Hannant v WHO?

[sunshine_coast_tiger]

<big>**Big deal !!!!**</big>

If this is true then Hannant is a bloody sook !!

Deadset. Who cares !?!

religion is a choice it is not something you were born with like colour or as Smeg said, illness or a disability.

Gibbs should be congratulated.

Great game Bryce and sledge the bloke all you want.

Agree 100%

If Byrce wants to sledge a block as long as he maintains his good form go for it.

Our club must stick up for our players and fight the NRL all the way if they try to suspend/fine Gibbs.

I really don't think anything will come from it but with the muppets in the NRL you can never be sure.

 

[Adrian]

hannant should forgive him and move on

 

[Golden]

so Gibbs said something to him about his religion

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

As has been said religion is a choice and Hannant needs to harden up, and Mormons are an open shot when it comes to ridicule as they are among the worse and most intrusive religions constantly appearing at your front door trying to shove their religion down your throat.

Though I really shouldn’t comment on religion as I am probably bias as I live across the road from a church and I have discovered from this that heavily religious groups are amongst the most arrogant, intolerable and selfish people I have ever come across.

 

[Delahunty]

"Bottom line

Religion, like political leaning, is a choice you make. It is fair game.

Harden up"

Yeah right. And I spose conditioning and cultural setting have nothing to do with that "decision".

What a simplified point of view. Somones belief system is sacred to them becasue more often then not it is a product of there upbringing, family and community. I'am sure Hannent didn' wakeup one day and decide to become a mormon. More likely its part of his upbringing and family life, and is therefore personnel to him.
He has every right to be offended.

Gibbs played outstandingly but should be ashamed of his behviour.

 

[system]

"More likely its part of his upbringing and family life, and is therefore personnel to him.
He has every right to be offended.

Believe it or not this happens with some for people with Political party leanings as well.

Is that taboo to sledge?

 

[ron_burgandy]

dunno why hannant is so upset he isnt even a true mormon. He didnt go through that thing the gold coast winger did, i thought they had to do that to be true mormon?

 

[Delahunty]

"More likely its part of his upbringing and family life, and is therefore personnel to him.
He has every right to be offended.

Believe it or not this happens with some for people with Political party leanings as well.

Is that taboo to sledge?

Heres my say on it Smeg, and i'l bare the hyper-politically correct tag that comes with it. **I think** that if what you are about to say could in anyway insult or undermine somebody, then don't bother saying it. Its called being a responsible human being. A concept that apparently eluded Gibbs at that point. He played a bloody excellent game - and would have done without the need to insult someone unncessarily.

 

[system]

Fair enough if thats your take but we only are hearing about this because Hannant is having a sook. The amount of garbage, some of it very personal, that is used to sledge on the field is extremely high in every game but nobody takes it personally and accepts it is one guy trying to get under his skin and throw him off game.

I will have to get some paint for the next clashes "Joseph Smith is a rigg" banner

 

[IronTiger]

Well the press seem to think it's fair game to mock people especially celebrities when it comes to their religion of choice so whats the difference if one player uses it to sledge another on the pitch to get a rise?

…or maybe he called him a big northen softy who misses his Mummy!

:unamused:

 

[fergiefurr]

anyone able to put the incident up, i watched the fox replay and they cut it out

 

[Danos]

This is of coarse ASSUMING that it was a religious slur.. which is the conclusion that the newspapers have painted as fact, but considering all those involved have said nothing on the matter, it is only that, an assumption by the media. Gibbs could've just as easily called him a fat money chasing bad sport.

 

[tiger05]

I have to disagree. He was upset. I think Bryce could be in trouble.

If someone who was Muslim was verbally abused abour his religion I bet that there would be trouble.

I think Bryce has come on significantly and I loved his passion last night but he should be told to cool things down.

 

[westTAHger]

what-ever happended to sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me???
far too much political BS involved in anything today.
I find this a bit strange. they will go at each other all game, being aggressive/physical , attempting to hammer each other into the ground, yet name calling gets to them????
are the players going to have to say sorry, when they complete a tackle on an opponent, so they don't hurt their feelings.

 

[Suzie-Q]

what-ever happended to sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me???
far too much political BS involved in anything today.
….

Couldn't agree more, TAH. Asolutely, PC gone MAD :unamused:

 

[system]

Dogs are not pursuing it.

The matter was sorted out in a CEO to CEO phone call.

 

[crouching_tiger]

NRL Premiership
Bulldogs not lodging formal complaint over reported slur against Ben Hannant

By David Benuik
April 17, 2010

Canterbury have decided to take no action after Ben Hannant was reportedly the subject of a religious-based verbal attack by Wests Tigers' Bryce Gibbs on Friday night.
The ugly verbal exchange captured by television cameras came after the fulltime siren in the Dogs' 24-4 victory and Hannant, a Mormon, had to be restrained by a Bulldogs trainer.

The Bulldogs could have lodged a formal complaint under the league's vilification code but decided against it.

Hannant and Gibbs both refused to comment after the match.

"I have spoken with both the NRL and Wests Tigers CEO Steve Humphries today and all parties have agreed to leave the matter on the field,'' Bulldogs CEO Todd Greenberg said in a statement.

"Neither Ben nor the club will be making any further comments in relation to this matter.''

It has been an eventful few weeks for Test star Hannant, who recently revealed he was homesick for Queensland and wanted out of the final year of his contract with Canterbury, a situation still yet to be resolved.

The NRL treats religious discrimination in a similar vein to on-field racism under its vilification code.

"Anything that happens under the vilification code requires a formal complaint,'' NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said.

But the culprit could yet be dealt with by the NRL match review committee if it deems a charge can be laid under its rules.

"Obviously there's a match review process that goes on on Monday,'' Annesley said.

"I can't pre-judge anything that might come out of that.''

The Bulldogs notched their second win of the year to finally get their season moving again.
Their only other victory had been the round three 60-14 demolition of the Sydney Roosters and coach Kevin Moore conceded the magnitude of that victory may have given his side a false impression of where they were at.

"Whilst we got away with plenty of points on the board, it was a hot day, the Roosters were probably there for the kill,'' he said.

"Sometimes you just fall into bad form and you can't see it happening - lack of confidence, lack of troops and a bit of cohesion.

"You get it back by starting with attitude and just playing strong and defending strong so hopefully next week we've got to improve on that.

"It was good (against the Tigers) but we certainly need to go to another level again next week and get consistency.''

AAP

 

[Peaches]

While I am a believer in the Stick and Stones philosophy, others are not. Unfortunately in todays world you have to be very careful what you say, as if you get anyone offside it will come back to hurt you.

 

[Balmain_Bug]

Two of Australia's greatest sportsmen, Mark Waugh and Shane Warne were the best.

Their comments on the field would make this thread look silly.

Nothing was sacred. And it stayed on the field.

 

[angeman]

you can bet though if Ennis made a comment about someone's religion it would have been more evidence of his "toughness"…