

Don't know how you'd turn up to training in that poor a condition to perform when you've got a bloke like Cam next to you working his arse off for you. There's no mistake that the standards are a lot higher than that at the Sharks (these days at least)

Dale did Sunday training for injured players even though he’d decided to retire Thursday

Hell, he was probably at the Monday session

 

[Western Sharkie]

Dale did Sunday training for injured players even though he’d decided to retire Thursday

Hell, he was probably at the Monday session

Still setting the example

 

[Born&bred]

If he’s made it to training, would have been like a greyhound chasing a lure running laps like Usain Bolt. Got caught own it move on be smarter.
As wilson stated few posts above old enough to know better young enough to do something dumbarse.

That's still me today...

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Its not the crime of the century but its not good.

Driving at 0.12 or whatever it was is no accident. The coke on top just makes it even dumber.

Was it a sponsors car he was driving? Plenty of players cruising around in demo cars of dealerships

 

[Western Sharkie]

Has there even been confirmation that the coke is a thing yet?
or are we still speculating (unconfirmed) and jumping at shadows?

 

[bort]

Has there even been confirmation that the coke is a thing yet?
or are we still speculating (unconfirmed) and jumping at shadows?

It’s not speculating, he failed the test.
Second sample not confirmed yet but failing first test a bad sign until proven otherwise.

Given he had to say no other players were with him, he went out separately after drinking with them, I’d take as potentially indicating he’s expecting second sample to be positive

 

[ben]

Was his licence suspended, or had the suspension ended with Trindall resuming driving not knowing that his licence had expired?

I heard BHU was with him, anyone else heard this?

DUI was next day, did he go home have a sleep and drive to training or was he ****ed off his head from partying and went straight to training from partying.

What would piss me off the most is, as a professional sportsman, turning up to training coked off his head straight from a doof with fairy wings, chewy, sporting neon glow tubes!!!! He would have to be gone for this

Cocaine is not the biggie i feel. With a history of butthead nrl players hooking into it AND getting caught on numerous times and seeing the suspension lengths, I dont think he should be that worried. Didnt Reece Walsh, Ponga get caught (filmed) with cocaine and only received two weeks? I could be remembering these wrong.

 

[bort]

Was his licence suspended, or had the suspension ended with Trindall resuming driving not knowing that his licence had expired?

I heard BHU was with him, anyone else heard this?

DUI was next day, did he go home have a sleep and drive to training or was he ****ed off his head from partying and went straight to training from partying.

What would piss me off the most is, as a professional sportsman, turning up to training coked off his head straight from a doof with fairy wings, chewy, sporting neon glow tubes!!!! He would have to be gone for this

Cocaine is not the biggie i feel. With a history of butthead nrl players hooking into it AND getting caught on numerous times and seeing the suspension lengths, I dont think he should be that worried. Didnt Reece Walsh, Ponga get caught (filmed) with cocaine and only received two weeks? I could be remembering these wrong.

A lot of this is speculation (I haven’t seen BHU mentioned, and don’t know if he slept or not) but to the license thing, which has been covered - it used to be suspended but is being reported as police identifying it as expired.

Now as far as him not knowing it’s expired potentially, I don’t really care if he didn’t realise. He lost his license and it’s his responsibility to ensure everything is all good again. I guess it’s better than intentionally not renewing it. But we don’t know why it’s expired.

Coke itself not a big deal. Mid range drink driving and failing a roadside drug test is. Also likely breaches his contract by trying to turn up to a club session intoxicated.

 

[GF78]

If it were brailey I would say the same thing.

Dumb mistake, lucky no one was hurt, you live you learn and you move on.

Agreed - so long as Trindall actually does learns & moves on.

Surprised he has not learnt from last years court appearance.

Hoping he acts like a 2024 Shark from here on in, only time will tell.

 

[GF78]

Was his licence suspended, or had the suspension ended with Trindall resuming driving not knowing that his licence had expired?

I heard BHU was with him, anyone else heard this?

DUI was next day, did he go home have a sleep and drive to training or was he ****ed off his head from partying and went straight to training from partying.

What would piss me off the most is, as a professional sportsman, turning up to training coked off his head straight from a doof with fairy wings, chewy, sporting neon glow tubes!!!! He would have to be gone for this

Cocaine is not the biggie i feel. With a history of butthead nrl players hooking into it AND getting caught on numerous times and seeing the suspension lengths, I dont think he should be that worried. Didnt Reece Walsh, Ponga get caught (filmed) with cocaine and only received two weeks? I could be remembering these wrong.

Smith & Munster - Melbourne PR did an amazing job to close that story down.

 

[bort]

Smith & Munster - Melbourne PR did an amazing job to close that story down.

Tbf Trindall thing not massive in media either - still a big deal for us while we wait for outcome though

 

[apezza]

Tbf Trindall thing not massive in media either - still a big deal for us while we wait for outcome though

I wonder why it's been kept so quiet in the media. Is it because it's before the courts?

Usually it makes headlines for days.

 

[Shortfin Mako]

It is just dumb to go out and party and drink so much that you are still over the limit by 10am the next morning.

Your body needs to rest and recover and it needs the nutrients the most right after a performance. It is even dumber to do this when you finally got your chance and have a chance of making a very good living doing something you love.

Maybe the whole culture is wrong about this - I do not even understand drinking beer with pizzas in the sheds after the game to be honest.

Back to the topic, he could have easily gone out and partied the night after when he could have slept in.

 

[Sir Chadley]

A lot of this is speculation (I haven’t seen BHU mentioned, and don’t know if he slept or not) but to the license thing, which has been covered - it used to be suspended but is being reported as police identifying it as expired.

Now as far as him not knowing it’s expired potentially, I don’t really care if he didn’t realise. He lost his license and it’s his responsibility to ensure everything is all good again. I guess it’s better than intentionally not renewing it. But we don’t know why it’s expired.

Coke itself not a big deal. Mid range drink driving and failing a roadside drug test is. Also likely breaches his contract by trying to turn up to a club session intoxicated.

Can’t believe using coke is still being played down. I know I’m from an older generation than most of you blokes but I don’t care how much you say it is widely used, it is illegal and can affect your driving and long term health. Nothing will convince me otherwise.