Jennings not honoured for 300th game

[Spirit of 66]

Just clarifying something - a number of posts referred to his "domestic violence charge". This is incorrect - he was never charged by police. He was ordered to pay damages in civil proceedings - which has different requirements when it comes to proving guilt or innocence.

I'm not saying Jennings is innocent - it's just that the police decided there wasn't enough evidence for a criminal conviction.

[Andrew Walker]

The NRL is a circus a laughing stock on so many levels

[Random Rooster]

Im no lawyer but wasn't he found not guilty in the criminal court but the ex cleaned him out in a civil court claim?????

Any lawyers amongst us that would know???

[Spirit of 66]

Im no lawyer but wasn't he found not guilty in the criminal court but the ex cleaned him out in a civil court claim?????

Any lawyers amongst us that would know???

No, he was never charged by the police so he never faced the criminal court. His wife did enough to convince the judge in the civil case, but this has a lower standard of proof.

[zac]

bit disappointing maybe but doesn't take the shine off playing 300 games. has a proud history with us and good that he gets to play it in our colours. what were the odds of that even a year ago?

[Random Rooster]

Would have to be a talking point on NRL 360 tonight.

Wonder what Paul Kent will have to say about it! Good night to interview Dylan Walker too

[King Salvo]

Roosters’ 300-gamer Jennings won’t receive ‘official recognition’ from NRL due to ‘past conduct’

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...ed08bc728f0f1e

[roosterproud]

Jenko might have to change his name To LATRELL Jennings

[bondi paul]

Once again the club and its players are used as NRL Guinea Pigs both on and off the field. The real agenda is not what they have dealt out but within.
Too many incidences to mention.

[zac]

tbh a player coming back after such a suspension can't expect to be given the keys to the city.

... that said, it's clear the nrl and the refs don't reward the club and the players for trying to do the right thing by rugby league. at heart robbo is a league lover and he values the traditions of the game and always tries to keep an eye on the objective best interests of the game. i support him in that and if he and the players want to stick to the path he's plotted i'll support that as well. but if the club and the players decide that enough is enough, that we will put the selfish interests of the roosters front and centre of every decision we make then i'll support that as well. e.g. if we continue with the path of not staying down for penalties let it be because the players get some sort of sense of purpose out of it, not because we expect to be rewarded by the refs and the nrl.

[King Salvo]

No, he was never charged by the police so he never faced the criminal court. His wife did enough to convince the judge in the civil case, but this has a lower standard of proof.

Criminal Court - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beyond reasonable doubt’ refers to the legal standard of proof required to substantiate criminal allegations in an adversarial legal system. When charged with an offence by the police, the prosecution must prove all elements of the alleged offence ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ before securing a conviction. This is known as the standard of proof, whereas the responsibility of the prosecution to substantiate the allegations is referred to as the onus of proof. It is not necessary for the defendant to prove or disprove anything in order to be acquitted of an offence, if the prosecution fails to adequately prove its case.

Civil Court - Balance of probabilities

140 Civil proceedings: standard of proof

(1) In a civil proceeding, the court must find the case of a party proved if it is satisfied that the case has been proved on the balance of probabilities.

(2) Without limiting the matters that the court may take into account in deciding whether it is so satisfied, it is to take into account—

(a) the nature of the cause of action or defence, and

(b) the nature of the subject-matter of the proceeding, and

(c) the gravity of the matters alleged.

[theGman]

Yet the game to this day still immortalises a drug cheat and racist.

Got me pharked.

The 8th Immortal.
They couldn't wait to anoint him but talk about skeletons in closets.

They pick and choose. Discrimination at its finest.

[King Salvo]

Above is very US Legal system as one may recall the OJ Simpson case - Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman- Simpson was acquitted

In the Civil Trial Simpson was found responsible for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, and their families were awarded $33.5 million in damages

[mightyrooster]

Just clarifying something - a number of posts referred to his "domestic violence charge". This is incorrect - he was never charged by police. He was ordered to pay damages in civil proceedings - which has different requirements when it comes to proving guilt or innocence.

I'm not saying Jennings is innocent - it's just that the police decided there wasn't enough evidence for a criminal conviction.

This is true 66 and a fair point. From my reading of the case though the judge said he found the ex wife’s testimony and her conduct in court to be more credible and trustworthy than Jennings which is why he found in her favour for damages etc.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

I have to admit the DV charge has made me feel very uncomfortable about having him back at the club. I recognise what he did for us in 2013 and that winning GF try. I’m ok with him having served his time for the drugs charges and all. But the DV charges are another thing and it does bother me. It’s not something I’ve brought up previously because there’s only a few of us ladies that post on here and I felt I would be outnumbered. As for the NRL refusing to honour his 300th, really they can’t have it both ways. He should not have had his contract re-registered at all then surely. They made the decision to let him play (which I don’t necessarily agree with), so why back down on this issue.

I was hoping to hear your opinion and perspective on this MR, and you write it well imo. I'm pretty sure the drug ban plays no part in this decision from the NRL. He's done his time for that, and if the NRL allowed him to play again after serving a drugs ban, then he's the same as any other player. And if that was all it was, then I reckon Abdo would be there to have his little ceremony. The problem is, and I know you refer to it as DV, but the problem is the sexual assault, and the fact he has not paid a single cent of the $490k damages ordered by the Court.

With the drug charges, same as with Xerri the other night, he has done his time and paid his penalty. For the other matter, he has not. And supposedly sold properties and hidden money to avoid paying what he should.

That said, I reckon Robbo and the club are spot on to sign him and explaining why the club signed him. Maybe Robbo's not as woke as Les Mis thinks he is? A truly woke person would have refused to sign him. It was a civil court matter also, so not the same level of proof required.

I think the NRL have this right, which is a rarity.