Quote Originally Posted by The Rainmaker View Post
And what are HRNSW doing now it's all come out into the open? They are sheltering those involved, and they are actually letting them continue to participate in our sport. It is an absolute joke. I believe HRNSW would be wise to hit this nail on the head as soon as possible, name and shame these cheats, rub them out and worry about the ramifications later. The longer this drags on the more and more honest people will keep walking away from our sport.
Some of you people have absolutely no idea about the legal course that needs to be taken. To worry about the ramifications later will only serve to ensure those that have gutted our sport will continue to remain participants. The days of dishing out disqualifications as in the Gleeson example are long gone! Today, more than ever, people know or think they know their rights. Their propensity to appeal penalties is second nature and all one has to do is look at the list of disqualifications and suspension that have been upheld at appeal over the last 2 years.

HRNSW have done the only thing possible by involving the NSW police. There are numerous criminal allegations that require investigation and the most reasonable and logical thing to do is to wait until they have been resolved before HRNSW takes actions in the form of disqualifications etc. For Sam and co to jump in now and deal with participants runs the extreme risk of jeopardising evidence that police require to successfuly prosecute those suspected of criminal actions. It's time some of you moved into the 21st Century and actually took note of reality rather than firing from the hip without thought!

Mark