You blue clowns only have 12 Months of this until we Kick your butts again

[goughy]

Come on nine! An admitted drug cheat who served no penalty is in your employ! Now an admits to racist comments. Time to man up and show you are above this. Johns should no longer play any part in anything to do with the game. You took pity on him with the drug thing now he's thrown this in your face. He's not a thug member of the team. He's in a position of power and respect, as he is on nine and should be shown the door for the poor example he continues to show.

[Dcanto]

Couldn't agree more.


He was given an opportunity to redeem himself and then he goes and does this...

[TheNuclearOne]

Many interesting things emerging.

Team sources initially suggested that Tahu had been over-sensitive and that Johns had only referred to himself as "white trash", before it emerged later in the day that he had sledged Inglis. The cover up was definitely on even as far as a 24 hour silence after he'd already left camp.

Johns ironically is also employed by Parra (Tahu's team). When asked whether they would sack him, chief executive Paul Osborne said it was yet to be decided whether Johns would be sacked.''That's for another day,'' Mr Osborne said.

As Goughy said, channel 9 is supporting him. That might yet blow up in their face or be changed.

Anthony Mundine is now throwing fuel on the fire calling for all Indigenous and colored players on both sides to boycott game 2. It's a legitimate issue but i'm not sure his input will help matters or hinder them. Meninga himself has already spoken out in favour of Tahu and also spoke highly of the QLD RL systems fairness and committment to the indigenous.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/s...0612-y4xg.html

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/...-1225879053049

[TheNuclearOne]

I still don't get the walkout.
Surely Tahu's issue is with Johns and not the rest of the NSW team and the NSW fans.

He's just making a serious stance i think. Apparently in the two days after the players knew something was wrong with him so i guess he thought why stay where he is not happy and where he will further have to deal with Johns. He probably thinks the racism issue is bigger and more important than a game of footy.

[TheNuclearOne]

Bellamy just weighed in

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225879112863

I just hope it doesn't detract too much from the game Wednesday now.

[KristianJ]

What, because he resembles the white trash remark?

[Courty]

I heard Johns' statement on the radio apologising to Tahu, but no hint of an apology to Inglis. Johns just doesn't get it.

[Jarro]

Tahu has now come out and said that Johns has been making racial statements for years, and he's finally had enough of it.

Joey you're a clown of the highest order.

[Peter]

I'm with Dicky - why walk out? Why not complain to the coach or team management and get Joey sacked? Still gets the issue raised in the media and means Tahu doesn't give up the chance to play Orgin.

Surely this has killed NSW's (slim) chance of winning on Wednesday. Will also be interesting to see if the selectors pick Tahu for game 3.

[TheNuclearOne]

He did complain and they initially said he was oversensitive. I get the impression nothing was going to happen to Johns at that point.

[goughy]

Crap! Johns has to go.

[Jarro]

Crap! Johns has to go.

He already has

[Grunt]

Surely this has killed NSW's (slim) chance of winning on Wednesday. Will also be interesting to see if the selectors pick Tahu for game 3.

Was it even a slim chance?

[Peter]

He did complain and they initially said he was oversensitive. I get the impression nothing was going to happen to Johns at that point.

I must have missed that one - can you link the article TNO?

The only conversation I've seen a reference to is the one where he told Bellamy he was leaving. If he did complain earlier than that and they did nothing the person he complained to should also be in deep trouble.

Grunt - of course, there's always at least a slim chance in a two horse race.

[TheNuclearOne]

He already has

I think he means channel 9

[TheNuclearOne]

I'm still not writing NSW off even if their own supporters are. This is State of Origin - anything can happen.

[Jarro]

I think he means channel 9

Ah i see

Yes, i agree that Nein should sack the grub. He's become a real blight on the game.

[Jarro]

I'm still not writing NSW off even if their own supporters are. This is State of Origin - anything can happen.

And that's why we love it

I think NSW are a real chance too ... they still have a lot of quality players and an excellent coach.

[PeteyD]

And now they have some major controversy to galvanise them together, along with the underdog tag.

I was going to go on about how silly it is that because the B word was used (and I believe the statement was B C (according to the courier mail)) it is bad, but if he called him a useless C or a smelly C it would be ok. However, the comment that it has been going on for years changes my mind on that one.

[sms316]

And now they have some major controversy to galvanise them together, along with the underdog tag.

I was going to go on about how silly it is that because the B word was used (and I believe the statement was B C (according to the courier mail)) it is bad, but if he called him a useless C or a smelly C it would be ok. However, the comment that it has been going on for years changes my mind on that one.

Ironic that the word "black" is seemingly the offensive word of the two used.

[PeteyD]

Well not ironic. I think that somewhere in there the perspective on what is insulting has changed. I know the worst thing you used to be able to call someone was an MF, and now people go around calling themselves Mo Fo Hos.

[mike]

First time I've been interested in a SOO game for as long as I can remember. Some new blood, Hayne at fullback and Scott shutting down the rorting wife basher. Can't wait.

[mike]

rorting wife basher.

This is what Johns SHOULD have said.

[sms316]

NSW will do one of two things tonight after the week from hell. They will either play like men possessed and tear Qld a new one, or they will get beaten by 30.

[Eag's]

I am at work so I will miss this game
The T.V. we have in the office is on the blink