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Date Posted: Thu, September 20 2007, 8:44:47 GMT-10
Author: Stephen
Subject: REPLY RE THE BTHE NRL's PATHETIC RAITH ANASTA INCIDENT

I wrote to the NRL expressing my concern that Roosters player braith Anasta was allowed to slander in the media referee Ben Cummins after the Round 25 game against Souths & no action was taken. Here is a transcript of my email communication with the NRL as well as the appalling and gutless reply I received.......


MY ORIGINAL EMAIL -

I have a serious COMPLAINT !!!!!!!!!!!

A Quote from Braith Anasta from the Sydney Roosters on this website re this weekends game vs Souths

"The referee lost the plot, he just listened to the crowd. He should check his undies, seriously, I've never seen anybody give into the crowd like he did. How do I get 10 in the bin for getting punched in the head and throwing one back."

BLOODY HELL !!!!!!!!!

If that was a coach saying that it would be an automatic $10K fine ... So what will the NRL do ???

Surely Braith Anasta has to be called up to account for this public ref bashing comment .......... SURELY !!

Please do something about this , his comments have seriously brought the game into disrepute.

Please REPLY advising if any action will be taken. If the NRL does nothing then you lose me as a fan.


THE NRL'S REPLY -

Dear Stephen,

Thanks for your email.

We appreciate your feedback but Braith was appropriately punished for his actions. He was penalised for striking and later sin binned.

While his comments to the referee cannot be excused, it must be remembered that he had just been punched in the face. The referee dealt with the situation adequately on the field and we did not feel further action needed to be taken.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Kind regards,
Caroline Blake
Information Services Officer


MY FOLLOW UP EMAIL -


Dear Caroline

Thanks for your reply but you have failed to respond to the crux of my enquiry..

I am not interested in what happened on the field because I agree that the referee handled that (albeit very poorly in my opinion)

My concern relates to the post match comments he made to the media which i have already detailed to you.

My comments also relate to the NRL website publishing these outrageous comments in the match review. Is the NRL promoting these comments as being "acceptable" by publishing them on its very own website ?

If these comments were made by a coach the club would be fined $10K , so why has the NRL ignored these comments and why has the player been allowed to slander a referee in the media after the game and gotten away with it ?

I would be keen to receive a response ASAP.

Thanks
Stephen


AND FINALLY , THE COP OUT WISHY WASHY RESPONSE -

Dear Stephen –

Stories published on the NRL are written by AAP, an independent news agency. Sometimes they do not reflect the views of the NRL.

The NRL has the power to fine clubs and players for bringing the game into disrepute however players and coaches have a right to question and even criticise the performance of a match official. If a coach had made the same comments he still would not have been fined $10,000.
It was deemed in this instance that Anasta’s comments did not bring the game into disrepute.

Regards,
Caroline Blake
Information Services Officer


So, Rule #1 for all players in the NRL in season 2008

Go and verbally assault ALL our referees in the media after the game. The NRL wont do anything particularly we now have this disgraceful precedent.


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