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Chris McKivat (8)
Still, I'm very surprised the Reds, Rebels and ARU haven't assigned an informal minder to rockstar players.
I've heard Joey Johns name mentioned a few times. Perhaps they're trialing him as the team minder?
Still, I'm very surprised the Reds, Rebels and ARU haven't assigned an informal minder to rockstar players.
On top of that they expect them to live by some sort of unofficial code that not one of us would have a bar of..........
These players use their public figure to sell products and earn more money through endorsements, of course they should be held responsible for their own actions.
Perhaps their sponsors will punish them by not renewing endorsement contracts?
With that in mind, I wonder what products would be comfortable with Cooper recommending them, given his lifestyle?
Understand your argument here and in some way I do sympathize with it.
But, the absolute minimum accepted behavior must be to avoid breaching the one code that we all must live by, the criminal code.
I think the sum IS the important thing, If Beale wants to play for a pie and beer for a country rugby team then go out and fight all he likes, if he want to earn big money then he has to play by some rulesNot when you have the talent and proven hardwork to get the same pay from another employer.
The sum isn't important it is your relative value that is.
I think the sum IS the important thing, If Beale wants to play for a pie and beer for a country rugby team then go out and fight all he likes, if he want to earn big money then he has to play by some rules
Scotty, Quade smashed a camera, keep up.
I'll say this to the people defending their actions as "just boys letting their hair down." How many times did players like Eales, Gregan, Larkham, etc get into bother at 2am? You don't have to get arrested to have fun. But maybe there's a few players in the side now that are a bit more thick than yesterday's heroes.
Perhaps their sponsors will punish them by not renewing endorsement contracts?
With that in mind, I wonder what products would be comfortable with Cooper recommending them, given his lifestyle?
agree with that. I was in a meeting recently where a potential sponsor refused to be associated with a rival code because of off field indiscretions.Perhaps.
But what about the implications at a Wallaby and Reds/Rebels level. St George, DaboDirect and QANTAS pay big money to have their name associated with the team and players who represent those teams
I also remember that Harold Mitchell mentioned something as well in regards to himself being supportive of rugby union due to the lesser number of off-field dramas in comparison to the NRL and AFL.agree with that. I was in a meeting recently where a potential sponsor refused to be associated with a rival code because of off field indiscretions.
There is another code we all live by. Innocent until proven guilty.Understand your argument here and in some way I do sympathize with it.
But, the absolute minimum accepted behavior must be to avoid breaching the one code that we all must live by, the criminal code.
Aussie sports men and women have always been a breed of their own but we can be ourselves without breaking the law. I am sure that our most famous binge drinking sports star Boonie, when breaking the drinking record on the 1989 Ashes journey to the UK, did not thump anyone.
Drinking is NOT a contact sport.
Loose cannons that you never really heard about include Finnegan and Roff.
Didn't George Smith also get into trouble in SA?
So it appears.... isn't that the sensible outcome though?Just going by the article, the suggestion that the ARU inquiry is "on hold" til the police matter is dealt with. Does that mean that the ARU finding will now mirror the police finding, letting them do the work?
So it appears.. isn't that the sensible outcome though?
What was interesting TOC was the person who made the decision not to sponsor was a woman. I think at times we say 'boys will be boys' but it's not always men who make these decisions and the 'boys will be boys' tags doesn't wash with them. There are now more and more females in business who call the shots.