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He seemed very sensible, credible and articulate in his interview. Far more than most people his age would.Why does everybody just suddenly take Earle's statements as gospel? When did this guy morph into Mother Teresa? He could well be lieing his ■■■■ off to save it. Who knows. To suddenly hang everything on what this guy says is just stupid.
Also, Dank was watching the interview with another 'sports journalist' present. He didn't deny any of it.
His only caveat was that Earl 'didn't have a gun pointed at his head.'
I'm not a fan of the 'he had to know something was wrong,' line.
Gordon Tallis put forward that as soon as his treatment included something he couldn't spell he should have had doubts.
If that's the case then Tallis should have had major doubts about playing in the NRL.
I can very easily accept that a guy would take advice from the club 'Sports Scientist' for rehab over that of the club doctor (or medic, with no disrespect meant to Doc Reid).
Penrith's problem was the same as Essendon's, and the AFL's was the same as the NRL's.
The clubs weren't as vehement about knowing what Dank was doing as they should have been, and the leagues had inappropriate measures in keeping tabs on what clubs were doing.
The fact is , whatever governance issues the clubs had, the leagues were far worse.
Is Tallis suggesting Earl doesn't know how to spell CJC?
Guess it's easier to spell than ACDC