Lachie Hunter charged with Drink Driving

[bulldogtragic]

Smith & Gowers at a minimum getting a COVID 19 fine too. Easy to prove.

In a world without footy news, this story is going to stay around short of an NRL player being videod 'bubbling' again.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Nah I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Also, I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen after having had drug and alcohol and other types of social response training I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Yep - Bailey doesn't get a free pass here.

[bornadog]

Yep - Bailey doesn't get a free pass here.

What is his punishment?

[GVGjr]

Wow dragging along a second year player too. What a horrible example to set. What’s next?

I tend to think both Smith and Gowers are responsible for their own decisions
Hunter has made some significant mistakes but the others need to own their part

[Remi Moses]

The way the news cycle is currently
This could linger for weeks

[Remi Moses]

Bad judgment call from Gowers and young Smith

[SonofScray]

Hunter has done the wrong thing here. Just an awful decision and behaviour, full stop. Add the current climate and it just gets worse. I hate drink drivers. It's a shit act. Should be stripped of your license for a very long time. His tenure at the club should be questioned. Sacked? Stripped of vice captaincy? These things are worth considering. Generally I think just let the legal system take care of it, but he is a leader and senior player, involving other players. Poor conduct.

Baz seems like a good kid, it's a bit of a stretch but I can him taking things on face value and assuming it was smart to drive a colleague to a friend's place once details had been shared etc. Mightn't be the most appropriate course of action but assuming he wasn't plastered himself, I'm not inclined to turn any outrage on him.

[jazzadogs]

Nah I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Also, I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen after having had drug and alcohol and other types of social response training I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Nobody was injured, he'd given his details, and cops were aware. It's not like he was hiding from it. From the media report Bailey also told the cops straight away where Lachie was.

There's no excuse for drink driving, but without having ANY context around his decision making it would be nice for the trial to be put on hold for a little while.

[Grantysghost]

I think people are filling in a lot of gaps with innuendo, probably best to wait for the facts before the widespread condemnation.

Worst case if they're complicit in aiding him to leave before the police arrived there are simply no excuses. But that may not be how it unfolded.

I'm still laughing from BT's bubbling reference above...has anyone researched this as a means of Covid-19 transmission?

[Topdog]

Lachie is an absolute dickhead here.

Dont really see that Bailey has done much wrong. Didn't hide anything and made sure his friend was safe. He is 19.

[EasternWest]

Very disappointed in Lachie, and seems like an unlikely character to do such thing. It is one thing to drink and drive, but to flee the scene is not good.

Yeah, a known party boy from a horse racing, punting background with a long connection to footy culture. Seems totally unlikely.

"Hey Bailey, I've left my details with the neighbours. Please make sure they get shared to anyone else whose car was damaged. Can you drop me off at Billy's place, I've had a fight with my girlfriend and can't go home?"

Is that really so ridiculous?

Yes. It's completely ridiculous.

Nah I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Also, I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen after having had drug and alcohol and other types of social response training I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

What the hell is going on with the apologists in this thread? I can't believe what in reading.

All the people involved in this knew it was wrong, and thought they could run/hide/cover it up. There's no other way to look at it. None. Anyone who says otherwise is deluded.

Serious penalties need to be handed out over this - this isn't something to just dismiss.

[Sedat]

Nah I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Also, I'm pretty sure if I drove a pissed person who wrecked four or five cars from a partially unreported accident scene at the age of nineteen after having had drug and alcohol and other types of social response training I'd have known I was doing the wrong thing.

Let alone the fact that we all know what is and isn't permitted as essential travel in this current environment. 1) Leaving his home to pick Hunter up is already a poor error of judgement
2) Add in driving him, not straight to his home but to a mate's place, is another black mark. 3) And upon arriving at the scene, and even if Hunter was imploring him not to report the incident to police, seeing 4 smashed cars and a potentially pissed teammate should have been a no-brainer for Smith to alert the police or at least Peter Gordon or Ameet Bains.

I can't see how anybody can excuse Smith's very poor judgement and decision making thoughout the course of the evening. That's not to say he didn't act with the best of intentions, but quite simply he screwed up big time.

[Ozza]

Yeah, a known party boy from a horse racing, punting background with a long connection to footy culture. Seems totally unlikely.

So an interest in horse racing/punting is an indication of poor character?

[The Pie Man]

Feel a bit for Smith, and we do need to know the full story.

He's been thrust into a situation not of his creation....and do we know they (Bailey & Lachie) knew the cops had been called? Police aren't required to attend every car accident.

But if they knew and just took off, to anywhere but Hunter's house no less, it's an incredibly stupid direction to take.

Heard little bits of Bevo on SEN with Bob yesterday, seemed in a jovial mood - I can only imagine how he'd feel now....and I reckon a Bevo spray for such behavior could be reasonably fierce.

[bornadog]

So an interest in horse racing/punting is an indication of poor character?

What I have seen and know about Hunter, he is not the rough type to do stupid things, and I for one was surprised by this incident.

He stuffed up big time and I am sure he will pay for it, and learn from his mistake. He will feel very embarrassed by this today.