Mark^Bastard
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I would be happy for him if he can get out of his contract.
Shane Flanagan
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I would be happy for him if he can get out of his contract.
sharkboy18
Great White
That imo would leave us without a good chance of making the finals this year though. I'll still be supporting the club no matter what so I still do want us to go good this season.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Yeah I agree, but I'd still be happy for him. He doesn't deserve this ****.
As for 2019, it will depend how the players respond. They may just be pissed off enough to go really well, but odds are we don't make the 8 regardless of marquee players in the squad.
sharkboy18
Great White
Last I heard the players are shattered because Flanno was like a mentor & father figure to a lot of the squad over the years so that may just fire a few of the boys up to shut everyone up & support Flanno. Your right though, Shaun Johnson & even Josh Morris don't deserve this on their first year but to me they are crucial members of the squad this year.
squires990
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well thats barrett ruled out thank ****
slide rule
Jaws
A father that is never home.
CrazyMatt
Jaws
New coach confirmed boys.
Hire him, but he doesn't get an email account
... and is paid -$400,000 a year for the first two seasons
Mark^Bastard
Great White
No. That wasn't Noyce.
Bundy Shark
Jaws
Not Noyce, i think you are thinking of Bruno Cullen
djhabib
Jaws
Bruno Cullen was NRL appointed
TheMexican
Tiger Shark
I'm feeling a lot of the same anger that others are expressing in this thread, but I'm puzzled about the penalties when I compare them with those handed out to other bad boys.
It sounds like what Flanno and the club did could be described as "giving the finger to the NRL". That has earned an indefinite ban and total fines of $800k.
On the other hand Jack Wighton was convicted of assault; a crime. He got 10 matches and the fine was $30k.
It's no wonder that some players lose their moral compass when the NRL effectively says that some actual crimes arent as big a deal as ignoring its authority.
I'm not challenging the appropriateness of the penalties handed down to Flanno and the Sharks, but the NRL riks making itself look silly (or worse) if it makes a greater issue of its own honour than it does of the physical safety of members of the public.
It sounds like what Flanno and the club did could be described as "giving the finger to the NRL". That has earned an indefinite ban and total fines of $800k.
On the other hand Jack Wighton was convicted of assault; a crime. He got 10 matches and the fine was $30k.
It's no wonder that some players lose their moral compass when the NRL effectively says that some actual crimes arent as big a deal as ignoring its authority.
I'm not challenging the appropriateness of the penalties handed down to Flanno and the Sharks, but the NRL riks making itself look silly (or worse) if it makes a greater issue of its own honour than it does of the physical safety of members of the public.
egg
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Sharkmate
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Application to be lodged tomorrow
I kinda get what you're saying but then on the other hands Flanno's wrongdoing was to the NRL so the NRL crack down on it much harder. Wighton's wrongdoing was outside of the NRL so he has a much lesser NRL punishment.
Bundy Shark
Jaws
dylan the villian
Jaws
retired this year to spend time with his kids. was on the local news