Rugby League isn’t administered or played by geniuses, as our previous observations about the brothers Johns have explained. Paul Gallen is probably the thickest, having form for calling another player a black c*nt and for punching Gene Miles in the face in front of millions and then saying it’s part of the game.
But the preposterous double standard on display in banning junior players for decades makes the AFL’s pathetic penalties for Essendon’s breach of its duty of care to players seem proportionate.
The NRL brags about its toughness and the hard men of the game. Former Mungos call for the return of on field fighting and many of its mindless fans agree. Gallen gets a ban for a week or so for an assault that would see him before a magistrate if it occurred off field and players involved in brawls at the elite level regularly get the same. But the youngsters who copied their heroes get life bans. Gallen wasn't sent from the field for either offence.
Rugby League: The stupid running at the stupid in front of the stupider.
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