Steven King Fined

[The Underdog]

Busted for Drink Driving on the way home from G-Town on Sunday morning. Looks like someone stayed down and had a night out with the boys.

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/westernbulldogsnewsfeatures/newsarticle/tabid/4112/newsid/131003/default.aspx

[LostDoggy]

Re: Steven King Fined

Stupid. The ad is spot on: anybody that drinks and drives is a bloody idiot.

Hopefully a good wake up call for the bloke. A $5000 fine from the club (in addition to whatever the law dishes out) sure beats dying.

Happy to see the club being proactive with the press release.

[Bornadog]

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Well if he loses his license he will have to get a lift or use public transport to training and games.

[westdog54]

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Well if he loses his license he will have to get a lift or use public transport to training and games.

If it goes to court and it is found proven he will lose his licence, magistrates don't have discretion not to.

[The Underdog]

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If it goes to court and it is found proven he will lose his licence, magistrates don't have discretion not to.

Reported in the Age as blowing 0.175. Licence gone for a year.

[chef]

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Moron. I have no time for any idiot who gets behind the wheel of a car while pissed, lucky he didn't hurt anyone.

[AndrewP6]

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IMO this is more embarrassing than a player stuffing up - he's supposed to have been through that phase and, you would think, learn from it.

What an idiotic thing to do. I've got friends who are in wheelchairs because they (or someone else) did things as stupid as this.

[ledge]

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How do the players respect him now?

[LostDoggy]

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How do the players respect him now?

The midfield must consider his drink driving record before asking him where to tap the ball and where to at stand a ruck contest.

What's it got to do with coaching and respect?

Shannon Grant is a bigger knob but I doubt they don't respect him.

He made a mistake that many do.

[Maddog37]

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What a dill pickle.

[azabob]

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Wonder what time he stopped drinking?

Westdog 54 do you know what percentage of drink drivers are caught "the morning after'?

[Missing Dog]

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The midfield must consider his drink driving record before asking him where to tap the ball and where to at stand a ruck contest.

What's it got to do with coaching and respect?

Shannon Grant is a bigger knob but I doubt they don't respect him.

He made a mistake that many do.

Agree Chops. Kingy seems a bloke that would have a presence about him and I doubt there would be an issue with loss of respect. We dont even know the finer details. Could have been very low range. Hell there are many times I have driven the day after a wedding etc. He has made a mistake and will take his medicine.

[ledge]

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The midfield must consider his drink driving record before asking him where to tap the ball and where to at stand a ruck contest.

What's it got to do with coaching and respect?

Shannon Grant is a bigger knob but I doubt they don't respect him.

He made a mistake that many do.

More to the point of if a player has a drink he can hardly say anything, at his age and his job he should know better.

Bit like my boss telling me its not allowed to have a mobile phone at work because it interferes with the bluetooth reception, then walking around talking on one.
We all know what reaction the workers would have.

[ledge]

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Agree Chops. Kingy seems a bloke that would have a presence about him and I doubt there would be an issue with loss of respect. We dont even know the finer details. Could have been very low range. Hell there are many times I have driven the day after a wedding etc. He has made a mistake and will take his medicine.

It was 3 and a half times the legal limit the day after, hardly low range

[ledge]

Re: Steven King Fined

The midfield must consider his drink driving record before asking him where to tap the ball and where to at stand a ruck contest.

What's it got to do with coaching and respect?

Shannon Grant is a bigger knob but I doubt they don't respect him.

He made a mistake that many do.

Shannon Grant hasnt done it while in a leadership role at our club, thats the difference.