Quote: mdean "If Darren Lockyer or Andrew Johns had that much baggage and bad press - I would say no thank you when you consider the number of young people who watch our sport and aspire to emulate their on field heros.
And lets be fair, good though he was, Gleeson aint in their category. He would seem to be one of those (and I said it on another thread and I wont go on) persistent victims or circumstances, "yeah, that bad thing happened but it wasnt really my fault" happy retirement Martin.'"
I wish more fans and club administrators (including my own) would have this attitude - I'm not in favour of throwing people on the scrap-heap when they make a mistake, but we'd do our reputation as a sport no harm at all if we closed the door to the serial idiots who continually bring their club(s), and by extension the sport, into disrepute.
So long as there are clubs who are prepared to take a punt however, there is no incentive to take a tougher stance; sacking a player is akin to handing competitive advantage to a direct rival and nobody wants to do that.