Daley: Bateman owes Canberra

Don't be too baffled. I hate it. You love it. I think it reeks of weak loser ethics. You defend it with your every breath. That's the only difference. Pretty simple.

Get off your high horse... all high and mighty about a punch on a football field. What’s your advice when someone interrupts your PlayStation game? You overtly support a violent reaction in that situation Tell us what you think about the 000 call...

You have to consider they agree for a reason though. Without the clause Bateman would have wanted more money. Canberra probably did it hoping it would just work out later.

I’d like to see the NRL start to step in before registering contracts. On one hand clubs have to take some of the ownership/ criticism for these problems. If what’s being reported is true, that there’s a clause in the contract that allows Bateman to renegotiate at the end of each season. That’s just dumb dumb dumb on Canberra’s behalf. There’s no point in having a 3 year contract if the player gets to renegotiate every year , then walk if he doesn’t get what he wants. To pay a huge transfer fee on what is effectively a 1 year contract is dumber than the contract itself. On the other hand, it looks like some clubs need the NRL to save them from their own stupidity. It’s such a bad look for the game and it drives fans mad every time it happens.

Mouthing off happens all the time in games and guess what only one person in recent memory has reacted like Scott. Your answer to mouthy disrespectful youth is a punch in the head? The answer on the footy field is by hitting the sledger with a big tackle or making a fool of his defence. You are allowed to get in someones face on the field and plenty do. Don't become a coach if your advice to a player who is sledged is to assault someone.

Cowardly? Walker’s had a go before that and had to be pulled apart then goes back to him mouthing off. It’s attitudes like this that’s bringing up a generation of mouthy disrespectful youth. Don’t want a punch in the face? Don’t get in someone else’s face and shut your mouth.

That's a baffling response from someone who 2 days ago was selfishly expecting a player to think of YOU the fan, before their career.

Do you approve?

Because that’s the life of a professional footballer. They aren’t brain surgeons. They aren’t nuclear physicists. They aren’t even retail assistants. They live the life they do with the skills they have in the time we’ve got like all of us. And they chase the money regardless of any club fan who likes them. It’s a lonely mercantile life. It’s not for everyone.

Now your talking. We could also get Anton Sugher with his stun gun. He'd sort every out.

Yep. Bateman owes the Raiders what he's contracted to do. If they wanted more, they should have put it in the contract. Plenty of players are told to take less and we'll lock after you next contract and it's never followed through. If you expect it, put it in the contract.

No the only difference is the Raiders signed him on a contract that allows him to negotiate elsewhere, so there is no binding agreement to pay a transfer fee on. It was a dud deal by the Raiders. I bet they did it to lock him in on less at the time, and sold him "If you perform we will pay you more". Now he's performed better than expected they're left with a situation where he can get too much on the open market.

He is honouring his contract. Canberra signed a contract that allowed this.

Yes. Yes. And Yes some more. I wish I could like this post twice.

DV victims are massively disincentivised to proceed. The life they face trying to escape DV is often more intimidating that just putting up with it I work for an organisation that provides services to the victims of DV. I find FTs attitude of “not guilty means nothin happened” appalling I heard the 000 recording of the woman screaming that she was scared of her partner. I read the transcript from the police bodycams. I read the statement from the eyewitness “I saw him [Walker] yank her ponytail very hard and I saw her fall to the ground. He was becoming more vocal and I could hear him pleading with her to come back [inside the house] before he yanked her back. It was enough for me to feel quite distressed.” “I said to him ‘She doesn’t want to come with you. She wants to come with me’. He then said ‘F--- off and mind your own business’.” FT conveniently ignores all of that and pretends to have no opinion. Be a man FT, tell us what you think about all of this To ignore all of that and just say “not guilty, nothing happened” is the opinion of a dullard and someone who doesn’t care about violence against women. You’re right it’s a dangerous attitude. It’s also extremely lazy

I’ve never made remarks about Walker’s guilt. For the millionth time I have no opinion on his legal guilt and I acknowledge he’s been found not guilty Same as JDB...I have no opinion on his legal guilt whatsoever. I think the NRL did the right thing standing him down. That’s it This is how your rubbery logic works: You bag Scott because you’re certain he’s guilty. I bag Walker and JDBs behaviour (not their legal guilt, try and keep up) so you assume that I must be certain they’re guilty, because that’s what you do Rubbery logic, rubbery morals, appalling attitude to violence against women

I’m not asking about the magistrate I’m asking what you thought when you head the 000 call of the woman screaming that she was terrified and that Walker was trying to hurt her As usual you completely avoid the uncomfortable part of this to waffle on about my supposed cockiness....which is complete garbage

I meant on 40/20. His understanding of domestic violence is...dangerous.

She would have given Walker his come uppance.

The female magistrate heard all the evidence including what you have written above. Your cockiness before the trial was completely unwarranted and your opinion on the verdict is completely irrelevant. You are making a fool out of yourself instead of completing your aim in proving how thick I am.