Pieper was inducted after a stellar Australian Football career.

Although he is now a convicted criminal that has absolutely nothing to do with his talent on the football field.

Even the institution's by-laws state that inductees are assessed on their sporting achievements at the time of their nomination - there is no mention of revocation.

Wagga mayor Rod Kendall put the issue in perspective by saying people need to be careful when crossing over sporting accomplishments and personal issues.

"We should be slow to judge rather than quick to judge" he said.

Now it can be argued Pieper was committing his crimes while he was still very much associated with Australian Football - but again that really matters little.

What he did on the football field has no association whatsoever with what he did off it.

Presently he remains firmly fixed in the sports hall of fame and the city council has quite rightly confirmed there are no plans to remove him.

Over the years various precedents have been set when it comes to this type of discussion.

The National Rugby League made Andrew Johns an "Immortal" despite publicly admitting he took drugs during his career.

Similarly in the AFL Ben Cousins still has his Brownlow Medal despite falling on troubled times in recent years.

Gerald Pieper was accepted into the Wagga Sporting Hall of Fame on his merits.

Although we may not agree with what he's done away from the field that doesn't take away from the fact he was a very good footballer.

He's already been humiliated more than most, and although he brought it on himself, it's high time he was left alone.

His removal from the hall of fame should never have been brought into question.