Benji Marshall Questioned by Police

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Jatz Crackers and BE.
Gents: Baz is spelt Baz and Zab is spelt Zab.
Simple really.
Interesting word simple. It seems to be relevant here.
 
BErKeLEy_eAgLe link said:
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I don't know BE, is there enough firepower in that thing...maybe a good old fashioned cannon will take out the goose!
 
Ok, Benji was at a charity event, he wasn't drunk so he knew what he was doing and he committed a crime. Plus he's the face of the game. Other than the alcohol that would mean the same punishment as Stewy, thus 4 week suspension. However, as he wasn't drunk and knew what he was doing, that makes it 6 weeks....minus 6 weeks because he is the Golden Boy = 0 week suspension, no fine because he was "defending" himself and Mr Gallop still has a lack of 2 things in the groin region.


I guess it will be status quo
 
Being at Maccas in George Street at 3am is prima facie evidence of excessive alcohol consumption.  It is far more evidence than Gallop had against Brett anyway.
 
zab link said:
If the allegations, and the circumstances, are true, i commend Benji for smashing the bloke.

In fact, he should have given him a royal hiding and perhaps that would deter other 'contenders' in future and eliminate ridiculous incidents like this.

If it was one of our boys i would be supporting them all the way.

I'm with you Zab.  Well said and don't let the girlie men get you down.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but didn't the 4 weeks suspension Brett Stewart received coincide with the first court date appearance? If this is the case Benji should receive the same punishment. There are alot more similarities between the Stewart and Benji incidents then then the Carney incident. Both Marshall and Stewart were the face of the game in the advertising campaign. Both were charged by the police with assault.
I don't agree with racism but you can't just punch someone in the face if you don't like what they have to say without consequence. If the Wests Tigers don't take any action that will be a third similarity to the Stewart incident as Manly didn't take any action. I can't wait to see the bull**** excuse Gallop comes up with for this one.
 
I know that we are all curious to see how the gallopin one handles this,and what Benji gets.The thing that I think is interesting here,is,that Benji reacts to racial slurs,and lashes out.Now I know that the NRL is trying to get this s**t out of the game,but how easy will it be for a player (from any team) to slur Benji in the heat of the moment,cop a smack,and get benji sent off or sinbinned?If it is unheard by anyone else,and comes to he said/he said,it would be hard to prove it was said,and benji goes!
 
This racial slur **** really annoys me
If someone called me a prick i cant hit them
But he can hit people for name calling?

Double standards bull**** imo
Im white so i never get to hit people for name
calling so are we saying slightly colored people
are fine to knock anyone out and throw up the
"Mummy he called me names" defense?

Grow up and **** off Marshall,its a name get
over it you impudent stupid kid
 
Brett Stewart labelled \"Mr Double Demerit\" as Gallop cracks down By Josh Massoud and Iain Payten From: The Daily Telegraph March 12, 2009 12:00AM  
Source: The Daily Telegraph

 
BRETT Stewart was last night branded \"Mr Double Demerit\" as the NRL took its toughest-ever stance to save rugby league's battered image after a decade of scandal.
Making no apologies for personally intervening to have Stewart stood down for the next four weeks, Gallop said the Manly fullback had paid the ultimate price because he had failed in his role as the NRL's face of 2009.

A desire to end the annual cycle of drama that precedes each season also played a large part in Stewart becoming only the second player in NRL history forcibly benched by the game's top official.

\"Players shouldn't need to be told that the last weekend before the start of the season is double demerit weekend,\" Gallop told The Daily Telegraph last night.

\"Brett Stewart had a big responsibility to the code and he is now Mr Double Demerit.\"
Gallop's stern action came yesterday as research by The Daily Telegraph laid bare the full extent of the NRL's ongoing battle with alcohol-fuelled bad behaviour.

In the last 10 years the code has been rocked by at least 80 separate incidents involving booze.

Players and clubs have shelled out at least $500,000 in fines; over half the incidents have involved police but somehow, despite many serious offences, only one player - Wes Naiqama - ended up with jail time.

Dating back to Julian O'Neill's infamous treatment of teammate Jeremy Schloss's shoe in the 1999 pre-season, the NRL has averaged a new damaging drama on its hands every 45 days for the entire decade.

Stewart is facing a charge of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. He has denied the allegations.

After lengthy deliberations that extended into the early hours of yesterday morning, Manly's board decided the fullback should continue to play. Gallop - who had a \"robust\" tele-conference with Sea Eagles directors during the

meeting - was disappointed when he discovered the club had failed to act at 1am.

He spent the next three hours pacing the hallway, contemplating what to do next.

\"The biggest thing on my mind was that the ball was now in our court,\" Gallop said. \"We wanted Manly to do something and thought they were going to.\"

Under the NRL's Code of Conduct, Gallop is empowered with the sole discretion to overrule the clubs and suspend any player if he believes a breach has occurred.

In Stewart's case, the NRL relied on a rule that binds players to \"sober, professional and courteous behaviour\" while consuming alcohol to justify intervention. There are also a number of clauses in Stewart's playing contract and registration form that oblige him to not bring the game into disrepute.

Gallop acted upon being satisfied the 24-year-old had been drunk and refused service during last Friday's now-infamous club season launch.

The term of Stewart's exile was discussed at a meeting between Gallop and top Manly administrators, CEO Grant Mayer and chairman Scott Penn, at NRL headquarters yesterday morning.

The ultimate four-week suspension gives both parties enough time to determine how the case is likely to pan out in the long term, with a hearing not expected for another 9-12 months.

Results from police DNA tests and further witness testimonies will give Manly and Gallop a better idea of whether Stewart should return this season.

\"It's in everyone's interest - including Brett Stewart - that the player be taken from the spotlight for the time being,\" Gallop said.

\"I paced around the hallway during the night to come to a decision - but I often do that.

\"There was a concern from Manly that Brett could be stood down until the court hearing, which might take a year.

\"That was never my intention.\"

Penn last night confirmed that Manly will not appeal Stewart's suspension.

The club is, however, considering its position on a $100,000 fine levelled by the NRL for bringing the game into disrepute at last Friday's function at Manly Wharf Hotel.

Gallop admitted that NRL staff had reacted to the Stewart allegations with a sense of resignation after so many dramas in recent years.

\"There was a battle-hardened response - which is not where we want people who work at the NRL to be,\" he said.

\"Something like this should come as a major shock, but unfortunately we've had a lot of experience in recent years.\"

The list published on these pages - which has even been heavily edited for space reasons - spells that painfully out.

Stewart is not alone in his status as a high-profile offender. Some of the game's biggest names - Brad Fittler, Willie Mason, Craig Gower and Mark Gasnier - have all been involved in trouble while out drinking.

Now David, Benji had a big responsibility to the code and he too now must be Mr Double Demerit or you should f**k off and resign
 
Cambo link said:
[quote author=Josh Massoud and Iain Payten From: The Daily Telegraph March 12, 2009 12:00AM]
BRETT Stewart was last night branded \"Mr Double Demerit\" as the NRL took its toughest-ever stance to save rugby league's battered image after a decade of scandal.

\"Players shouldn't need to be told that the last weekend before the start of the season is double demerit weekend,\" Gallop told The Daily Telegraph last night.

Now David, Benji had a big responsibility to the code and he too now must be Mr Double Demerit or you should f**k off and resign
[/quote]

Another example of Gallop shooting off his mouth without thinking, I don't believe in the concept of a double demerit weekend, it's a load of bull**** actually.

But it will be interesting to see how/if Gallop explains if it's still double demerit weekend at the start of the season.
 
Shane link said:
This racial slur **** really annoys me
If someone called me a prick i cant hit them
But he can hit people for name calling?

Double standards bull**** imo
Im white so i never get to hit people for name
calling so are we saying slightly colored people
are fine to knock anyone out and throw up the
\"Mummy he called me names\" defense?

Grow up and **** off Marshall,its a name get
over it you impudent stupid kid

They are now distancing themselves from teh racial aspect. Apparently he was told that Lockyer was better than he was and he reacted badly to that.
 
Where the NRL went wrong in the Brett Stewart case is that they didn't wait until the court case was finished to decide if a punishment was needed. Once he was proven innocent then no punishment would have been required. The same should apply to Benji. Suspending him now and doing it the wrong way won't help anyone. If he is proven guilty then suspend him. Todd Carney on the other hand is already proven guilty by the RBT and has to go to court to recieve his penalty. He is a serial offender who was supposedly already on his last chance and he is the one who should have been suspended. Gallop cannot change the suspension he gave to Brett from two years ago but he can come out and admit he got it wrong and issue an apology.
 
So let me get this straight

If Gallop had reacted the same way to Brett i.e. waited before making a judgment - even waiting until after a court case we would all have been as upset

Maybe, just maybe he has learned something from the stewie case. Yes it sucks that as a club we had to suffer whilst Gallop educated himself
Yes it is not fair that the chances of him apologizing are next to zero

But at least there is some comfort that another player might not go through the same drama (guilty until proven innocent) that Brett did
 
If Gallop takes a consistent line to his 2009 approach Marshall will get 4 weeks and the Tigers will get a $100,000 fine for failing to deal with his conduct appropriately.

However in my view Marshall should not be suspended at all.  The NRL's response should be that it is a police matter, the player in question has denied the allegation and it is not up to the NRL to pass judgment.

Of course this should have been the NRL's response to the Stewart case all well.

We won't get an apology, but watching Gallop (and others such as Paul Vautin) squirm and try to distinguish the two cases should provide some entertainment.
 

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