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| Quote: Gargoyle "You've got to remember this is the RFL we're talking about. The RFL that comes out with poop ideas like Superleague franchising at the expense of heartland clubs while non-clubs like Paris and Crusaders have £Millions thrown at them only to fail.
The same RFL that banned Jamie Bloem for 2 years for using a banned substance whilst allowing two Bradford players (names escape me) to walk away having refused drugs tests.
Now Leaf is (alledgedly) given 18 months while Long and Gleeson were given 6 months (I think) for exactly the same offence.
The RFL is the most morally corrupt governing body in sport, they hit the smaller clubs whilst letting the big boys get away with whatever, and its about time these descrepancies in punishments for rule breaches were brought to the fore.
I could quite easily walk away from the game at the moment.'"
If you walk away they win, and nobody wants them buggers winning. |
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| The collection bucket at yesterday's game raised just over £86 pounds, we will be having the bucket collection again at the Workington game and hope to speak to Shaun about sending him the fans kind gesture in helping him pay his fine.
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For the life of me, I simply can't understand why there has been no Official Announcement.
The Mick Govin 'drug' ban (for example) has been widely reported.
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| Quote: Wanderer "For the life of me, I simply can't understand why there has been no Official Announcement.
The Mick Govin 'drug' ban (for example) has been widely reported.'"
John Scarrow made reference on Sunday that the RFL stated it would be around two weeks before it became public news.
Suppose it may also depend on when the Scum newspaper has got a spare slot in the paper to fill in and also to fit in with the RFL. (my comment) |
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rl[sizeFull verdict information here[/sizerl
Source : Dons Official Website
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Not to sure what to make of the verdict , guilty to betting in at least 4 matches . Shaun has been very stupid .
.The things he has been found not guilty of seem to confirm 18 months is harsh.
One of my all time favourite Dons players since I started watching in the early 90's , gave 100% & was always approachable .
Not sure if he will come back to the Dons or any other club. This is a personal opinion !
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| Quote: weighman "Not to sure what to make of the verdict , guilty to betting in at least 4 matches . Shaun has been very stupid .
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But was it eighteen month's worth of stupidity? |
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I donot know.
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Rugby League Week's annual players' poll found almost one in five players knows of other players who have bet on a game.
Wonder what the results would be if a survey was done in uk. |
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In 2006 Workington player Weldon Saayman was banned for 12 months and fined £750 for betting on RL games. He did not play in any of the games he bet on, nor did they involve his own team. On the basis that Leaf has placed bets on games he played in and could influence then 18 months ban seems entirely reasonable in comparison to Saayman's ban.
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| Quote: Derwent "In 2006 Workington player Weldon Saayman was banned for 12 months and fined £750 for betting on RL games. He did not play in any of the games he bet on, [sizenor did they involve his own team[/size. On the basis that Leaf has placed bets on games he played in and could influence then 18 months ban seems entirely reasonable in comparison to Saayman's ban.'"
Are you sure? |
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| Quote: DRAGONFAN "Are you sure?'"
From memory, he was not placing large bets on specific single games but putting on fixed odds handicap coupons where he needed 3 or 4 results to go his way to win anything. |
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| Quote: Derwent "From memory, he was not placing large bets on specific single games but putting on fixed odds handicap coupons where he needed 3 or 4 results to go his way to win anything.'"
Quote: Derwent "Saayman is now back in action for Town after serving a ban for betting on one of the club’s games. The 12-month ban, later reduced to seven months, was imposed last September after he was being found guilty at a hearing of the Rugby Football League’s judiciary panel in Leeds.'"
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"The player was advised of the hearing date but failed to attend. He was found to be in breach of rule D10 (c) which prohibits anybody covered by the operational rules of the game from betting on the outcome of Rugby League fixtures.
"An investigation was carried out after complaints were received regarding the involvement of a Workington Town player in betting activity concerning the outcome of a rugby league game in which the Workington Town club was involved."'"
So, one player fails to attend any hearing, and gets 12 months...
Another one attends the hearing, offers every bit of help available, and gets 18...
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rl[sizeA Statement from Shaun[/sizerl
Source: Dons Offical Website.
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