Knights Injury and Suspension Updates

Article in the Herald has what he said, which seems at the lower end of possible expletives.
It seems harsh to send him off and nearly cost us the game and give him well over the base 4 weeks as well.
The guy had just tackled Aoake in the air and put him in a lot of danger.
Anyway - 6 weeks seems harsh for a term that used to be acceptable in sit coms on TV
 
Billy said:
Article in the Herald has what he said, which seems at the lower end of possible expletives.
It seems harsh to send him off and nearly cost us the game and give him well over the base 4 weeks as well.
The guy had just tackled Aoake in the air and put him in a lot of danger.
Anyway - 6 weeks seems harsh for a term that used to be acceptable in sit coms on TV
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I just read that. What a weak ars&$ reason to be sent off and suspended for. It’s totally ridiculous
 
Billy said:
Article in the Herald has what he said, which seems at the lower end of possible expletives.
It seems harsh to send him off and nearly cost us the game and give him well over the base 4 weeks as well.
The guy had just tackled Aoake in the air and put him in a lot of danger.
Anyway - 6 weeks seems harsh for a term that used to be acceptable in sit coms on TV
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Exactly “used to be” back when they were treated as barely human seen as not “normal” by many and treated differently.

Just because something used to he accepted doesn’t make anything right, slavery used to he accepted by many as well.

There is no excuse for those words, not even tackling someone in the air, lot of other words you can say, shows his character by going right for that one.
 
KPGreatness said:
Exactly “used to be” back when they were treated as barely human seen as not “normal” by many and treated differently.

Just because something used to he accepted doesn’t make anything right, slavery used to he accepted by many as well.

There is no excuse for those words, not even tackling someone in the air, lot of other words you can say, shows his character by going right for that one.
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Its accepted today by a vast majority of regular people in the world. And if you leave the cities of Western nations, its accepted by practically everyone, unconditionally. If you want to call Japan or South Korea 'backwards' or anachronistic go ahead but you wont persuade many people.

Just accept that not everyone will agree with your very recent opinion that emerged exclusively in the last 0.001% of civilisational history. And stop being so absolutist, people are allowed to be frivolous, or irresponsible with their language from time to time, even at risk of harming others, it doesnt have to immediately qualify them as some bigoted idiot. Otherwise you'll be stuck trying to explain why everyone in culturally conservative countries like Japan are bigoted idiots, and to the extent that they may be, why that is a bad thing considering the state of their societies.

Maybe you're allowed to have your opinion and they're allowed theirs and things will be ok
 
Exactly what Montoya got suspended from the NRL for a month for several years ago, so it shouldn’t be a shock to anyone.

Knights statement:

Statement - Asu Kepaoa

Wed 24 Jun 2026, 07:24 pm

The nib Newcastle Knights can confirm that forward Asu Kepaoa has been suspended for six matches following a guilty plea to a charge of Contrary Conduct, after using a homophobic slur during Round 16 of the NSW Cup.

Kepaoa appeared before the NSWRL Judiciary this evening, where he issued a personal apology acknowledging the harm caused by his choice of words. The Club accepts the outcome and fully supports the process.

The Newcastle Knights are an inclusive club and pride ourselves on being a welcoming place for all players, staff and supporters.

Language that causes harm to individuals or communities has no place in our Club, in the NRL, or in our community.

The Club will work closely with Kepaoa to ensure he receives appropriate education around the impact of language and the responsibilities that come with representing the Newcastle Knights and the values we stand for.
 
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Les Misérables said:
Its accepted today by a vast majority of regular people in the world. And if you leave the cities of Western nations, its accepted by practically everyone, unconditionally. If you want to call Japan or South Korea 'backwards' or anachronistic go ahead but you wont persuade many people.

Just accept that not everyone will agree with your very recent opinion that emerged exclusively in the last 0.001% of civilisational history. And stop being so absolutist, people are allowed to be frivolous, or irresponsible with their language from time to time, even at risk of harming others, it doesnt have to immediately qualify them as some bigoted idiot. Otherwise you'll be stuck trying to explain why everyone in culturally conservative countries like Japan are bigoted idiots, and to the extent that they may be, why that is a bad thing considering the state of their societies.

Maybe you're allowed to have your opinion and they're allowed theirs and things will be ok
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No offense Les, but this is a very weird argument you’ve come up with. You’ve ended up saying how good it is that there’s bigoted idiots in Japan?! 😂
 
KPGreatness said:
Exactly “used to be” back when they were treated as barely human seen as not “normal” by many and treated differently.

Just because something used to he accepted doesn’t make anything right, slavery used to he accepted by many as well.

There is no excuse for those words, not even tackling someone in the air, lot of other words you can say, shows his character by going right for that one.
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Last time I heard the term was a few weeks ago on national television when a well known comedian from Newcastle used it to describe himself. He used it to shock a bit, but it obviously wasn't a term that had the censors shutting him down.
On the other hand, if Kepaoa had loudly called him a vulgar term for a female body part, it would have been bleeped on TV, but not led to any suspension - maybe a fine.
If we are using a base 4 week suspension to change the culture - it seems harsh - but OK.
6 weeks and a send off feels like they are using a fringe player to make a point - over the top.
 
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