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Wright and Ennis charged by NBL, will face Judiciary.

Oh good, that's a relief.

Seems he will answer not guilty to the charge on Friday

"Not backing down would do it all again." " Remains defiant" On ch7 and ch9 news who were at training with the 36ers "who will wear a special singlet from 1998 here on sunday."

"I don't think I've ever heard an AFL player try and excuse his behaviour by saying "thats what happens when you push me, don't ever push me" either."
Or use the post-game press conference to make threats.

Even if you don't suspend him for punching Tatalovich (WTF is this "closed-fisted push" everyone is going on about?), which you really ought to do anyway, that in combination with his post-game comments makes suspension a no-brainer.

I don't know who was mainly at fault or who should get punished but as a Sixers supporter i am disappointed in Wrights actions no matter how provoked as privately he is .
And think Ervins tirade at Hire for taking shot is juvenile at the best .
But glad to see team got their act together against Tigers.

Just going to point out for an anon up there, if this happened in the AFL, there'd be a $1,200 fine for engaging in a melee and no weeks, and you'd get to cut the fine to $900 by admitting guilt.

They wouldn't be rubbing players out. As for coaches, I dunno, there was an example of a coach melee in the SANFL but I don't know how it was sanctioned.

you're cool. wish I was more like you...

you guys are hopeless. why keep banging on about useless crap? he did this, he did that, he did this first, he did that first.

what's done is done.

"Let's just move on yeah?

How about focussing on the Sunday game - and beating the Tigers who had 2 weeks off."
There's an entirely different thread for that.

Actually, Dione, this is really the thread for this discussion, it's not a game thread, it's specific to the incident at hand, so please don't go off topic ;)

Will be interesting to see if there was a wide shot on the whole court as is sometimes the case and if the NBL can use that in any way.

Let's just move on yeah?

How about focussing on the Sunday game - and beating the Tigers who had 2 weeks off.

Ervin played a very smart game. He only took 12 shots for his 25 points. I was expecting him to take A LOT more in the second half after his brilliant first half.

Perhaps he is learning and developing his game still. It was great to see though. I can't remember him taking a single bad shot?

Schenscher played well for his 10 minutes. Looked dangerous. Was being used a lot better by the team.

The team looked more confident. Taking the shots. Making the 3 ball. We have a very talented team - most of which, can nail the 3 ball.

Gibson was fantastic. Johnson was great.

Creek was alright. I wonder how he is feeling after not getting a starting 5 gig? His stats over the weekend weren't fantastic. Still did some amazing things.

I think we'd like to have 2nd spot locked up after the next 3 home games.

One negative - Teys starting. WHY? he started against Perth and played the first 7 minutes. His total game time was 13 minutes. When does a starting player only play 13 minutes? (unless being injured or fouled out). Seems VERY strange.

So, in summary;

Wildcats and The Situation - bad.
Sixers and Ben Fitz - good.
Scuffle - minor.

Why is this still up in the air?

Pretty sure the 36ers & Cats would like to know for certain some time > 2 hours prior to their next games whether they will have their coach & MVP respectively available.
Is 2 minutes of footage really this hard to review?

If a fine is issued, may I suggest that at the next home game the Sixers girls could pass the hat around. Maybe Ben FitzBuckwit could organise the buckets

While on last nite's TV ,Joey was like a footballer, Paris Hilton,,,, a bullfighter in spain........

Hey Ben, you don't need to mail him the trophy, Cattalini already dropped it off!

Okay, cheap shot, cheap shot, I know.

Nathan, the soap on the court defence wouldn't hold up. We all know that the soap doesn't leave the Perth showers.

Too many words, not an incident worth spending *that many* on!

Has Ennis been charged for an attempted layup with intent?

The only fair thing to do is to remove both teams from the playoff race for bringing the game into disrepute ;)

"Thanks for pointing out that Ben is a professional Tru Blue. Must be an Adelaide thing. Apparently Joey always conducts himself professionally as well."

Mate you ask any successful professional in any field, anywhere in the world...you gotta have some fight in ya, some mongrel if you will, otherwise you lack the qualities that allows you perpetuate and persevere at the top of your chosen field, whether it be professional sports or management, you cannot let people walk all over you or get the better of you...and that's why Joey reacted like he did, whilst i don't condone it, i would have done the same thing...(maybe that's the Northern Suburbs in me lol)

The Situation - 6, Ben Fitz - 0

And there ladies and gentleman is why i admire and respect Ben Fitzsimons the consummate professional.

If you wanna be successful in life and business, you should listen to people like Ben...

Situation you need to relax bro, you are always on his case, and you do to him exactly what you're accusing him of...there was no need for him to reply to your accusations but he gave you the courtesy, that speaks volumes to his character in which you seem to enjoy attacking.

As i said, you can have your opinion but maybe do your research before unleashing a tirade against anyone associated with the club, of whom you have no idea about personally.

I did get a kick out of Wildcats media using That Photo as the cover photo for their article regarding the landing of charges.

I can't believe this pissy little scuffle is still being discussed and argued about. Give out some pissy little fines to all involved, no suspensions needed for this, and move the f**k on!

The reaction to this is more embarrassing to the League than the incident itself.

But Speed, it's a disgrace, a disgrace!

Again. Mountains, molehills.

Egads!

TBH Nathan of Perth i was being slightly facetious on that one ;-)

BenFitz just wants Adelaide to sell out the Arena for the return fixture; truth is a subordinate matter.

Tbf, since the NBL seems to make things up as they go along, they probably want the sell-out just in case the leagues's punishment wheel lands on "10k fine".

"That was a closed fist push (he had a pen in his hand) and politely told him not to be a bitch and move on lol..."

Proceeded by running three circles around the scrum trying to get at someone, anyone, just to prove how hard he was.

Did he suffer some kind of formative trauma that causes him to be that sensitive?

P.S., do you know what the other word for a closed fist push is?

I would hate to get this post off topic, and I'm not having a go, but can you elaborate on the numerous lies and distorted truths he has allegedly told?

I do know Ben Fitz, and i can say he has always been the type of bloke to go out of his way to help someone and/or give advice (many times he has given me his time for a chat)...you're more than welcome to your opinion, but i just thought i would put in my 2 cents on the matter ;-)

That was a closed fist push (he had a pen in his hand) and politely told him not to be a bitch and move on lol...

And why the hate for Ben Fitz? Dude is a top bloke...

You would have assumed NBL would have been given access by Ten to the footage from the various cameras that would have still been rolling at the time.

Well you'd hope so anyway.

Footage here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3VjtaQ339k

Wrights' charge was for allegedly striking.

Ennis' charge was for alleged ATTEMPTED striking.

Different charges?

Both Ennis and Wright will have a bit of awkwardness to deal with, considering neither of the people they are charged with (attempted) striking have come in for any disciplinary sanctions themselves. Makes provocation more difficult to prove.

Either way, I do think Wright should get the harsher punishment; stupid testosterone-laden stuff is supposed to be the province of hyped-up players/young men and isn't somewhat understandable. From a coach, no, just no.

Squabbling ain't an old man's game. An old fool's game, it may be though.

skip,

Very unprofessional wasn't it?

Almost as unprofessional as having your head coach dance around the court losing the plot as if he was a 16 year old in a street brawl.

Actually Jervis' expression seems more likely to indicate the presence of weed in the locker than soap on the floor.

Yes, Jack.

That's an entirely reasonable and sensible approach that one could take to that photo.

Now all we need to do is ban soap.

Skip is correct. Dean's approach was professional, courteous, diplomatic and respectful to the NBL. Nick Marvin didn't need to post that picture IMO. Posting stuff like that just interrupts the due process and adds petrol to the fire.


Nick Marvin's photo could be construed as showing Joey extending his arm to offer a handshake to the Perth Assistant Coach and the Perth Assistant Coach thrusting himself vigorously on his hand. The photo doe show Jarvis in an awkward pose confirming the possibility of "soap of the floor".

Could it be possible that the two coaches were going to shake hands when Jarvis slipped on some soap on the court floor, accidentally landing on the back of the Perth coach catching him off balance so that he fell forward onto Joey's hand and the whole thing is just one misunderstanding?

The Situation - and the picture did nothing to prove who instigated the event, which was what he was arguing.

Can't agree with the 36ers GM there; the stated reasons for the meltdown ("the idiot assistant coach" touched him) in no way justify the degree or duration of Wright's response. To follow on from that, I can't believe that the stated provocation will hold any value in terms of his defence.

and 36ers GM Dean Parkers response via The Advertiser

“We will go through the due process and vigorously fight the charge,” Sixers general manager Dean Parker said.

“We firmly believe there was an incident preceding Joey’s reaction and what he has been charged with which prompted the incident to flare up the way it did.

“We will back our coach 100 per cent.”

Parker said the charge would be heard by phone hook-up later this week, the time as yet undetermined.

No I can't.

For someone who is also on the NBL Board, it was entirely unprofessional and inappropriate.

Perth GM Nick Marvin has since made this statement.

“The post game melee was regrettable. The Perth Wildcats have taken steps internally to ensure that regardless of the circumstances, the Wildcats players and coaches will have certain protocols in place to avoid a repeat of this situation,” he said.

“The club will abide by the procedures in place and accept the final outcome of the NBL’s investigation.”

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