Beale needs a change of scenery

He punched his current leader. He has scant respect and his behaviour was disgraceful.

"you guys ... have forgotten the sort of stupid decisions you make as a young man, maybe it was too long ago, or you are just used to exemplary citizens surrounding you." Exceptional income as a public figure and the positive exposure it offers (advertising opportunities, product endorsements), together with agreeing to be used to promote the sport, brings with it a reasonable expectation of exemplary behaviour. Mediation is a modern alternative to appearing before the court. If it fails it's off to court you go. Mediation is not a signal that there is no case to answer.

I don't think the 'tahs would do any better than the rebels with Kurtley. There's plenty of good people at the rebels to help him out. The only benefit of being in nsw would be to be with his family if that's what he needs. As a fan of Aus rugby and a rebels supporter ultimately where he plays is up to him, I just hope he can settle down and make the full use of his talent. I just love watching him play. He's only 24 and how many of us did silly things at that age. True he gets a lot of opportunities being who he is but it also comes with way to much scrutiny. I wish him all the best

Assume KB has a "problem" with alcohol (euphemism for alcoholic, ie. he drinks compulsively). I know a bit about that, and it's about an inability to control the urge to drink and/or an inability to appropriately moderate behaviour when drinking. You don't have to be in the gutter to be alcoholic. Assume also that, as an aborigine, he has strong kinship and family relationships that I know nothing about as a whitey. Assume also that a recovering alcoholic benefits enormously from a non-judgemental, non-enabling, loving support network. I know a bit about that, too. If you assume all the above, given KB's family is in Sydney, then Sydney is the best place for him to get on top of his problem. Whether or not he plays footy is irrelevant, unless the tables are turned and footy's notorious drinking culture turns out to also be supportive and non-enabling. (I know a bit about that too - my 19yo son's Colts dinner is advertised to run from 3pm today, while watching the 1sts, until 2am tomorrow.) In short, if KB's employers think he has a drinking problem and it's risking his employment, then he has a problem. I just wish my employers had been so forthright years ago. I love KB as a footy player, and my greatest fear for him is that he will repeat Andrew Walker's miserable experiences.

if you're able to play AFL, union or league or indeed are a sportsperson of high calibre it seems that you get many opportunities to offend, and be forgiven because the God of football overcomes all. While this may be good for whatever sport the person comes from it is not good for the individual; being held to a different standard of responsibility just leads you to think you can do anything. You will note also that the NRL reckons Josh Dugan has demonstrated commitment to the programs they put in place so he is ready to return to league: all in a month or two. KB has too many convictions now and i think this commentary about him being better off in Sydney is rubbish; it is just another excuse for him. i agree with Red Kev and Brent i can never really understand the arguments of why leaders at a different club, or their culture, will be better. how often is that really demonstrated.

Filed by bouncers who deal with that sort of thing on a daily basis? I don't think so.

Worked for Craig Gower.

Well actually yes you can be charged with assault. "person who strikes, touches, or moves, or otherwise applies force of any kind to, the person of another, either directly or indirectly, without the other person's consent." 245 Cc In fact verbal intimidation coupled with agressive movement can be deemed assault. Intent is the essential element. So I have thought about it. It is the plaintiffs right to continue charges through and in this case it was not the public pressing charges but the individual. KB can well be forced into mediation in this regard. I also know of two cases that included shoving pushing and general rowdiness without punches that had been thrown that resulted in Assault and battery charges.

You don't get charged with assault and have to go to mediation for a bit of pushing...think before you post.

I like KB but he is an adult....grow up or move on.....

Melbourne Storm could use him on the wing...Duffy is always injured...

Can we just break this down. He had some push and shove with a security guard - Most security guards I know are not the nicest of fellows and we do not know exactly what happened. Worst case scenario is two testosterone fuelled blokes one with a bit of booze in him the other with HGH, clenbuterol, trenbolone. They pushed each other, I guarantee the security guard is used to bullying little blokes like me and of course whined when he realised he could make some money. He punched a team mate while intoxicated - This is inexcusable. This is so bad. But the rest of his team mates forgave him, somehow the public can't I dont understand this, the guy who gets punched gets over it but the rest of the population cannot. Ridiculous. He goes to the Storm game and drinks a few warm light beers in plastic - he broke the rules; he probably thought no one would notice, he was stupid. this is not reflective of him being a drunk especially when there was no incident, he just broke a rule, so he has been stood down, fair enough If it wasn't for the media heat this could probably have continued to sort itself out. I feel like the majority of you guys who just continually talk about getting rid of him shipping him off, cutting him loose have forgotten the sort of stupid decisions you make as a young man, maybe it was too long ago, or you are just used to exemplary citizens surrounding you. Talk more objectively and less heatedly.

and I believe in little fairies at the bottom of the garden. Look, I'm sure the Tahs would love to have him back, at a bargain price for salary cap purposes (to the extent a salary cap is actually applied to NSW, which does not appear to be the case). But it will all probably end in tears, league, or France.

Why do people think going back to Sydney will change anything? He is far from a clean skin in Sydney as well, if people remember. Moving cities will only delay the inevitable and he will not solve any of his problems until he faces them head on. "Needs his support netowrk" is a weak excuse.

Boy!!!! That would bring him down to earth.

The issue is you can't help an addict of anything unless they admit they have a problem and want help. Beale may be making the right noises but he hasn't admitted he has a problem with alcohol. If you go back and look at his statements from the last time he was suspended after punching Delve he pointedly didn't say he had issues with alcohol: "I really don’t think I have an alcohol problem but sometimes alcohol doesn’t agree with me," Beale said in an exclusive statement to Rugby HQ. Until that mindset is changed within himself nothing anyone tries to do for Kurtley will work.

Well said WB.