CODY WALKER JOINS SOUTH SYDNEY'S LIST OF GRUBS

[Demps]

Another South Sydney player, Melbourne recruit Cody Walker, has been charged with domestic assault on the the eve of White Ribbon Day celebrations.

Walker has been stood down by the Rabbitohs indefinitely following two charges over an alleged incident last month. The 24 year old, who was recruited as halves cover for Adam Reynolds and Luke Keary, has been charged with 'stalk or intimidate intending to cause fear of physical or mental harm' and 'common assault.'

"Cody will be defending all charges," said Walker's manager, Kim Ingebrigsten.

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It's the second time a Souths player has been in the headlines over domestic violence allegations in recent weeks. The NRL has suspended centre Kirisome Auva'a indefinitely after pleading guilty to recklessly injuring his ex-girlfriend in January. Auva'a won't be allowed to return until he has demonstrated behavioural change and undergone a series of counselling and education courses, but the ban will last a minimum of nine months.

Walker informed the Rabbitohs of the incident at the time and and the NRL's integrity unit was informed. The five-eighth was not permitted to join his teammates at a high-altitude camp in the United States.

"The Rabbitohs are reviewing all of the information in conjunction with the NRL Integrity Unit and any further decisions in regards to this situation will be made following the completion of those investigations," the Rabbitohs said in a statement.

"Walker is newly signed to the Rabbitohs and the incident is alleged to have occurred before his contract began with the club."

The incident will be an early test for the NRL's new chief operating officer, Suzanne Young, who was revealed as the successor to Warriors boss Jim Doyle this week. The timing couldn't be any worse given White Ribbon Day will be celebrated on November 25th. Only two days ago, the Bulldogs became the first club to partner with White Ribbon in a landmark partnership between the organisations.

"The NRL said it has been working with Souths and supported the club's decision to stand down player Cody Walker," the governing body said in a statement.

"The Integrity Unit will continue to work with Souths to review all the information, including the criminal allegations and the player's previous conduct, to reach the Game's final response to the matter.

"The NRL has made it clear that there is no place for domestic violence in our game, and will respond accordingly."

 

[TrueTiger]

Thanks Demps for the article,just can't workout how these top players get sucked in to assaulting their partners,they have plenty of avenues of help if they are having difficult times…
I'm not blaming the player personally as the partner may have issues as well,but having said that,pressure of securing a contract and maybe financial strains could come into play,we don't know their personal lives,there is always help available and there is no shame in asking for help....in this day and age with education and services freely available,assaulting anyone especially a female is absolutely unacceptable......

 

[Demps]

I always wonder.. who called the police?
… does the partner want to press charges / formal complaint ?
why do people have to resort to violence?
me and my partner have heated arguments from time to time but I never feel the need to knock her out.
bit of yelling followed by some space and it's all sorted, no bruises.

honestly. no. idea.

 

[TrueTiger]

Demps as you say,I have heaps of disagreements with my partner and sometimes it does get heated,but as you also say take timeout and chill,go to the man cave or anywhere else out of her way and things get back to normal with some normal conversation…
It is how we approach matters that can cause grief,she said you said I'm right your wrong,all leads to anger and distain...
Sometimes it is difficult for some people but the word that comes to mind is......CONTROL....of your emotions and walk away until things settle.....

 

[cqtiger]

TT the problem is not from when they are first grade footballers, it's from much earlier than that.

All my experiences with young footballers and the opposite sex are that of absolutely no respect at all. I am nearing retirement age and I can tell you that when I was a young fella my footy mates treated women as trash. Probably most young men do but it is far worse when they are surrounded by their team mates.

I witnessed it when all my 4 sons played league for their private school. The culture is all about me, me, me. Unfortunately, I suspect a lot of that culture is coached into them.

I arrived early to pick a son up once and was stunned to hear a coaches "speech" to the boys. The language was pure obscenity but what was worse was the coach belittling the other team, the other coach, the other parents and girl friends. The coach's rant only stopped when one of the assistant coaches noticed me standing there.

Needless to say I formally complained to the school about the incident and he was banned. Mine was not the first complaint.

I know that not every young footballer is painted with the same brush but I have personally seen this behaviour from young footballers far too often.

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[TrueTiger]

CQ,thank you for your input,the situations that you say are pretty well true regarding the early ingraining of the persons mind…
What they are surrounded with and who they hang around with all have bearing on how that person develops later in life....
I'm in my fifties and played a lot of football in the Riverina region and I was very lucky to have had great parental guidance and fantastic coaches in my time...yes my friends and I had many young ladies around us,some hot some not so hot,however as people they were treated the same,it was how I was taught..
I was no angel myself and got into some trouble as young guys do,it was mainly fighting with other football club players at pubs and clubs,but none of us ever hit women......cheers CQ...

 

[foreveratiger]

Ok, so let me get this straight? He's been charged but is going to vigorously defend the charges which he has a right to a trial in a Court of Law if he feels he's innocent but yet he's stood down by the Rabbits but with Avua's case they knew he was guilty but allowed him to play for 8 Months and experience the Glory Souths had. Talk about double standards. Go figure :unamused:

 

[happy_tiger]

He was actually playing for the Storm I believe when this actually occurred , not Souths

 

[TrueTiger]

OK Happy,if it happened at the Storm,wouldn't Souths have known about the incident before recruiting Walker,or don't they investigate player behaviour or outstanding misdemeours before they sign anyone up…....

 

[foreveratiger]

I don't want to come across as if I'm defending the bloke cause if he's guilty? he should see a very long suspension, So the Rabbitohs are deeming he is guilty? They would be under pressure from the NRL to stand him down.
I wonder if Inglis was to do such thing, him being the Super star he is to the Rabbits, would the Club have stood down Inglis or would they continue to play him and say " he's vigorously fighting all charges and till proven guilty by a Court of Law his innocent ".
Makes you wonder?

 

[happy_tiger]

OK Happy,if it happened at the Storm,wouldn't Souths have known about the incident before recruiting Walker,or don't they investigate player behaviour or outstanding misdemeours before they sign anyone up…....

TT I'm not defending the bloke , just getting the story right

 

[Geo]

I don't want to come across as if I'm defending the bloke cause if he's guilty? he should see a very long suspension, So the Rabbitohs are deeming he is guilty? They would be under pressure from the NRL to stand him down.
I wonder if Inglis was to do such thing, him being the Super star he is to the Rabbits, would the Club have stood down Inglis or would they continue to play him and say " he's vigorously fighting all charges and till proven guilty by a Court of Law his innocent ".
Makes you wonder?

Auva'a pleded guilty on May 28…Souths did squat....

Cody 'no name' Walker hasn't even gone to trail yet....go figure

 

[TrueTiger]

I understand Happy,I wasn't looking to argue,I was trying to make a point about recruitment…....

 

[happy_tiger]

http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21382

 

[foreveratiger]

I don't want to come across as if I'm defending the bloke cause if he's guilty? he should see a very long suspension, So the Rabbitohs are deeming he is guilty? They would be under pressure from the NRL to stand him down.
I wonder if Inglis was to do such thing, him being the Super star he is to the Rabbits, would the Club have stood down Inglis or would they continue to play him and say " he's vigorously fighting all charges and till proven guilty by a Court of Law his innocent ".
Makes you wonder?

Auva'a pleded guilty on May 28…Souths did squat....

Cody 'no name' Walker hasn't even gone to trail yet....go figure

Exactly Geo, that's what I was referring to.

 

[Demps]

I'm just gonna come out and say it….

There are some players - Cherry Evans for example, Braith Anasta is another... they appear level headed and reasonable guys - you'd never see them in the headlines for this type of stuff.

Then there is the other types - no racial or anything but you know the types ... the gronks ...meat heads.
Lui, Bird, Teo, etc etc... this type.
Tell me you'd be suprised if you saw a guy like Watmong or Gallen in the news for doing something like that.

Inglis was in trouble for this type of thing before...
Seems to have grown up / matured...

There is a quite clear divide between normal, sensible people and absolute drongo idiots.
I can't see any in our squad, they all seem to be on the good side but there sure is a lot more out there in the NRL, who knows how many more issues go unreported.

 

[innsaneink]

Thanks Demps for the article,just can't workout how these top players get sucked in to assaulting their partners,they have plenty of avenues of help if they are having difficult times…
I'm not blaming the player personally as the partner may have issues as well,but having said that,pressure of securing a contract and maybe financial strains could come into play,we don't know their personal lives,there is always help available and there is no shame in asking for help....in this day and age with education and services freely available,assaulting anyone especially a female is absolutely unacceptable......

Domestic violence is not restricted to top footy players..
Its is a problem in the wider community…people from all walks of
life are victims and perps.

Demps, our game attracts some kids that have known nothing but violence all their lives...tennis, golf and yachting usually doesnt...Im not condoning this but I dont see why people act all surprised and outraged all the time an incident comes to light....its just another aspect of human nature, one of the negative ones

 

[innsaneink]

TT the problem is not from when they are first grade footballers, it's from much earlier than that.

All my experiences with young footballers and the opposite sex are that of absolutely no respect at all. I am nearing retirement age and I can tell you that when I was a young fella my footy mates treated women as trash. Probably most young men do but it is far worse when they are surrounded by their team mates.

I witnessed it when all my 4 sons played league for their private school. The culture is all about me, me, me. Unfortunately, I suspect a lot of that culture is coached into them.

I arrived early to pick a son up once and was stunned to hear a coaches "speech" to the boys. The language was pure obscenity but what was worse was the coach belittling the other team, the other coach, the other parents and girl friends. The coach's rant only stopped when one of the assistant coaches noticed me standing there.

Needless to say I formally complained to the school about the incident and he was banned. Mine was not the first complaint.

I know that not every young footballer is painted with the same brush but I have personally seen this behaviour from young footballers far too often.

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I hear ya CQ…been involved too over a decade...its sad, there would be much much more good people in the game with the kids teaching them the game in the right spirit....but the bad eggs seem to stand out more

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I always wonder.. who called the police?
… does the partner want to press charges / formal complaint ?
why do people have to resort to violence?
me and my partner have heated arguments from time to time but I never feel the need to knock her out.
bit of yelling followed by some space and it's all sorted, no bruises.

honestly. no. idea.

Its cos a lot of guys are macho arseholes, which feeds into your last post about which players that you wouldn't be surprised seeing charged for these kinds of things. Id say well over half the players in the comp carry the chip on their shoulder of thinking their 10 ft tall and bullet proof, thinking they could get away with murder.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I always wonder.. who called the police?
… does the partner want to press charges / formal complaint ?
why do people have to resort to violence?
me and my partner have heated arguments from time to time but I never feel the need to knock her out.
bit of yelling followed by some space and it's all sorted, no bruises.

honestly. no. idea.

Its cos a lot of guys are macho arseholes, which feeds into your last post about which players that you wouldn't be surprised seeing charged for these kinds of things. Id say well over half the players in the comp carry the chip on their shoulder of thinking their 10 ft tall and bullet proof, thinking they could get away with murder.

Given the NRL's light stance on domestic abuse in the past, I am not surprised that they carry on with this. As a few alluded to earlier, footy players are brought up in a macho culture. Domestic abuse is not limited to Rugby League, the problem is huge and extends wide outside the boundaries of sport, but this macho culture perpetuated in the game has a lot to answer for.