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Message: [QUOTE="FGfrom50, post: 3003168, member: 8867"] Not sure how many players it would have affected over the last decade. I would think (and hope) not very many at all. But there's one now, which is why this discussion has to happen. Standing down a player charged with a criminal offense of sufficient severity to carry a 10 year sentence has nothing to do with being a deterrent for future would-be offenders. As you say; the jail time is there for that reason. It's got a lot more to do with the fact the NRL does not want to seen letting someone charged with a serious criminal offense just get on with being a football star. It's a bad look for the game. As a side bonus, it protects the player to a degree from the media wolf pack, by moving them out of the spotlight. This policy is to protect the game at large, not prevent criminal acts. [/QUOTE]

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