You speak like an eagle Jezza. Win at all cost footy is what the OOFTIT's did in the 2000's for their premiership and not only tainted the era but ruined their club. Letting Hill off because he's good and will win us games of footy is a horrible standard to set, especially to the youngsters in the side but also to the fans like yourself who have bought into this administrations OOFTIT Lite message.
What other clubs do is not the point and you could find tonnes of examples that support either side of the argument. It's not their policies or their standards we're talking about. It's the standards set last year by our club, suspending kids for minor problems that should have been sorted in doors with a stern talking to. If going for a surf when given time off or having a beer the day after a game are hang-able offences, drinking when injured, trying to break into a pub, lying to the police and not informing the club is far, far worse. When you take into account he is a senior member of the side and in the leadership group, you have to take a tough stance and the club's chosen not to in a complete turn around from last season.
Hill being dropped from the huge leadership group means nothing as indicated by A Pearce this afternoon, already talking about Brad being brought back in next season. It's all just rubbish and spin from the club, no different to what we've heard in response to RL's Xmas 'incident'. It's not good enough.