Notorious bad boy's huge ban for 'unacceptable' slur

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Former Australia and Queensland State of Origin prima Josh McGuire's Super League vocation has started successful the worst mode - being slapped with a monster prohibition for a derogatory remark made during a pre-season game.

In his archetypal outing with the Warrington Wolves successful a proceedings lucifer against the Leigh Leopards, McGuire - who near the Dragons astatine the extremity of past play - was progressive successful an incidental with his other number, chap Aussie Tom Amone.

While the specifics of the incidental were not released, McGuire was recovered to person utilized a disablist slur, for which helium has been rubbed retired for 7 weeks and ordered to be mandatory education.

"Josh McGuire has been recovered blameworthy of utilizing unacceptable connection (disability discrimination) towards an hostile during his side's caller pre-season crippled against Leigh Leopards astatine the Halliwell Jones Stadium," a connection from the Super League's governing body, the Rugby Football League read.

"McGuire was dismissed during the lucifer and referred to tribunal connected a Grade F complaint carrying a minimum six-match suspension.

"He is besides fined ($1750) and required to undertake mandatory education. McGuire volition look a seven-match suspension."

Amone was besides referred to the tribunal for the aforesaid offence, stemming from the aforesaid incident, but was recovered not guilty.

The suspension means McGuire won't marque his Super League debut until April.

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The Wolves are considered 1 of the astir progressive clubs successful rugby league, having past twelvemonth hosted the Physical Disability (PDRL) World Cup.

Their disablement broadside besides reached the expansive last of the PDRL Super League successful 2022.

McGuire was somewhat of a regular astatine the judiciary during his clip successful the NRL.

In his archetypal play with the Cowboys successful 2019, helium was suspended for 3 matches aft being caught with his hands successful the look of then-Broncos prima David Fifita during their circular 21 loss. He had been fined doubly for akin offences earlier successful the season.

Then successful 2020 helium missed 3 weeks done suspension, including a week for dissent against referee Grant Atkins.

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He moved to the Dragons successful 2021, and was suspended for 5 weeks for 2 abstracted precocious tackles successful the aforesaid crippled against the Storm.

He was besides fined $12,000 and suspended for a week for attending the enactment hosted by Paul Vaughan, who was aboriginal sacked implicit the incident.

Ahead of the 2022 season, McGuire claimed helium needed to "learn his lesson".

"There's a good enactment erstwhile you're trying to play assertive football, but I can't measurement implicit that enactment and fto my teammates down," helium told NRL.com.

"I've astir apt been blameworthy of going crossed the line, but I've ne'er wanted to autumn beneath the line.

"That's thing that I've ever prided myself on, trying to bring aggression and being assertive for a team, but I've paid the punishment excessively galore times and it's costing my club."

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