Clayton Lewis (Macarthur FC | Australia)
still think this is an odd move for him.
No idea about the salary cap, but Macarthur has some wealthy property developers as owners apparently.
Very much in this camp. Thoroughly disappointed he thinks going there is a better prospect than the nix. Especially since the Yorke thing isn’t even fresh. But his decision, hopefully doesn’t live to regret it.
"Quality and experience": All Whites midfielder joins the Bulls.#WeAreTheBulls pic.twitter.com/NkDmaj7mfc
— Macarthur FC (@mfcbulls) May 8, 2023
So proud of you! Time for a change of scenery ⚽️😚 @ClaytonLewisNZ https://t.co/mbzarAJQSz
— Narelle Sindos (@NarelleSindos) May 8, 2023
Bloody stoked to be hosting a brand new show on @optussport alongside @ashsykes14 that’s dedicated to women’s football! The Women’s Football Wrap starts this Monday🇦🇺🦘⚽️ A big thanks to the team at Optus Sport for giving me this incredible opportunity 🥹#optussport pic.twitter.com/kanac1exvW
— Narelle Sindos (@NarelleSindos) September 28, 2023
GERMAIN!! @mfcbulls's new French striker has his first goal in Campbelltown.
— 10 Football (@10FootballAU) October 5, 2023
The Bulls lead Dynamic Herb Cebu FC 3-Nil in Campbelltown, amid the deafening ringing of cowbells!! ⚽🐮🔔
Watch now live & free on 10 Play!!
📺https://t.co/Wb1quLngXs pic.twitter.com/RhZ68dqJNN
First assist for Lewis at Macarthur as they run riot in an 8-2 victory over a somewhat less than Dynamic Herb Cebu FC.
Keeping wasn't much chop for that goal either. 😏
This is a good move for him; to a team that doesn't play stodgy football, who has pace out wide.
Technically, he's absolutely first rate
Believe the three players are Ulises Dávila, Clayton Lewis, and Kearyn Baccus of Macarthur FC. Presser to come at 1130am. @9NewsSyd https://t.co/HsAPGzr1qi
— andrew rickert (@_rockrit) May 17, 2024
The captain of A-League club Macarthur FC has been accused of paying two younger teammates up to $10,000 to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme allegedly masterminded by his South American connection.
That’s surely harassment and prejudicial to getting a fair trial.
A photo released of a stormtrooper arresting a guy in his underpants at his home. Should give you an insight into the legitimacy of both sides of the operation.
Good job copper!
Just out of curiosity who looks like the criminal gang breaking and entering in that photo? The police usually try to act like they are serving a community purpose, rather than enacting a wet dream for those who supported the wrong side in Star Wars.
Just because it’s there doesn’t mean we should air it here.
Remember these are the news networks that despite the requests of our PM ran segments of the Christchurch terrorists live stream.
Just cos we can doesn’t mean we should.
Here are the New South Wales rules on name suppression. "The main idea behind suppression orders is that they need to be in the public interest rather than just to save embarrassment or for the convenience of the person under question." They don't just hand them out to all criminal defendants.
Fudgeing idiot.
Unless there are serious issues like debt or threats that we don't know about, I just can't wrap my head around.
Hopefully we hear more about this in the coming days and further details emerge.
It amazes me that there are sites that offer bets on something like this that can be rigged.
It amazes me that there are sites that offer bets on something like this that can be rigged.
Almost everything can be rigged.
Still can't get my head around this - All for 20k!
Had none of this happened, and if he was to stay at Macarthur for say the next 2-3-4 years he would easily make 50x that amount given he'd be on a fair wedge over there. It might even be greater than that still. Then to still think there is the World Cup coming up in 2026, it's just so dumb.
Either way, everything's still got to go through the process and court dates and all that. Even if he comes out the other side of this, Lewis, as well as the others who are involved will likely never kick a ball professionally again.
I still wonder if this will have implications for Narelle too with her job over there? It'd be really sad if it did, but i'd also imagine it'd be a hard reputation to shake being at the forefront of footballing broadcasts over there, while also being the partner of corrupted footballer...
It's not match fixing (a much more serious charge), it's spot fixing.
With reflection not so sure Lewis & Baccus will get life bans. Higher chance yes that Davila will, as the evidenced ring leader who brought the idea to the other 2 - plus mystery player four.
But it's still early stages. All guess work at this stage, and we have no idea of the actual evidence the police have.
Perhaps the most well known incidence in Australian sport of spot fixing involved NRL player Ryan Tandy. Tandy got a life ban from the NRL in 2011, and sadly died from a prescription drug overdose at only 32, three years after his ban. From Wiki -
After the 21 August 2010 Canterbury-Bankstown match against the North Queensland Cowboys, Tandy (played for Canterbury) became embroiled in a betting scandal. The Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) announced that 95 per cent of bets placed on the first scoring play of this match were for the unusual option of a Cowboys penalty goal. Friends and associates of Tandy placed a large number of bets, with the total windfall for a successful bet expected to be over $100,000.
Tandy was then responsible for two actions in the match to allow the opposing side to score a penalty goal inside the first two minutes: first by giving away possession to the Cowboys in the opening moments of the match by knocking on, and then giving away a penalty in the play-the-ball ten metres in front of the goal posts. These actions put the Cowboys in a position where a penalty goal was a likely outcome; but they decided on an attacking option and scored a try instead.
Tandy was in more than $70,000 debt at the time of the match, owing to losses from his own long-standing gambling addiction.
On 6 October 2011, Tandy was found to be guilty of manipulating the first scoring point of the game. He received an intensive correction order for six months. It required: community service, supervision and curfew, but he could have been jailed for two years. He appealed the charge in January 2014 but lost the case. Tandy received a lifetime ban from NRL rugby league over the spot fixing.
Perhaps banning sports betting and sports betting adverts on shirts might be a decent course of action.