that is one of the largest ifs i have ever read. why not make up more stuff you have absolutely no clue about? i will help you, we could call it Zakanory

People should not assume that the incident was trivial because of the "punishment". If the general public knew just how far people could go and avoid a custodial sentence or even a trial they would be appalled. Criminal justice system is creaking and the prisons are bursting at the seams.

Hardaker is a great talent but he's simply never going to learn. Gareth Hock was a great talent.

If I were Leeds I'd cash in as soon as I was confident that Goulding was ready.

That's unfair, you're comparing a talented but slightly flawed young man with a complete and utter ar*ehole.

It's Golding not Goulding. Unless Bobby is making a comeback.

Love this post!

wonder if the students in question still have a student loan or if it's. amazingly, been paid off?

Shock horror, Hardaker is guilty of......erm......feck all. Any wonder he'll be off to NRL, who could blame him

Thought he was found guilty of assault AJC?
Difficult one for the club as Zak was out until the early hours and has been found guilty of assault.
Do the club slap his wrist, suspend him or say Zak is really really sorry for letting the club and himself down and it's being dealt with internally?
Personally I would suspend him for a month and fine him a couple of weeks pay and make it public one more indiscretion and he is out on his ear.

Leeds announced that Hardaker had received a written warning after his world cup misdemeanour. If he survives this latest incident he must now be in the last chance saloon.
You get the feeling he is not learning from his mistakes.

Funniest post of 2015

A written warning generally only lasts for 12 months - I think there's some people massively over reacting here...

I was under the impression that it's been acknowledged by the club that when all the facts were taken into account they were a little harsh on Zak after the England storm in a tea cup.

You may well be correct that his written warning has expired.
I don't remember the club acknowledging they were harsh on Hardaker after his World cup exit but they may have done. I do remember certain posters on here claiming that was the case but nothing official from the Club.

Not guilty of anything...apart from assault, which he found guilty of.

I think people are playing this down a little "just a couple of black eyes", "a bit of bruising", "a couple of punches". I for one wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of even one punch from a rugby player, particularly in my own home.

We obviously don't know the full details, but what we do know is that one man was assaulted by two rugby players in his own home in a "nasty attack" in the words of the police. Yes, he's a young lad, but that doesn't make this acceptable. We can't jump to conclusions because we haven't heard both sides of the story and probably never will, but the facts speak for themselves!

From a Leeds point of view, the coaches and senior players will probably be wondering why he was out until 3am and beyond just days before the start of the new season.