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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3403811, member: 9853"] It's my theory that the NRL works in tandem with the clubs in handing down punishments. Some misdemeanors they shake their head and "sort it out internally." If the press/fans need to see blood, the NRL integrity unit gets called in to do the dirty work. Or if the club wants to pull a player into line, but doesn't want to be the bad cop, they can offload the punishment to the NRL. If you look at what appear to be inconsistencies, it makes a lot more sense. The club understands the players are young, are going to have fun and are going to ****-up, be naughty or stupid. They get that, but they still need them to do what they're told and not be rebellious so they can form a team out of them. The NRL, on the other hand, is more concerned with image. If the club can handle the image side of it, they have less need to get involved. It's also in the NRL's best interest not to feed the bad publicity. So if you have a litany of players being sanctioned, it's not a good look for the code either. It's not the NRL or club's job to be an adjunct to the criminal system. It's their job to convince mums and dads that rugby league is a good sport for their kids. [/QUOTE]

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