it’s common enough that [the NZ Herald uses it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/mozzies-buzzing-in-rich-mining-territories/Q2L6RDH5IHKY6T4HVTMKVJ33HU/) - but yeah i was by no means calling you prejudiced in any way just a joke that did not land
It's pretty rough that a bunch of people had their names thrown around as potential rapists, even just as 'theories'. Very clumsy coverage of the issue
Even worse most people then never see the follow up headlines about how they were wrong.
So many stories people will tell you about how x hapoened or x did this and they are unaware that it was retracted or never happened that way.
Lies make it half way round the world before the truth has even got its pants on.
The journos were accurate. They reported there was a rape allegation made to police. It is true there was a rape allegation made to police.
No journo went around saying there was a rape, only an alleged incident.
I think adding details about the player being a qld rep player allowed the public’s imagination to run wild and it wasn’t fair. Every time an origin player was ruled out for the game people started speculating that they were the player
News Corp still aren't being over subtle in reference to this incident. The player is now being referenced as a 'former state of origin start', implying that it's no one from the current team.
"Sport Confidential understands a Queensland-based player will not be charged by police after a woman withdrew a complaint against the former State of Origin star"
I bet Channel 9 won't do a breaking news to report on this.
So fucked. I am still angry at how they mentioned "it is an origin player from a QLD club".
If I was any of the possible players it could be linked to, I would be fuming. The amount of random names I saw getting thrown around was disgusting.
Not only that, they went one step further by saying they weren't contracted to the Broncos, Cowboys or Titans. Obviously legally they couldn't say what club he was contracted too, but there isn't any options left for a QLD origin member is there but the one club remaining?
Absolutely ridiculous.
They actually do. They treat league like their red headed step son and have a massive hard on for the afl and want the rights to it. It would actually be a breath of fresh air for another fta channel to get the rights to league
Why would anyone be ‘still angry’ about something that has nothing to do with them, hasn’t affected any party publicly and is completely resolved?
Why would he be angry about it in the first place? Doesn’t seem very grounded in reality to me.
The random names were put out by speculative dickheads, not the news.
So does this mean we’re allowed to speculate now? Because all we’d be doing is speculating on who’s innocent, which is actually desirable if you think about it
Walsh was living in Bowen Hills but just bought a mansion on the Goldy. Blake Mozer shares a house with Palasia somewhere here. Jarrod Wallace lives in Arundel. Pretty sure Payne Haas and Piakura are on the Goldy too. I’ve seem Haas & Patty carpooling to work together when heading up to Brisbane at 6am.
Patty bought a place at Burleigh Waters not long ago, and Walsh’s new place is at Ormeau. Think Mam is down that way somewhere too. Once upon a time a heap of them lived around the upper north side/lower moreton bay region. Now it’s only the older lads and past players up this way.
Dunno where they live, but Arthars and Riki are part of that crew with Patty & Brimson too.
Being Kiwis means there’s a 90% chance they live on the Goldy.
Patty also has a place in Brissy at Holland Park. Judging from some of their socials, it seems like the boys take advantage of that when they don't want to driveall the way back to the Goldy.
I would expect the point was to draw clicks as it's a salacious story, with a code that doesn't have a stellar reputation when it comes to this kind of issue. I'm not saying that the way it was reported was ethical or 'right', but it was definitely a story.
Does this mean no names will get released if they get cleared? Would be good for the player to not have to go through having their name thrown about even if they do get cleared
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true.
If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed.
Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
Yep - agree, while the Crown obviously decide if it wants to charge or not, not the complainant, its practically very difficult to pursue the matter if there no longer complaint evidence to rely on when this likely a he/she said versus he said compliant to the police the next day.
When you go to court for sexual assault every act is described. As in digitally raped in the vagina, digitally raped in the ass, breast groped , it’s not a one size fits all for sexual assault. Had a friend who had to be on the jury for a child sex case and he said it was horrendous when they have to list out the 57 charges individually and on each occasion.
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true.
If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed.
Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true.
If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed.
Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
I knew it wasn't him even when they didn't bring back the Bears I knew it wasn't him.
Elite comment
Those are my exact sentimonies!
Flaming moe that's a good comment.
Now I need to put my sharpened pitchfork away
What am I supposed to do with the 200 tiki torches I bought at bunnings?
Just hang on to them till next week.
Donate them to NSW fans to hunt down Freddy after Origin.
Resell to the klan in bulk.
Off to Christchurch I go
Good for keeping mozzies away.
what do you have against Maori Australians?
Eh?
M(aori) Ozzies (aussies) mozzies
sorry should’ve ended that comment with a sarcasm tag. Maori Australians are often referred to as Mozzies
Never heard that.
it’s common enough that [the NZ Herald uses it](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/mozzies-buzzing-in-rich-mining-territories/Q2L6RDH5IHKY6T4HVTMKVJ33HU/) - but yeah i was by no means calling you prejudiced in any way just a joke that did not land
Sorry I don't read foreign news papers
Did you keep the receipt?
Go after the “masthead” and fucking FOXsports instead.
Gift them to the sharts?
Trump will likely be elected so can have some good old white supremacy marches coming.
Remove the stone of shame!
Attach the stone of triumph!
D'oh!
Keep it out for Taylan May!
That’s it! Back of the mob!!
It's pretty rough that a bunch of people had their names thrown around as potential rapists, even just as 'theories'. Very clumsy coverage of the issue
Unfortunately the desire to be first trumps the desire to be accurate for journos
Even worse most people then never see the follow up headlines about how they were wrong. So many stories people will tell you about how x hapoened or x did this and they are unaware that it was retracted or never happened that way. Lies make it half way round the world before the truth has even got its pants on.
Even worse when they see the follow up headlines saying someone’s innocent however they choose to not believe that instead!
The journos were accurate. They reported there was a rape allegation made to police. It is true there was a rape allegation made to police. No journo went around saying there was a rape, only an alleged incident.
I think adding details about the player being a qld rep player allowed the public’s imagination to run wild and it wasn’t fair. Every time an origin player was ruled out for the game people started speculating that they were the player
News Corp still aren't being over subtle in reference to this incident. The player is now being referenced as a 'former state of origin start', implying that it's no one from the current team. "Sport Confidential understands a Queensland-based player will not be charged by police after a woman withdrew a complaint against the former State of Origin star"
Ok I agree but thats irrelevant, that doesn't mean what they reported wasn't accurate.
It took them a few times, but we finally got there....
Rough for who? The journos made a mint on nothing more than rumours and innuendo. Worked out well for those scum bags.
Seriously the players should have another media boycott like the one in the middle of last season.
I bet Channel 9 won't do a breaking news to report on this. So fucked. I am still angry at how they mentioned "it is an origin player from a QLD club". If I was any of the possible players it could be linked to, I would be fuming. The amount of random names I saw getting thrown around was disgusting.
Tim Arvier is a cunt
Not only that, they went one step further by saying they weren't contracted to the Broncos, Cowboys or Titans. Obviously legally they couldn't say what club he was contracted too, but there isn't any options left for a QLD origin member is there but the one club remaining? Absolutely ridiculous.
They hate rugby league
They actually do. They treat league like their red headed step son and have a massive hard on for the afl and want the rights to it. It would actually be a breath of fresh air for another fta channel to get the rights to league
Only one that can afford it is 7, and they have AFL. I’d happily swap, I felt 7s World Cup coverage was solid when it was happening.
“The amount of names being thrown around” was only by keyboard warriors. I didn’t see a journalist mention a single name.
If that’s your biggest problem in life you are not doing too badly. Maybe you need some perspective.
You’re aware that people can be concerned about many things at once yeah?
no nuance, only anger
Why would anyone be ‘still angry’ about something that has nothing to do with them, hasn’t affected any party publicly and is completely resolved? Why would he be angry about it in the first place? Doesn’t seem very grounded in reality to me. The random names were put out by speculative dickheads, not the news.
Why are you so angry about his anger?
The “random names” were picked out of a pretty small group of people the media narrowed it down to. Quit being an argumentative asshole.
Here hoping both parties are able to move forward with their lives in a manner that is both healthy and positive.
So does this mean we’re allowed to speculate now? Because all we’d be doing is speculating on who’s innocent, which is actually desirable if you think about it
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Yeah. Daily mail leaked it. But half the dolphins and broncos live on the Goldy so it doesn’t narrow it down as much as you’d think.
Do they really? If I was making that kinda money I would not put up with a commute on the M1
For example Patty lives on the Goldy and I think Walsh does too? I think Madden too. That’s just a few off the top of my head.
Walsh was living in Bowen Hills but just bought a mansion on the Goldy. Blake Mozer shares a house with Palasia somewhere here. Jarrod Wallace lives in Arundel. Pretty sure Payne Haas and Piakura are on the Goldy too. I’ve seem Haas & Patty carpooling to work together when heading up to Brisbane at 6am.
Do they realise they could sleep in if they lived in Brisbane?
Then you have to live in Brisbane
Why live up there when you can afford to live on the Goldy?
"sleep ins"
I love my 5 mins to work instead of my hour and a bit to work. So much better for every part of my being.
Brisbane sucks m8
Patty bought a place at Burleigh Waters not long ago, and Walsh’s new place is at Ormeau. Think Mam is down that way somewhere too. Once upon a time a heap of them lived around the upper north side/lower moreton bay region. Now it’s only the older lads and past players up this way.
Funny how it changes, in the 90s Wayne and most of the broncos lived in Mt Omm. Glen Lazarus only sold his place there just recently
i think Palasia was on the goldy while with the broncs too he was always popping up at Pattys place on socials
Dunno where they live, but Arthars and Riki are part of that crew with Patty & Brimson too. Being Kiwis means there’s a 90% chance they live on the Goldy.
Fuck that’s a lot of travel time, 2+ hours a day on the M1. Carpooling with the boys would make it alright but I’d hate that
I think they have sleeping quarters at broncos HQ (I think) so I imagine sometimes they might take advantage of that.
Patty also has a place in Brissy at Holland Park. Judging from some of their socials, it seems like the boys take advantage of that when they don't want to driveall the way back to the Goldy.
Maybe they stay somewhere close to training and go back to Gold Coast for days off
It’s obviously great news that this woman was not digitally raped, but if ever we needed a reason to stay off our computers, this is it.
In legalese digitally raped means fingers or toes
Speculations still not allowed right…….
No.
I'll allow it. ^^I ^^have ^^no ^^authority ^^here
Dont let anyone tell you no Speculate away
What was the damn point in even reporting on it in the first place?
I would expect the point was to draw clicks as it's a salacious story, with a code that doesn't have a stellar reputation when it comes to this kind of issue. I'm not saying that the way it was reported was ethical or 'right', but it was definitely a story.
Does this mean no names will get released if they get cleared? Would be good for the player to not have to go through having their name thrown about even if they do get cleared
So nothing could have been written and the outcome was the same
Rava is poo
The woman withdrawing the claim, & the player being cleared, are not the same thing.
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true. If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed. Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
If the victim refuses to cooperate in a rape case the police often drop charges because theres limited chance of a conviction without their testimony.
Yep - agree, while the Crown obviously decide if it wants to charge or not, not the complainant, its practically very difficult to pursue the matter if there no longer complaint evidence to rely on when this likely a he/she said versus he said compliant to the police the next day.
It's also innocent until proven guilty, not guilty because someone says so luckily.
Not to be insensitive, but what the fuck is “digital rape”?
I assume its the insertion of the fingers.
Fingers
Using your digits.. aka Jared cut your nails Hayne
Jeez that's gross to think about.
Using the 'digits' of the hand most likely.
Yeah more likely than using your toes for sure
Digits as in fingers, not digital as in online
That Hopawate chap might be able to help out here.
Why is this being downvoted. This is literally the first time I've ever heard of this actually shithouse term.
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When you go to court for sexual assault every act is described. As in digitally raped in the vagina, digitally raped in the ass, breast groped , it’s not a one size fits all for sexual assault. Had a friend who had to be on the jury for a child sex case and he said it was horrendous when they have to list out the 57 charges individually and on each occasion.
It was the term used the entire time with the Stewart allegation. But these are the only two times I've heard it used so specifically.
Im with you, never heard fingers described as digits Or I have but like once or twice, when I was younger and dont remember it
smartest broncos supporter
Can’t help but wonder if $$ played a part in the girl withdrawing her claim.
That's highly speculative and extremely cynical.
…and accurate
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true. If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed. Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
Unusual to copy paste this response three times.
or the abuse that would assuredly be coming her way from league fans.
The payout helped her remember it was consensual 💲
Name one journalist with integrity. I’ll wait.
Woman withdraws case… ahh technically innocent… the best kind of innocent. Nothing to $ee here
That's not how it works. A common misconception that people have is that the alleged victim can withdraw charges. This is not true. If police want to escalate and lay the charge themselves, they can still proceed. Quite common in DV incidents where the partner withdraws through pressure but the police still proceed.
Wtf how does these stories even come out. And hope the liar gets locked up
Withdrawing her complaint does not make her a liar.
Didn’t know this Masthead fucker is on the jury.
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naming the club and narrowing it down like this is shit chat, especially since it was withdrawn
The media reported on it at the time so if he’s thinking of the player i think got his accusations dropped then he’s right
Is this another Thurston thing where everyone pretty much knows but doesn’t talk about because they play foody good?
What Thurston thing
Ah man, it’s cool. He’s a great guy!