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ROOSTERS star Todd Carney looks likely to spend the rest of the season suspended from the NRL, but won’t be sacked from the club.
Teammate Anthony Watts, who’ll face court later this week on domestic violence charges, probably won’t be afforded the same chance, club insiders said.
But as speculation mounted about the players’ futures, Roosters CEO Steve Noyce refused to make any public statement beyond his confirmation that Carney was indeed drinking alcohol on Saturday night.
The NRL was playing a similar waiting game, refusing to make any comment on the matters until after the Roosters had completed their own investigations into Watts’ alleged bashing of his girlfriend, and Carney’s bender while out injured.
But it appears that while Carney might not play again this year, he will retain his contract with the club – as long as he agrees to a stringent set of conditions.
Roosters insiders yesterday said there was a responsibility to help rehabilitate Carney, who has admitted an alcohol problem in court, rather than cutting him loose.
Earlier, Noyce confirmed today’s revelations in The Daily Telegraph, that Carney had been out drinking alcohol with Watts on Saturday night.
"I think people know that that's a fact, but it's not up to me to go further with that, " Noyce told Sky Sports Radio.
"Todd is big personality and people see him out so I think you know the answer to that."
Carney was recently put on a good behaviour bond following his arrest for drink-driving and has a history of off-field misdemeanors, that led to his sacking by Canberra in 2008 and the Raiders banning from his home town of Goulburn.
Following the recent arrest Carney admitted he had an alcohol problem and was doing all he could to overcome it, including joining Alcoholics Anonymous.
Carney also told club officials and NRL boss David Gallop he would refrain from drinking after the incident but broke that pledge on Saturday night.
Noyce on Monday again said he was disappointed that Carney had found himself in trouble yet again.
"I'm only human, of course I'm disappointed, but I don't think that's really relevant,'' Noyce said.
"We're a big family here at the Roosters and occasionally in all families there will be hiccups.''
However, Noyce said it was important to distance Carney from the Watts incident.
"I think we also need to be very careful that Todd and Anthony were together, but there was no suggestion that Todd has anything to do with the legal proceedings that Anthony is facing."
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Teammate Anthony Watts, who’ll face court later this week on domestic violence charges, probably won’t be afforded the same chance, club insiders said.
But as speculation mounted about the players’ futures, Roosters CEO Steve Noyce refused to make any public statement beyond his confirmation that Carney was indeed drinking alcohol on Saturday night.
The NRL was playing a similar waiting game, refusing to make any comment on the matters until after the Roosters had completed their own investigations into Watts’ alleged bashing of his girlfriend, and Carney’s bender while out injured.
But it appears that while Carney might not play again this year, he will retain his contract with the club – as long as he agrees to a stringent set of conditions.
Roosters insiders yesterday said there was a responsibility to help rehabilitate Carney, who has admitted an alcohol problem in court, rather than cutting him loose.
Earlier, Noyce confirmed today’s revelations in The Daily Telegraph, that Carney had been out drinking alcohol with Watts on Saturday night.
"I think people know that that's a fact, but it's not up to me to go further with that, " Noyce told Sky Sports Radio.
"Todd is big personality and people see him out so I think you know the answer to that."
Carney was recently put on a good behaviour bond following his arrest for drink-driving and has a history of off-field misdemeanors, that led to his sacking by Canberra in 2008 and the Raiders banning from his home town of Goulburn.
Following the recent arrest Carney admitted he had an alcohol problem and was doing all he could to overcome it, including joining Alcoholics Anonymous.
Carney also told club officials and NRL boss David Gallop he would refrain from drinking after the incident but broke that pledge on Saturday night.
Noyce on Monday again said he was disappointed that Carney had found himself in trouble yet again.
"I'm only human, of course I'm disappointed, but I don't think that's really relevant,'' Noyce said.
"We're a big family here at the Roosters and occasionally in all families there will be hiccups.''
However, Noyce said it was important to distance Carney from the Watts incident.
"I think we also need to be very careful that Todd and Anthony were together, but there was no suggestion that Todd has anything to do with the legal proceedings that Anthony is facing."
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What the **** ???
They surely don't have a leg to stand on
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