by Dip Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:42 am
Pieman wrote:
THere is no footage of the pissing on the couch, he doesn't acknowledge it at all in the video - so he just denies that one and he off that, after they asked him to leave, he just sat there and then eventually they get up and go.
Honestly, IMO the only thing he has done wrong is be stupidly drunk at some strangers house. The dog thing, I mean fuck, he picked it up and jokingly pretended to hump it, far out, who cares?
Yeah I agree the dog thing doesn't look great, but really isn't that bad. Talk about the RSPCA getting involved is rediculous. I also think it's more of a bad look for Pearce than the club or game. He's going to be reminded of that at every away game he plays for the next few years.
The pissing thing I reckon he won't get away with a denial. He didn't deny it then and neither did anyone else there at the time, and to be honest, he was so drunk that he probably wouldn't even remember pissing himself. I also don't really buy the whole "forced a kiss on her" story. I know she gave a throw away lesbian line, but I thought that was more tongue in cheek and she didn't pull away from the kiss.
Individually I reckon he could have got away with any of those things and at most got a couple of weeks off for pissing on someones couch on video, but all together, on top of his previous indiscretion means I think he'll be deregistered. If they deregistered Carney for doing a lot less (at the end), then I think Pearce needs to go if they apply the same criteria. Ironically, I reckon Carney was harder done by than Pearce (in the end).
I know Carney got fired from the Roosters, but that was for being at a pub with Nate Myles, not for any misbehaviour. I wonder if they fire Pearce and he goes to Super League for a year. In the meantime the Roosters sign Carney and have him re-registered after "learning his lesson" in ESL for a seasons (which I reckon would be enough for Pearce as well). If that happened, the Roosters and NSW would end up with a better halfback anyway. Either that or Hayne plays 5/8 for them in round 1 (not serious - I hope Hayne continues in the NFL).