Stop the Madness!

In a big week of news across both rugby codes, Cronulla's Brett Seymour has been shown the door for another alcohol fuelled misdemenour while across in rah-rah land, Lote Tuquiri has endured a similar fate.

Seymour was ejected from Cronulla nightspot 2230 Bar & Lounge on Sunday night after drunkenly punching a mirror, after a March indiscretion at the same location which had left him on his last chance.

The Australian Rugby Union are remaining tight-lipped on the specifics of Tuquiri's case, with chairman John O' Neill refusing to delve into the specifics of his final indiscretion.

What I find interesting is that Seymour is now in the rugby league wilderness, without a club and possibly a future - while NRL clubs are licking their lips at the prospect of Tuquiri now returning to the code. If both players have seeminlgy commited sackable offences from their respective contracts, why is one being shunned while the other is courted?

Don't get me wrong, Tuquiri returning to league ranks would be a huge boost for the game on the field. However it's time to stop the madness. League has enough players whose extracurricular activities are damaging the game. We don't need another.

Perhaps the answer is whichever club ends up siging Tuquiri (that's if he doesn't choose to play rugby overseas instead) should write a "no chances" clause into his contract. That way he would know that one indiscretion is all it will take for a possible league return to be over.

As for Brett Seymour, unfortuantely he appears to be out of chances.