I'd think 8 games for what McGuire allegedly said would be harsh. Steve Price only got a rap across the knuckles, but then I suppose he wasn't aiming that language at anyone.

I think it's a one game ban and a bit of cultural re-education needed.

Jeez

Hope it wasn’t race-related. McGuire is already one of my favourite players after seeing him in pre-season and on Saturday.

I know all about his disciplinary record due to his in-your-face style, but I’m not aware of any previous issues over this type of thing. He seems like a really decent guy off the field.

Well, this is just very deflating, and we haven't yet started the SL season.

If it is anything to do with race, colour, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation he will be out for a long time.

Or contract terminated

Indeed. We didn't terminate Steve Price though after his comments though.

And just read on WG site that Friday’s game will not count on any potential ban as the panel are not sitting till Thursday.

We might need to hire Morgan Knowles' legal representatives for this one!

In my opinion Price's comment about a player being a 'mongrel' was made in all innocence. What he said was lost in translation and isn't offensive in Australia. If he'd have known how the word is perceived in this country he wouldn't have said it. McGuire doesn't have that defence. DM me if you want details.

nah, that didn't wash with me then and it doesn't now, if he called him a mongrel, thats one thing, thats a specific type of tenacity, character wiry.

the abbreviated version which he used, comes purely from the(casually used) discriminatory term which has a few different prefixes,

Try googling the thing price said,, maybe include australia in the search and see how long you've got to go down before you can find search that matches the two terms. i couldn't find any.

Can't find one, but yeah, you're right. The word Price used shouldn't have been used in any context. Probably not the best wording in my post.

You could tell before the sending off that McGuire was providing some real leadership to our forwards. My concern is that although we gave some decent props, we don’t have another obvious leader in the forwards. He is the only forward in the leadership group which says a lot. If he cops a significant ban I think it will really challenge us as a playing group. Who’s going to step up? I can’t really see a candidate.

Price said this ". He reminds me a bit of John Bateman with his mong strength."

I honestly think Price has inadvertantly shortened the word mongrel to mong. He's used the word 'mong' as part of a compliment to Ellis Longstaff in describing him as our best player in a performance. If he used the word mong in a negative context, then absolutely he should have been castigated.

People can make innocent verbal mistakes quite easily and where it is evident within the context of a sentence/paragraph that it's obvious that no offence was intended, then I believe people should be given the benefit of the doubt.