Club Statement | Victor Radley

[player 1]

The roosters experience bias not only on the field but off it via the evil partnership NRL/ Media.
It seems to have worsened since dictator V’Landys took charge after the B2B.
It wouldn’t surprise me that he has professional jealousy and envy towards Nick.
The tall poppy syndrome thrives in Aussie Anglo and Kiwi culture whilst it’s always bemused me in how successful people are jealous and envious of others success a la V’Landys
The whole Radley saga aim was to cause unrest within whilst the NRL / Media were joyed in capitalising on it as they did with Spencer monkey comment and Ch9 selecting him for NSW to maximise click bait and viewers.
All the timing of the media barrage with Vic and Nick was a strategic play by the NRL and Media.
The intent of V’Landys so apparent to me. He can’t meet Nick on Nicks level. Nick has integrity and it’s well known in racing circles that V’Landys has none.
The NRL / Media partnership is Evil / Evil and at people’s expense.
It highly possible that Easts won’t win another premiership with V’Landys in charge of the NRL.

I agree.

[HunchoRooster]

Rads won't play 1st grade for the Roosters again imo. Uncle Nick would've sacked him if he could! He made that clear in his statement.

His manager will find him another club and Radley will join them when his suspension is over.

Don't think Uncle Nick has backflipped or softened on this matter. His hands were tied!

I'm on team Nick.

Any c*nt that brings the club that my family have loved and supported for more than 80 years into disrepute can fark off.

I respect your stance Batesy. Well said.

[HunchoRooster]

According to Fox the Roosters maybe eligible for a 150k Cap exemption

It has been revealed that the Roosters may be eligible for a $150,000 relief under the salary cap in the wake of the punishment the club dished out to Victor Radley.

On Thursday, the Roosters handed Radley the “heaviest sanction ever imposed on a player in the club’s history” in the wake of his text message scandal.

Banned 10 games without pay, Radley is set to miss out on $150,000 of his salary.

However, despite this, the Roosters will be able to seek out an exemption, meaning the $150,000 they would have paid Radley can instead be put toward other players instead of it counting towards the cap.

Code Sports reported this development, adding that the NRL have confirmed there is scope for the Roosters to apply for such an exemption.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...cc0f918e25a49e

I would love this to be true

a) as it makes a little more sense why we’d hold into him if it didn’t actually impact our cap for next season in the 10 games he’s out.

b) will piss off all other fan bases


Surely we won’t though because it’s a self-imposed disciplinary ban. The NRL didn’t make the club do it. Could be used as a loophole if another club has an underperforming dud who does something minor wrong, they might give them 8 weeks toward the end of the season under the guise of “keeping club standards” or whatever so they can use some spare cash to recruit. I’d like it to be true but I can’t see how the NRL would allow it.

Will probably only go to another car for DCE anyway lol

[SamKerrSimp]

The Fox mob kept on saying these are very harsh punishments and are glad Victor didn't get sacked, but on the other hand Roosters have backed away from their tough stance on drugs by not sacking Victor ??? Particularly Jake Duke ... I caught the end of whatever show he fronts, seemed he was delighting in having a dig at Nick for "walking away from their tough stance" for not sacking VR.
If these are the toughest penalties ever handed down, and far heavier than penalties that other players (like Ezra, Latrell, Pongia etc) received for far worse indiscretions, then surely that's not walking away from taking a hardline !

The club had no grounds to sack Victor the only thing they could do is push him towards a mutual agreement. I wouldn't mind betting this story about Aubusson and Robinson pleading to keep Radley at the club is just them saving face because Nick said that coach Robinson agreed with his hardline stance on drugs. These so called journalists that are saying Nick is weak for so called backing down don't seem to realise the club would definitely lose an unfair dismissal lawsuit if Victor decided to take it that far and I am willing to bet the RLPA were straight on to Victor about his rights.

[Michael Jones]

Looks like the RLPA are considering their options and may step in?

Victor Radley's hopes of playing for England in the upcoming Ashes series are still alive, while the players' association has major concerns about the ban prompted by Brandon Smith's drug charge.

Radley was on Thursday fined $30,000 and given a 10-game ban without pay by the Sydney Roosters, with close to 20 per cent of his salary effectively docked for bringing the NRL club into disrepute.

AAP has been told the Rugby League Players Association is concerned as to whether suspending a player without pay is compliant with the sport's collective bargaining agreement and is considering its options.

The RLPA is worried the Roosters' punishment could set a dangerous precedent, and is prepared to raise the issue with the NRL rather than the Roosters, given clubs themselves are not party to the CBA.

Within hours of Radley's unprecedented sanctions being handed down, England coach Shaun Wane confirmed he still intended to play the lock in the end-of-season Tests.

"If he's fit and healthy, I'm going to pick him," Wane told AAP.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sto...d-make-a-call/

[Rooster90]

That annoying Brent Read was saying something similar on 360. On the one hand it’s good Victor gets the chance to redeem himself being a club legend but on the other, all the other clubs and fans have the right to say the roosters punishment is soft! Braith went right off at him.

It's amusing that the older i get, the more i appreciate Braith Anasta

It's obvious he still has so much love for the Roosters despite how his time was spent here and his family history

[caz]

Love Uncle Nick, but really wish he didnt talk to the media as much as he has. This all could have been minimised if he didnt make those original unprompted comments in relation to souffs handling of Latrell Mitchell's cocaine photo. And saying they wanted to sack Radley but couldn't for legal reasons shouldn't be given on record to a journalist at our awards ceremony IMO.

in a sense nick has earned the right to make a mistake but he could have handled this better

[Hawkeye]

It's amusing that the older i get, the more i appreciate Braith Anasta

It's obvious he still has so much love for the Roosters despite how his time was spent here and his family history

One thing I've come to learn about Anasta, is that despite who is uncle is, BA absolutely hates Souffs. Loves Bulldogs and Roosters, but really hates the Vermin.

[JAF]

One thing I've come to learn about Anasta, is that despite who is uncle is, BA absolutely hates Souffs. Loves Bulldogs and Roosters, but really hates the Vermin.

And in my opinion, that makes him a true Rooster!!

[Bates]

in a sense nick has earned the right to make a mistake but he could have handled this better

if you asked nick, i'd guarantee you he wouldn't change a thing if he had his time again and that there is no mistake. he would've sacked Radley had there been no potential for unfair dismissal. he made that clear in his statement!

radley will eventually be moved on. you can mark my words.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

Rads won't play 1st grade for the Roosters again imo. Uncle Nick would've sacked him if he could! He made that clear in his statement.

His manager will find him another club and Radley will join them when his suspension is over.

Don't think Uncle Nick has backflipped or softened on this matter. His hands were tied!

I'm on team Nick.

Any c*nt that brings the club that my family have loved and supported for more than 80 years into disrepute can fark off.

Seriously Bates, you need help.

[Bates]

Seriously Bates, you need help.

Says the resident nut job lol.

[caz]

if you asked nick, i'd guarantee you he wouldn't change a thing if he had his time again and that there is no mistake. he would've sacked Radley had there been no potential for unfair dismissal. he made that clear in his statement!

radley will eventually be moved on. you can mark my words.

haha, you might be right that nick wouldn't change a thing but does that mean he was right to do what he did? you can love what nick's brought to the roosters and still examine/criticise what he does.

at the very least i'm sceptical of nick's stance on recreational drug use. it's noble and courageous but why not let sleeping dogs lie. warning and counselling for the first offence seems adequate.

but, okay, if he doesn't want drugs at the club there are ways of going about it and i'd have some questions before i pass judgement.
if there was zero tolerance for recreational drug use did each player's contract include a clause to that effect?
when nick made his off the comments about recreational drug use did he inform the players directly that what was reported in the media was accurate and would be enforced?
did nick unilaterally decide the decision on recreational drug use, or was it done in consultation with robbo and the senior players? even if you think nick is right, you need to get the players and coach on side.
when nick made his recent comments in the media about enforcing the zero tolerance policy was that done solely because he thought it was what is best for the club, or was there a bit of not wanting to be seen to be going back on his word?
is this fair on rads, a player who has given his all and perhaps his long term neurological health for the club?

[player 1]

haha, you might be right that nick wouldn't change a thing but does that mean he was right to do what he did? you can love what nick's brought to the roosters and still examine/criticise what he does.

at the very least i'm sceptical of nick's stance on recreational drug use. it's noble and courageous but why not let sleeping dogs lie. warning and counselling for the first offence seems adequate.

but, okay, if he doesn't want drugs at the club there are ways of going about it and i'd have some questions before i pass judgement.
if there was zero tolerance for recreational drug use did each player's contract include a clause to that effect?
when nick made his off the comments about recreational drug use did he inform the players directly that what was reported in the media was accurate and would be enforced?
did nick unilaterally decide the decision on recreational drug use, or was it done in consultation with robbo and the senior players? even if you think nick is right, you need to get the players and coach on side.
when nick made his recent comments in the media about enforcing the zero tolerance policy was that done solely because he thought it was what is best for the club, or was there a bit of not wanting to be seen to be going back on his word?
is this fair on rads, a player who has given his all and perhaps his long term neurological health for the club?

Great post. Your moral compass has always, from what you post, seemed to be accurate.

Some of the righteous posts here don't ring true to me. As you mention, Radley in particular with his head knocks history is at risk of permanent disability as a result of him giving his all physically for a club he loves and literally bleeds for. These NRL players are expected to sacrifice their futures to be full time athletes in the roughest team sport on the planet, and at artificially low salaries, where the very best of the best are lucky to make $1 million dollars per year before tax. For maybe half of their 10 -12 year career. Meanwhile the TV stations, media, betting companies, player managers, and crims from the racing/betting industry like Vlandys are free to rack up 100s of millions of dollars when it's the players doing the hard work.

The calls by some on here for Radley to quit, go overseas or just disappear altogether - well I just don't agree he's done wrong enough to deserve that.

And Politis could do well to be a bit less up himself too. And if he thinks that he needs to conduct himself to impress the biased media and NRL who clearly hate us anyway, then he's lost the plot a bit himself.

[B2B]

Says the resident nut job lol.

In Bates I trust !