People Are Either Really Pleased Or Really Angry About Mitchell Pearce's Fine
The Sydney Roosters playmaker was handed an eight-week suspension and a $125,000 fine.
Rooster's halfback Mitchell Pearce has copped an eight-week suspension and a $125,000 fine for his Australia Day antics this year.
The NSW State of Origin representative was filmed in a drunken state on Australia Day, with footage showing him simulating sex with a dog and approaching a woman aggressively.
The Herald Sun reports that $50,000 of the fine is suspended.
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Earlier this week, Pearce denied being an alcoholic.
"Alcoholism has a lot of different things... I'm a binge drinker, ever since i was 18 I have loved a drink," he said on Fox Sports.
"Obviously [alcohol] has always brought negativity to my life... But it wasn't until I went through the [rehab] program, and saw the effects and learned about my addictive personality, I've kinda realised it's no good for me, and it won't be a part of me from this point on."
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