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Glenji95 said:

Magpies director Alan Fallah stood down after accusing NSWRL of racism​

The Western Suburbs Magpies director has been sensationally stood down an after labelling the NSWRL “racist” following a controversial social media post.

Former hooker Alan Fallah has been sensationally stood down as a Western Suburbs Magpies director after labelling the NSWRL “racist.”

Fallah was issued with a NSWRL code of conduct breach notice for bringing the game into disrepute last week before being sent a second breach notice on Wednesday.

He has now been suspended as a Magpies board member – and any involvement with the NSWRL Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association – ahead of a judiciary hearing on April 8.

Fallen was told to front the NSWRL after sharing a doctored image on Facebook depicting Canterbury’s injury list which included an image of Ali Khamenei, the Iranian dictator killed by US forces.

The manipulated list stated Khamenei was out injured ‘indefinitely’ through a ‘Burton bomb’. Fallah then wrote: “The Dogs have a few injury concerns.”

Fallah, 67, was hit with his first breach notice amid talk he could be banned from attending any games or being a Magpies director.
But the threat didn’t frighten Fallah, who played 113 NSWRL first grade games for Wests between 1984 and 1990.

Fallah, born to Lebanese parents who emigrated to Australia, returned to Facebook on Tuesday night to take a heavy-handed whack at the NSWRL.

“Hey NSWRL, mocking the death of an evil dictator responsible for the annihilation of thousands of his own people is not racist, it’s POLITICAL!” Fallah posted.

“My dad would be cheering from heaven, knowing the sponsors of Hezbollah who have completely ruined his beautiful country of Lebanon are now being destroyed!

“The only racism on show is YOU, the NSWRL targeting me, when it was posted and shared all over the internet by hundreds of others.”

But a NSWRL spokesperson said Fallah had been issued an amended breach notice and would be immediately stood down as a Magpies director.

“NSWRL has issued Alan Fallah with an amended breach notice which has been referred to the NSWRL Code of Conduct Panel for a hearing on 8 April 2026,” said the spokesperson.

“He has been immediately stood down from any rugby league involvement pending the outcome of the hearing. This precludes him from having any involvement with Western Suburbs Magpies, NSWRL Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association.

“Fallah has published some Facebook posts which some people could have found offensive.

“Individuals are entitled to any private political opinion they want to hold but, as a senior official of one of our member clubs and a member of the NSW Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association, he is not entitled to use Rugby League and another one of our member clubs as a tool to promote his private political opinions.

“His actions are brought into particular focus in a week where the NRL is celebrating Multicultural Round and our organisation is celebrating the ‘Game for All’ round culminating in an Inclusion Gala Day on Sunday.”

Some on Facebook condemned Fallah’s original post whereas others claimed it was just cheeky fun.

The drama around Fallah – who represented Country First and Country Seconds in the early 1980s – comes just a few days after Wests Tigers scored an impressive win over North Queensland at Leichhardt Oval.

Article by Dean Ritchie
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The circus rolls on
 
Tom Shines said:
And so did KPP ( come with question marks) … like I said, at the time of the signing more than a few thought he had not lived up to his potential ..hence why they got him at $550 a year I think

At the end of the day … if you are happy generally how they are going about things then fine … I can see your argument…it appears I had over estimated how well Parra had done., although many neutral observers rate them above us still, whilst we tend to think we are better than them and diminish the moves they have made … time will tell on that ..

In respect of our team , personally i I feel a bit better that they have made a move for Xerri whether they get him or not .. it shows they are at least trying to improve the team to do well now .., The last big move ( excluding some younger and bottom of the roster guys) they had made was KPP which had been back in June…
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It's not really a question about whether I'm "happy" or not, what I'm saying is that there's only so much any team can do to overhaul a team in free agency - and actually we've been among the most active over the past couple of years (as we should have, given the shocking state of the roster prior to that). I don't believe they're sat on a bunch of cap room twiddling their thumbs at this stage, basically: with all the signings that have been made I just don't think there's going to be cash to burn.

Of course Parra are named in connection with every player going, because they haven't managed to sign anyone of any consequence since overpaying for a bench hooker because they missed out on Galvin. Once again: this is not a model I want the Tigers to follow.

I'll also come back to the point I make every time this sort of topic comes up. Teams can go from dreadful to competitive by signing free agents, but the only way to take the next step to elite is by producing a steady string of young talent, that provides top end players and depth. Penrith hardly ever sign a major free agent, while Brisbane and Melbourne, even the Roosters, are highly selective about what they go to market for. Meanwhile you have the likes of Parra, the Bulldogs and the Titans trying to do it all by signing players at the top of their value. At best it makes for boom and bust rosters - competitive for a couple of years then falling apart again. At worst, the Titans.
 
Glenji95 said:

Magpies director Alan Fallah stood down after accusing NSWRL of racism​

The Western Suburbs Magpies director has been sensationally stood down an after labelling the NSWRL “racist” following a controversial social media post.

Former hooker Alan Fallah has been sensationally stood down as a Western Suburbs Magpies director after labelling the NSWRL “racist.”

Fallah was issued with a NSWRL code of conduct breach notice for bringing the game into disrepute last week before being sent a second breach notice on Wednesday.

He has now been suspended as a Magpies board member – and any involvement with the NSWRL Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association – ahead of a judiciary hearing on April 8.

Fallen was told to front the NSWRL after sharing a doctored image on Facebook depicting Canterbury’s injury list which included an image of Ali Khamenei, the Iranian dictator killed by US forces.

The manipulated list stated Khamenei was out injured ‘indefinitely’ through a ‘Burton bomb’. Fallah then wrote: “The Dogs have a few injury concerns.”

Fallah, 67, was hit with his first breach notice amid talk he could be banned from attending any games or being a Magpies director.
But the threat didn’t frighten Fallah, who played 113 NSWRL first grade games for Wests between 1984 and 1990.

Fallah, born to Lebanese parents who emigrated to Australia, returned to Facebook on Tuesday night to take a heavy-handed whack at the NSWRL.

“Hey NSWRL, mocking the death of an evil dictator responsible for the annihilation of thousands of his own people is not racist, it’s POLITICAL!” Fallah posted.

“My dad would be cheering from heaven, knowing the sponsors of Hezbollah who have completely ruined his beautiful country of Lebanon are now being destroyed!

“The only racism on show is YOU, the NSWRL targeting me, when it was posted and shared all over the internet by hundreds of others.”

But a NSWRL spokesperson said Fallah had been issued an amended breach notice and would be immediately stood down as a Magpies director.

“NSWRL has issued Alan Fallah with an amended breach notice which has been referred to the NSWRL Code of Conduct Panel for a hearing on 8 April 2026,” said the spokesperson.

“He has been immediately stood down from any rugby league involvement pending the outcome of the hearing. This precludes him from having any involvement with Western Suburbs Magpies, NSWRL Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association.

“Fallah has published some Facebook posts which some people could have found offensive.

“Individuals are entitled to any private political opinion they want to hold but, as a senior official of one of our member clubs and a member of the NSW Referees Association and Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Referees Association, he is not entitled to use Rugby League and another one of our member clubs as a tool to promote his private political opinions.

“His actions are brought into particular focus in a week where the NRL is celebrating Multicultural Round and our organisation is celebrating the ‘Game for All’ round culminating in an Inclusion Gala Day on Sunday.”

Some on Facebook condemned Fallah’s original post whereas others claimed it was just cheeky fun.

The drama around Fallah – who represented Country First and Country Seconds in the early 1980s – comes just a few days after Wests Tigers scored an impressive win over North Queensland at Leichhardt Oval.

Article by Dean Ritchie
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I dont agree with his Magpie rants in the slightest, and hes dreaming with the fallacy of them ever returning to the NRL.
This however is on the money:
“My dad would be cheering from heaven, knowing the sponsors of Hezbollah who have completely ruined his beautiful country of Lebanon are now being destroyed!
And not only Lebanon....
 
Tim Sheens said:
Definitely, and the latest injury report excerpt below reads as potentially worryingly similar at the opposite end of his body.

"Starford To’a
Injury: Left foot bone stress injury.
Return: TBC"

With Taylan's dislocation adding to WT center woes, the Xerri option looks increasingly more tempting by the day.
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I think Gus is kicking out Xerri because he needs some money in the cap to get a fullback for next year

Tracy and Mann won't be there next year and if he can push out Xerri he will have enough $$$ to make an offer to someone
 
lathami said:
For the record, o don’t rate him either. Injury prone plays 1 good game every 5, don’t know what bunji was thinking.
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That's fine. Haven't got an issue with the opinion, but you don't come here to say it 70 times a day. Last year he had better stats than Tago.

I think people expect a lot from Star. He tears teams apart with a moment or 2 of brilliance, then people want to see it on every tackle.

He's very good at getting his outside man away and beating a man one on one. He just needs space which he really hasn't had.

Under this team, I think he'll go to another level.
 
2041 said:
It's not really a question about whether I'm "happy" or not, what I'm saying is that there's only so much any team can do to overhaul a team in free agency - and actually we've been among the most active over the past couple of years (as we should have, given the shocking state of the roster prior to that). I don't believe they're sat on a bunch of cap room twiddling their thumbs at this stage, basically: with all the signings that have been made I just don't think there's going to be cash to burn.

Of course Parra are named in connection with every player going, because they haven't managed to sign anyone of any consequence since overpaying for a bench hooker because they missed out on Galvin. Once again: this is not a model I want the Tigers to follow.

I'll also come back to the point I make every time this sort of topic comes up. Teams can go from dreadful to competitive by signing free agents, but the only way to take the next step to elite is by producing a steady string of young talent, that provides top end players and depth. Penrith hardly ever sign a major free agent, while Brisbane and Melbourne, even the Roosters, are highly selective about what they go to market for. Meanwhile you have the likes of Parra, the Bulldogs and the Titans trying to do it all by signing players at the top of their value. At best it makes for boom and bust rosters - competitive for a couple of years then falling apart again. At
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One of the biggest single season turnarounds in recent times -The Warriors 2023…went from 15th to 4th in one season off the back of free agent signings like Metcalf, Ford, Barnett, DWZ and others …and they have stayed in finals contention since ..there is more than one way to skin a cat ..,

You keep bagging Parramatta… they finished ahead of us last season .. again .. how many times in a row is that now ? I think we need to beat them on the ladder a year or two before we start throwing stones I reckon ..,

Back to the Tigers … one of the other guys went through the entire squad last night … I can see where the money went, and there probably isn’t a lot to spare … i said to someone else yesterday … with questions over the retention of guys like Bula and Maka amongst others, this could be as good as it gets for for a while … it’s why I want them to overturn every stone and free up every dollar they can and look ar every guy that comes on the market in the short term to get as best a result they can in 2026.
 
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