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League great Gorden Tallis says fining misbehaving NRL players isn’t the answer – Wide World of Sports
Lifting financial penalties not the answer
NRL great Gorden Tallis believes the game’s powerbrokers need to consider other ways to curb player behaviour.
NRL boss Andrew Abdo has moved to increase the maximum fine for misbehaving players to $100,000 after the game’s governing body was criticised for how it dealt with Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas.
Haas was fined $50,000 after he was arrested and charged for being abusive and intimidating police. Despite lifting the financial penalty for disobedient players, Broncos’ legend Tallis claims…
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