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While the NRL repeatedly say they are tough on player misbehaviour, their actions indicate something different.
While the NRL are yet to accept Russell Packer back into the fold, he has been training with the St George Illawarra Dragons. There are also talks to accept Todd Carney back into the NRL.
Packer has been involved in only one incident off the field (we will leave the on-field pee fiasco for another discussion), whereas Todd Carney has been involved in too many to name. He has been released by the Raiders, Roosters and Sharks due to off-field incidents.
This is a serious issue for David Smith, who is considering accepting Todd Carney back into league. Then, there is Danny Wicks who spent years in prison and went through a series of lessons to get his life back on track after drug-related incidents.It took him over five years to make it back into the NRL.
Then, again, there is Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan, who have been caught out on a number of occasions breaking rules off the field – sometimes together. The question asked to David Smith is why are certain players getting accepted into the NRL, and others are not?
These players have all been found guilty for offenses off the field so they should be all put into the same boat.
One suggestion is that an NRL player should be given only two chances for off-field offenses. Once two chances are used, the player’s contract is torn to shreds and he is never to be seen in an NRL jersey again. This will make players settle down and play football instead of worrying about issues that don’t relate to NRL.
The NRL is in a sinking boat due to player behaviour. The only way to pull it to the shore is to start to crack down on serious issues like these. David Smith must stand in and record these issues from now. It’s absurd that players like Todd Carney are getting another chance while players like Packer are yet to be accepted onto an NRL field.
Let’s get behind the NRL and set these issues straight.
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