Phillips charged with mid range drink driving and referred to integrity unit
The spiral begins, I hope he changes his mindset for his own sake.
⌠getâs fined/loses license, no biggy âŚ
unless car was stolen full of naked women
and parked in club foyer. 
Hmmmm, unfortunately Puss these players donât have the nous to deal with issue on issue.
I think this says more about our problems at the club than anything else
anyone would have thought the May video was a wake up call at the club and senior management would have spoken at length to the larger squad about what is expected of them
Tyrone Phillips has resigned from the Panthers effective immediately.
Do we still have to give him cuddles and make sure he is ok?
Only if you feel itâs necessary Kev. 
OK, I know footy players are supposed to be role models and a line needs to be drawn in the sand. However I remain to be convinced that drink driving is so heinous a crime that players are punished twice; once by the courts and again by their employer (I know Phillips âresignedâ but I wonder if this is strictly true). Take this to itâs logical extreme and drink driving would be a fireable offence for anybody, regardless of their occupation.
not sure what industry you are or have been in but almost without exception all areas i know if you lost your licence through this you would be unemployed let alone if you were in company time/company vehicle
it may be harsh from an observer point of view but i wonder what you would do if he was your employee and did thisâŚespecially after warning him/her against any action which may result in sacking/resigning
Couple of points steamboat.
Surely the vast majority of employments would not be affected by a drink driving charge; some examples -shop assistants, factory floor workers, office workers, need I go on.
The second point is that it could be perceived by many (certainly me) that the double punishment is overkill - and I know that part of the players agreement requires them to be âspotlessâ. Certain behaviour is obviously totally unacceptable but personally I think the courts should handle drink driving.
But, each to their own.
Just to be clear the drink driving offence wasnât the only thing that Tyrone Phillips was in trouble for. He also was allegedly involved in one of the âPre-Season Tapesâ as well.
I think this plus the drink driving issue lead to his eventual resignation to the club.
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Steve, I was being sarcastic BTW, Iâm sure you knew that. Although I agree with AR if it was a first offence or out of the public domain (I doubt I would get the flick if the same issue arose, wonât happen to smart) I also agree that when you have a âpublicâ persona, there are different standards expected. The fact he has been involved in 2 incidents, 1 a disregard for human compassion (unknowingly being involved in videoing someone while being the âcentrepieceâ speaks volumes) the second a disregard for the public and the law says to me this boy needs to take some time out. I hope it doesnât ruin him personally but sometimes reality checks are the greatest lesson in life. Just my 2 bobs, good luck to him but happy to have him out of our family.
I know mate. But youâll get the occasional person coming through here and not understand the context.
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