You stated in your first post he was suffering from clinical depression. Unless you know his GP's diagnosis, you would have to be assuming. All depression isn't clinical depression. Some despression is acute depression, triggered by an event or by unaddressed underlying feelings. Either way, he did leave behind loved ones and they are the ones I really feel for because suicide is terribly destructive.

I think it would be fine if it wasnt the Grand Final
but because it is, there will be a good few idiots there who are not true rugby league supporters, just going for the occasion which could ruin it.

Would be gerat to be proved wrong but I reckon the minutes applause would be a better idea

There'll be plenty of 'true rugby league' supporters who'll make noise, don't kid yourself on that score.

I think you under estimate RL fans.
If there is any booing or whatever I would imagine it will be the one game a year fans who only attend finals.

I apologise for not being a regular but the affordability factor is an issue as well as supporting the footy teams. I have total respect as we all have flaws sometimes in our life but don't get caught. After watching an interview a few weeks ago understand were he is coming from. It must be real tough in the sports world, I would not like to think the pressure they are under. Hope his family and friends get the support they need.

I just prey that no matter what happens regarding the result , that the minutes silence goes without an hitch, but TBH i cant see it , shame a real shame.

Ditto

The man deserves respect.

He left 2 young children and a wife.

Life is about more than rugby.

Correct

Just a plea.
If some numbnuts decide to disrespect the silence then leave them to it. It will only make matters worse if we all start shouting "shut up" etc

It will also make it easier to identify them and hopefully get them ejected.

I will be honouring the minutes silence, Terry Newton wore his heart on his sleeve and put everything he had into a game of rugby league, I didnt agree with everything he did but one cant deny his committment to the sport.
RIP Terry.

I have no issue with the rest of your post, but this bit is balls. He was found to be cheating and was subsequently banned, quite correctly. His situation was created by himself and no one else, this was no accident or untimely end to his career through injury. He cheated and was caught.

I've been away and have been catching up on the last few weeks of Boots and All - The Tries, on the latest edition Terry O'Connor states that he had been in regular contact with him and had spoken to him as recently as the Saturday prior to his death, and that Newton had seemed fine to him in all that contact. If his own close mates did not have an inclining of what he was contemplating, why should the RFL be ashamed of what happened? If he has problems it is down to him and his family to seek appropriate help, possibly even his club, not the RFL. If, as has apparently been reported, he had already been on anti depressants then he was already seeing a doctor about it anyway, what should the RFL have done?

What a strange post, "The man deserves respect. He left 2 young children and a wife." If he deserves respect for anything, it most certainly isn't for leaving 2 young children and a wife, unless they really are better off without him?

would just like to thank the saints fans for the minute silence,it was very qiute in the saint ends