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Winging it
<p>Suspended Manly star Brett Stewart will this weekend contemplate legal action in the Supreme Court after the NRL rejected his appeal to resume playing. Stewart's lawyers Friday received a written response from NRL boss David Gallop advising them that the full-back's four-week ban would not be overturned.
The development came as Gallop warned clubs to refine punishments for misbehaviour or risk the NRL continuing to enforce suspensions to protect the game's battered image. He admitted the code was "under siege", with sponsors, officials and even the players demanding sterner penalties for player misbehaviour. </p>
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The development came as Gallop warned clubs to refine punishments for misbehaviour or risk the NRL continuing to enforce suspensions to protect the game's battered image. He admitted the code was "under siege", with sponsors, officials and even the players demanding sterner penalties for player misbehaviour. </p>
<a href="http://www.silvertails.net/news/Sea-Eagles/supreme-court-next-option-for-stewart.html">Read the full article</a>