Brandon smith judiciary
5:30pm - The judiciary hearing will get underway in around 30 minutes. Smith has pleaded guilty to the contrary conduct charge and will learn his fate tonight. Any type of suspension will be costly for Melbourne ahead of Sunday's clash against the Raiders while Smith, in his final year at the Storm, will be hoping his remorse post-match is enough to spare him from time on the sidelines.
6:31pm - Gyles is asking for a minimum suspension of four weeks for Smith, despite the remorse, guilty plea and acceptance shown by the player.
6:26pm - NRL counsel Lachlan Gyles says by calling Gee a "cheat", Smith was questioning both the character and integrity of the official.
"“The problem with calling a cheat, you were questioning his character and integrity. You were making his job difficult. You’ve let down your club, the fans and officials. As a professional player you need to be able to show a better example. There’s really no excuse is there?”
6:22pm - A dejected Smith says he's prepared for whatever outcome the panel decides.
"I’m not here to argue I’ve done the wrong thing. I just want to let everyone know I feel terrible and I’ll accept any consequence you come up with. I know I’ve done the wrong thing."
6:18pm - Smith has described what happened in the moment.
"In the tackle, I said 'f*** me' but that was not directed at the referee. I was super frustrated. I thought I deserved a penalty at the time. Frustration makes you say things. I got up and continued with cheating b****** comment towards the ref. It was just a brain explosion. It was just frustration and the heat of the moment, the team was down by 20. I was trying to get something going and in the heat of the moment. My performance was poor and my team’s performance was poor. I took it out on the wrong person. I said things I shouldn’t have said to a person."
6:12pm - A character reference has been provided for Smith by
6:26pm - NRL counsel Lachlan Gyles says by calling Gee a "cheat", Smith was questioning both the character and integrity of the official.
"“The problem with calling a cheat, you were questioning his character and integrity. You were making his job difficult. You’ve let down your club, the fans and officials. As a professional player you need to be able to show a better example. There’s really no excuse is there?”
6:22pm - A dejected Smith says he's prepared for whatever outcome the panel decides.
"I’m not here to argue I’ve done the wrong thing. I just want to let everyone know I feel terrible and I’ll accept any consequence you come up with. I know I’ve done the wrong thing."
6:18pm - Smith has described what happened in the moment.
"In the tackle, I said 'f*** me' but that was not directed at the referee. I was super frustrated. I thought I deserved a penalty at the time. Frustration makes you say things. I got up and continued with cheating b****** comment towards the ref. It was just a brain explosion. It was just frustration and the heat of the moment, the team was down by 20. I was trying to get something going and in the heat of the moment. My performance was poor and my team’s performance was poor. I took it out on the wrong person. I said things I shouldn’t have said to a person."
6:12pm - A character reference has been provided for Smith by
6:44pm - Smith's lawyer Ghabar is asking for a two-match suspension, saying that a four week penalty is too harsh following on from the sin bin that occurred during the match.
“It’s not like he said it after a game at a press conference about the referee. It was done in the heat of the moment. I hope that’s something you can take into account. After the game he actively sought a Storm official after the game to reach out to the referee. He’s prepared to accept and that’s something to his credit. I hope you can also take into account his good record and character. He’s played 100 games for the Storm and eight games for New Zealand. Out of that he has two relatively minor charges. Last year he had a Shoulder Charge and careless Grade One charge. This is in the context that he plays in the middle of the field at either lock, prop or hooker.”
6:41pm - The character reference being provided by Kiwis coach Michael Maguire has now been read out.
“Brandon is a very popular player in the game. He is an exceptionally passionate and committed player. He’s a larrikin but has always shown he’s always respectful towards match officials. I find it out of character he has acted this way towards a referee.”
“It’s not like he said it after a game at a press conference about the referee. It was done in the heat of the moment. I hope that’s something you can take into account. After the game he actively sought a Storm official after the game to reach out to the referee. He’s prepared to accept and that’s something to his credit. I hope you can also take into account his good record and character. He’s played 100 games for the Storm and eight games for New Zealand. Out of that he has two relatively minor charges. Last year he had a Shoulder Charge and careless Grade One charge. This is in the context that he plays in the middle of the field at either lock, prop or hooker.”
6:41pm - The character reference being provided by Kiwis coach Michael Maguire has now been read out.
“Brandon is a very popular player in the game. He is an exceptionally passionate and committed player. He’s a larrikin but has always shown he’s always respectful towards match officials. I find it out of character he has acted this way towards a referee.”
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I personally think it's a bit woke for Smith to get 3 weeks for calling a ref a cheat. what's next? A fan gets banned for life for calling a ref a cheat? It's not like he called him a c*&^ or a dog etc.
Big difference between a fan and a player doing it. And it's not as though Smith doesn't know the rules.Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:10 pm I personally think it's a bit woke for Smith to get 3 weeks for calling a ref a cheat. what's next? A fan gets banned for life for calling a ref a cheat? It's not like he called him a c*&^ or a dog etc.
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You seriously believe that just letting any and all NRL players call the referees cheats when they feel like it on the field or off the field is acceptable ?Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:10 pm I personally think it's a bit woke for Smith to get 3 weeks for calling a ref a cheat. what's next? A fan gets banned for life for calling a ref a cheat? It's not like he called him a c*&^ or a dog etc.
Smith got 3 weeks for doing it and that's appropriate.
He should have got another 3 weeks for being dumb enough to say it.
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Was he wrong though?
Tolman took him to the ground three times and Gee wasn’t interested in doing his job for some reason. What else would you call it?
Tolman took him to the ground three times and Gee wasn’t interested in doing his job for some reason. What else would you call it?
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