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Seems we'll continue as we were for now

Difficult one legally perhaps. He hasn't been charged and isn't being extradited. Not selecting him or involving him, could that be construed as restraint of trade?

I think it got rubbished last week. Their lawyer said any talk of legal action was premature.

Unfortunately the nrl has to deal with bigger wit journalists than Fewings. Idiots who demand players get banned immediately when there not but want human rights when they are banned. See the Brett Stewart incident v Kerisom Auvua.

Well, I wont be commenting nomore on the michaels scenario until a legal descion is made, I think thats only fair to the guy if im honest

Surely the forum legal experts could advise Mr. Pearson in this awkward situation.

Ah so its the Dull Daily Fail as a source of news

This is Reardon all over again

He should face the music

Rememeber when we "signed Rangi" wasnt he missing for a week or 2 from Cas due to popping to court down under?

Why cant the player take 2 weeks unpaid leave and see whats doing, after all, thats all it is, hes innocent isnt he? he goes to cop shop, tell them he was with his lass on the times of the events and its all gravy, we get a player back after a coulple of weeks who can continue to warm the bench

No doubt the sock fillers will be happy to fund his hiding here

Whether he's guilty or not, how can his mind be fully on playing with this hanging over him? If he's innocent, go home and get it dealt with, even if it takes a few weeks.

Agreed. Club can't force him to go back presumably though.

The problem (for him) is that if he goes home, he'll be charged, and it will then be up to him to prove his innocence. That might take years.
If he really is innocent, then what's the answer?

He doesn't have to prove his innocence.

I know, but the proof of guilt by the authorities does require defending.

Something as big as this isn't going to a few weeks . If he goes back , I doubt we'll see him again .

Don't get all this "he should go back" business.

If he's innocent then let the aussie authorities force him to go back and pay him and us appropriate compensation afterwards.

If he's guilty then he'd be nuts to go back willingly.

If he goes back and is bailed, he will not be able to fly back here. That will be a condition with such a serious offence.

Exactly, IF there was that much evidence against him the Australian authorities would have presented them to the UK police and enforce an extradition, at the moment the Autralian police are saying please come back we'd like to arrest you but we can't compile enough evidence to support that as yet so we can't force you to be extradited..and if it is class A then you'd think UK plod would be only to happy to help.

As it stands Michaels doesn't have to prove anything, innocent before PROVEN guilty is the same over there as it is in the UK..but not obviously on this forum it's the authorities whom have to have sufficient evidence to follow it through.
If and when that happens then we should just shut up and let the club deal with it.