On-field deeds do not mitigate off-field discretions
Kirisome Auva'a is not less guilty because he played a major role in delivering South Sydney a long-awaited grand final win. Robert Lui's sins…
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Thanks for your thoughts Jay C. I am not trying to argue that players can never atone for their indiscretions (although it ultimately comes down to how bad their actions were. In Lui’s case I’d argue there is no coming back). The point I make is that if atonement is to be made, it has to be through genuine contrition and efforts to earn back respect, including, as you say, through community work. What I would stress is that no matter how well they might play subsequently, this should have no bearing on the way society views their initial actions or decides that they warrant forgiveness.
On-field deeds do not mitigate off-field discretions