I heard of this from one of them on a call at work this morning and that is the reason I cautioned against googling it because the comments that would have been associated on that website are entirely predictable given Rooney's background. The hate crime tag being attached to an assault on a female make it very serious from a career perspective and the club must be considering some education and self-awareness training for Shaun even if he is either not taken to court or found not guilty. It will take some fast footwork on this to limit the damage
Obviously due process must occur - however , I credit the club at this stage who " appear" to have acted swiftly and done as much as they could under the circumstances we are currently aware of .
Footy defies logic and hate crimes and violence aren't always career ending
We all have our opinions - guess at this stage we let the police do their thing and see how this potential mess unfolds