Sonny Bill Williams?

[Jez]

So what do you guys think of his decision to split from the canterbury Bulldogs for a club in france?

fact: Bulldogs contract was for $450,000/year until 2012

rumour: offered $1,500,000/year until 2010 to play for Toulon in France

Personally I cant blame him for doing it, I met Orene Ai'i on a flight back from Japan a couple years ago and asked him why he chose to play in Japan rather than push for the AB's ... money ... he cant play rugby all his life and needs to be in a good position financially when he play the game anymore. Cause once thats over the clubs/unions dont do anything for you. The way SBW went about it though is a little rude to his fans however.

[Trudes]

Yeah, it's a fair call on his behalf as far as money goes, but the guy is only 22 so a lot of years to go.... a bit bloody rude considering his contract with the Boodogs however, not to mention the backing they've given him. Life time ban from NRL sounds fair to me. JMHO.

[tri boy]

Bulldogs legal team will tear into him. Rightfully so.
If he wanted out off the contract, he should of approached it professionally, not do a runner in the middle of a season. Bit of a wally in my eyes.

[Swoop]

Who?

Does he ride for Suzuki or for Ducati?

[RC1]

Who?

Does he ride for Suzuki or for Ducati?

team HOMO :wari:

[Rollestonchick]

Who?

Does he ride for Suzuki or for Ducati?

:gob:Omg he is soooooooooooo hot:drool:

[Big Dave]

SBW is a symptom that Rugby league is in trouble.

Gasnier has gone the same way, clubs in financial trouble and a second Sydney AFL team in the west.

The Kings and Bullets Basketball franchises both folded because bums on seats didn't equal player payments.

Some NRL clubs might follow if you look at the empty stadiums for this round and Europe big advertising cashed up.

By the sums above he has 1,050,000+ good reasons to be dishonourable to an notoriously unstable employer who could just as easily sell or sack him.

Shame, good luck Son.

[Number One]

:gob:Omg he is soooooooooooo hot:drool:
mmmmmmmmmm not bad in that shot:lol:

..mostly he just looks to me like a not so hairy arsed school boy...show me where the men are!

Though with that kinda salary, if I were a hot young single woman I'm sure we could make it work :rolleyes:

[doc]

:gob:Omg he is soooooooooooo hot:drool:

Sorry Girl. If your after comittment, he shows signs of "Luv ya and leave ya" He obviously is only capeable of a "short time" comittment. :buggerd:

[Daffyd]

A contract is a contract. Simple as that! He broke it.
Breach of Contract used to be a serious offence, possibly even a criminal offence.
He should have considered his future options before signing.

[Rollestonchick]

mmmmmmmmmm not bad in that shot:lol:

..mostly he just looks to me like a not so hairy arsed school boy...show me where the men are!

Though with that kinda salary, if I were a hot young single woman I'm sure we could make it work :rolleyes:
Yep he is young, dreams are free for us older girls :yes:.

Sorry Girl. If your after comittment, he shows signs of "Luv ya and leave ya" He obviously is only capeable of a "short time" comittment. :buggerd:
yep, you'd probably be right doc:crybaby:

A contract is a contract. Simple as that! He broke it.
Breach of Contract used to be a serious offence, possibly even a criminal offence.
He should have considered his future options before signing.

Very true, probably youth and immaturity played apart.........$$$ in the eyes

[fredie]

cant blame him:hug:

[Grumpy Gnomb]

A contract is a contract and nobody forced him to sign a 5 year deal

[Patrick]

Rugby Union giving it back to League after years of poaching before rugby turned professional.... Paybacks a bitch...

[ManDownUnder]

If the numbers are true I'd say it's a no brainer. If the new club can get him out of the legal bind then it demonstrates there is a legitimate path (addressing any moral issues) and he'll hopefully be set for life.

[gunrunner]

Unless you have been on the moon for the last month Sonny Bill Williams was headhunted by Tana and has walked out on the Bulldogs with 4 years remaining on his contract to sign with French club side Toulon . With him not honouring his contract off to court the Dogs and the NRL went . SBW apparently was issued with papers to prevent him from playing rugby and also any other club bar the Bulldogs , even going as far as saying they would seize his assets and have him arrested . The truth being an NRL contract has no duristiction any where but australia and that he hasnt even been issued with anything legal papers or otherwise . Sure he did wrong walking out on his contract but at the end of it can they really force a player to play for a club that he doesnt want to .
After all there is another (ex kiwi player ) that has been dropped to NSWRL ranks so that he cant fulfill his contract on amount of 1st grade games so he can get an extension with his club - so they can release him next year . This player has just announced he to will be haeding to France to play rugby .

So will Sonny Bill end up playing for the ABs in the world cup ?

[enigma51]

Its rugby (or league) who gives a shit?????

Now if it was a case of valentino doing that to yamaha ........ different story!

[jrandom]

It's a contract. He's failed to fulfill it, by his own choice. That means that the injured party (his club in Oz) can go to court, and the court will order SBW to remedy the problem.

If he doesn't, the court can take his property and sell it to cover damages to the Oz club.

If SBW has no assets in Australia, he may escape the consequences of his breach of contract, so long as he stays out of the country. (Off the top of my head, I have no idea whether international extradition treaties apply to such matters.)

One way or the other, it reflects very badly on SBW's character.

[avgas]

while i would usually go down the whole "its a contract" thing - i do see his point a bit, signing a contract for 4 years is pretty dumb.

[gunrunner]

It's a contract. He's failed to fulfill it, by his own choice. That means that the injured party (his club in Oz) can go to court, and the court will order SBW to remedy the problem.

If he doesn't, the court can take his property and sell it to cover damages to the Oz club.

If SBW has no assets in Australia, he may escape the consequences of his breach of contract, so long as he stays out of the country. (Off the top of my head, I have no idea whether international extradition treaties apply to such matters.)

One way or the other, it reflects very badly on SBW's character.

I agree with that , he even remorged his property before he went , in the end they will seek financal compension and with he is now getting paid he will still come out on top - not to mention he hasnt signed with NZRU yet .

[imdying]

while i would usually go down the whole "its a contract" thing - i do see his point a bit, signing a contract for 4 years is pretty dumb.Well he is a thugby player... he wasn't exactly hired on his intelligence now was he :lol:

[firefighter]

I think he's a little shit (in his case a very very big shit) he should have honoured his contract or at least talked to his club about it first, I totally understand the money reasons, and in his place I would probably be a very big shit too, but I would have tried to come to an agreement with the bulldogs first.

[Flatcap]

I work with commercial contracts

I deal with guys like this all the time

I hope the litigators bankrupt him

[Big Dave]

I think he'll be fairly and honourably treated by the French.

[Tank]

League is generally played by people that arnt too smart.

To think he can just walk out of a contract is bloody stupid. Hes running a big chance of having a huge career reduced to nothing. Its happened to bigger stars than him plenty of times on other codes.

I bet the NRL fuck him as much as they can - they have to set an example to other players.

Serves him right for being an asshole.

[Flatcap]

Serves him right for being an asshole.

Arse, that is

[Skyryder]

So what do you guys think of his decision to split from the canterbury Bulldogs for a club in france?

fact: Bulldogs contract was for $450,000/year until 2012

rumour: offered $1,500,000/year until 2010 to play for Toulon in France

Personally I cant blame him for doing it, I met Orene Ai'i on a flight back from Japan a couple years ago and asked him why he chose to play in Japan rather than push for the AB's ... money ... he cant play rugby all his life and needs to be in a good position financially when he play the game anymore. Cause once thats over the clubs/unions dont do anything for you. The way SBW went about it though is a little rude to his fans however.


They don't like him in Ozz now. Still he's a kiwi and any kiwi who kicks the shit out of an Ozzie...............all right in my books unless they play for Robbies Team that is...........or are a biker.(phew):Pokey::Playnice::Oi::argue:

Bottom line he's in it for the money and any professional sportsman who claim other wise need a dose of truth serum.


Skyryder

[gunrunner]

It seems Sonny Bill has come to terms to pay the Dogs 750k for compensation on walking out on his contract . Seems like deal of century to me . 750k so he can make 10 mill:eek:

[Forest]

The bulldogs aren't prepared to pay what SBW is worth.

I think he did the right thing in leaving.

[steved]

The bulldogs aren't prepared to pay what SBW is worth.
The Bulldogs aren't allowed to pay him what he is worth. They tried that a couple of seasons ago and it lost them a championship.

[KiwiRat]

Is little Billy regretting his impetuous decision already?

[Wired1]

Yes apparently. He hurt his leg a couple of weeks back and has had too much time on his hands. The only club he can play for until 2010 is the doggies so that will be fun to see how the negotiations go - or is he going to play rah rah in NZ?

[Number One]

Boo fricken whoo! What a :tugger: Can't say I feel sorry for him at all, reckon he made his bed. Shoulda thought about burning his bridges before he went ahead and did it in the way that he did.

[gunrunner]

I would say its all shit $27k a week think he would get over being homesick , they had to make something up to go in the papers . On a important note -

GO THE WARRIORS !:headbang::headbang: