The Dominion Post's Ian Anderson calls on All Blacks winger Zac Guildford to get the sack following his latest misdemeanour.
"It's time to give Zac the sack.
Zac Guildford's inexcusable behaviour last week in Rarotonga should be the final straw for his employers in dealing with a man who has drunkenly stumbled his way over the dead-ball line.
The All Blacks and Crusaders wing has been "called to account" three times in the past 18 months for alcohol-related incidents. If he was a professional baseball player he'd have been struck out.
Guildford's Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder said that his wayward charge was a "bloody good boy, he's a good kid".
Therein lies part of the problem – at 22, Guildford needs to grow up.
I can sympathise that Guildford may have had problems dealing with the death of his father. I know from experience that losing a parent when you're not mature enough to deal with the hurt and void takes time and growth to overcome.
But eventually excuses grow tired."
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