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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3011541, member: 8988"] What makes me worry is how the NRL seems to constantly put the impetus on clubs to decide punishments and consequences of actions. We too often see the club throw the book at no-name fringe players to show they are drawing a line in the sand, only to let bigger names have their errors swept under the carpet, provided the media doesn't know. Would a player be seeing the same punishment if he was only caught by an club official, driving home drunk as he would the police? It would seem not as I have never of any "mystery punishments" for undisclosed infringements that lasted more than a game. These are the real problem with penalties given. If players see a difference in consequences from being "found out", to being told by an assistent coach to "pull your head in, your in q-cup for a week", it tells them the most important thing isn't the action, but being caught. Clubs, as well as players, need to have consequences for this kind of thing. There will be errors of this sort, but they should nailed on the head. Srong punishments are not the only solution either. Counselling and understanding of what made players do these things and why. Its not always as clear cut as some people might think. How often do these type of things happen to players already on suspension? Too often and it suggests, along with the punishments, a system that keeps players active and engaged in either self-improvement or community work should be implemented. It needs to be more than a simple "meet & greet" player engagement too. Real work, doing the kind of things, the general community does, would help level their heads and at the same time give a glimpse to the consequences for further actions. Some of these things may be in place to a degree but they clearly need more investment in, to stop this type of thing from happening. Haas is a young man who will have a great NRL career, either here or elsewhere, but this is a pivotal moment of his life when he can learn from this the way Hodges, Roberts and others have, or go the way of the likes of Barba or Fiffita, blaming others for his own failings. Hopefully, the club and the NRL know what they are doing. [/QUOTE]

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