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Sorry for the title, but this article is a very frank and open interview with Nate that will be in the herald this morning.
Nate will have this stigma, but is willing to work his way back. Hopefully this can be a lesson to the younger guys, try not to get yourselves in these positions.
Nate will have this stigma, but is willing to work his way back. Hopefully this can be a lesson to the younger guys, try not to get yourselves in these positions.
No booze ban plan for me : Myles
Adrian Proszenko | July 12, 2009
REMORSEFUL Rooster Nate Myles is adamant he doesn't have a alcohol problem and slammed suggestions of a booze culture at the embattled club.
Myles has been banned for six weeks for defecating on the floor of a Central Coast hotel while in the nude last weekend, and the Roosters have been fined by the NRL $50,000 following their third alcohol-fuelled incident in as many weeks.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun-Herald, Myles apologised unreservedly for the hotel atrocity but said he wouldn't be changing the way he socialises in the future.
"I have no problem with alcohol, not at all," Myles said.
"Having a drink once every two or three weeks is not a problem with alcohol. That was one of my nights out, I haven't had a night out for a long time.
"I really don't think alcohol is a problem in my life. This latest incident was purely accidental.
"I wasn't out in the street, hurting anyone or kicking people, doing anything like that.
"We've had a good night, I've gone home and I've stuffed up in the morning in a disoriented state.
"It's not something that needs to be cut out of my life."
It's not the first time Myles has been involved in an alcohol-related incident. He was dropped to Newtown earlier this season for breaching the Roosters' strict drinking policy - which has subsequently been scrapped - and has a drink-driving conviction against his name.
The Queensland forward said he feared his lucrative Roosters contract would be torn up after last weekend's "horrible accident".
"With the string of incidents at the moment I wasn't sure how the club would react," Myles said.
"For the club to rip up my contract up - don't get me wrong, it was in the back of my mind - I don't feel it was deserving of that."
Asked if there was a booze culture at the Roosters, Myles said: "I don't think there is, no. It's a good club and we've got a lot of young kids and they're learning the hard way.
"The club is moving forward. It might not look like it but it is.
"There's definitely no culture problem.
"The spotlight has been on the Roosters this year on and off the field but the club does a lot of tremendous work for the community.
"You ask any of the players and staff and we're all doing stuff in the community."
The incident occurred last weekend when Myles joined Roosters teammates Mitchell Pearce, Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley for a charity fundraiser for the Terrigal Sharks. The group returned to the Crowne Plaza after a night on the town at about 3:30am and were the subject of a noise complaint.
They called it a night shortly afterwards, with Myles sharing a room with halfback Pearce.
Myles then recanted the incident which almost cost him his career.
"I've woken up at about 8am in a mad rush to get to the toilet. I've been suffering from a crook belly the last few weeks," he said.
"I've gone out the wrong door, got stuck out there and couldn't get back in.
"I won't lie, I was disoriented from drinking, but being in different surroundings, you wake up and the room is pitch black.
"You're not really sure which way is where, but it's no excuse.
"It's not all because of my crook stomach, it definitely had a bit to do with alcohol. I knocked on the next door neighbour's door because so they could ring reception because Mitchell wasn't waking up.
"I didn't want to go downstairs in the state I was in.
"They obviously rang reception and got the lady to come up.
"That's why I was hiding in the stairwell. I didn't want to be seen by anyone. There was no attempt at all to get out the fire escape.
"I was still standing when a bit came out.
"I was holding it in the best I could."
After showering, the former Bulldog went downstairs to apologise to management and attempted to pay for the accommodation of the neighbouring couple.
As they were on a business trip that was already paid for, Myles arranged for them to return to the resort for a weekend of their choosing at his own expense.
"I'd like to say sorry for really stuffing up this way," Myles said.
"Although accidental, it came across terrible.
"I had no intention of stuffing up and never will [again].
"I'd like to say sorry [to Roosters fans]."
Myles said his six-week ban, which included being rubbed out of this week's State of Origin, was "harsh".
"What happened is terrible, but six weeks . . . it could be worse," he said.
"It's a bit of a harsh penalty in anyone's career to miss six weeks.
"They're my employer, I've got to accept my punishment and move on.
"I was keen to be part of the week [with the Maroons] and I miss out on that, that's another blow.
"That's going to be something I'll never get back and I will surely regret that."
The Roosters were under pressure to sack Myles following a growing list of atrocities.
However chief executive Steve Noyce said Myles's charity and community work was a factor in the decision to give him one final chance.
"I haven't been here that long but he does a lot of [good] things in a quiet way," Noyce said.
"I didn't believe it was a situation to have his contract ripped up."
Like Julian O'Neill, who emptied his bowels in a Souths teammate's boot and John Hopoate, who drilled his finger into the anuses of opposing players to put them off their games, Myles fears he will forever be remembered more for a single act of stupidity rather than his football.
However, the 24-year-old was determined to repay the faith shown by the Roosters.
"It's one of those things that people are going to [associate] me with for the rest of my career but I definitely want to be remembered for playing football," he said.
"I'll come back and try to put this out of people's memories because I can play football and I'm there for a reason.
"I'll have a couple of weeks to think about the wrong I've done.
"I'm definitely coming back to train and play as hard as I can when I'm allowed to."
Source: The Sun-Herald
Adrian Proszenko | July 12, 2009
REMORSEFUL Rooster Nate Myles is adamant he doesn't have a alcohol problem and slammed suggestions of a booze culture at the embattled club.
Myles has been banned for six weeks for defecating on the floor of a Central Coast hotel while in the nude last weekend, and the Roosters have been fined by the NRL $50,000 following their third alcohol-fuelled incident in as many weeks.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun-Herald, Myles apologised unreservedly for the hotel atrocity but said he wouldn't be changing the way he socialises in the future.
"I have no problem with alcohol, not at all," Myles said.
"Having a drink once every two or three weeks is not a problem with alcohol. That was one of my nights out, I haven't had a night out for a long time.
"I really don't think alcohol is a problem in my life. This latest incident was purely accidental.
"I wasn't out in the street, hurting anyone or kicking people, doing anything like that.
"We've had a good night, I've gone home and I've stuffed up in the morning in a disoriented state.
"It's not something that needs to be cut out of my life."
It's not the first time Myles has been involved in an alcohol-related incident. He was dropped to Newtown earlier this season for breaching the Roosters' strict drinking policy - which has subsequently been scrapped - and has a drink-driving conviction against his name.
The Queensland forward said he feared his lucrative Roosters contract would be torn up after last weekend's "horrible accident".
"With the string of incidents at the moment I wasn't sure how the club would react," Myles said.
"For the club to rip up my contract up - don't get me wrong, it was in the back of my mind - I don't feel it was deserving of that."
Asked if there was a booze culture at the Roosters, Myles said: "I don't think there is, no. It's a good club and we've got a lot of young kids and they're learning the hard way.
"The club is moving forward. It might not look like it but it is.
"There's definitely no culture problem.
"The spotlight has been on the Roosters this year on and off the field but the club does a lot of tremendous work for the community.
"You ask any of the players and staff and we're all doing stuff in the community."
The incident occurred last weekend when Myles joined Roosters teammates Mitchell Pearce, Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley for a charity fundraiser for the Terrigal Sharks. The group returned to the Crowne Plaza after a night on the town at about 3:30am and were the subject of a noise complaint.
They called it a night shortly afterwards, with Myles sharing a room with halfback Pearce.
Myles then recanted the incident which almost cost him his career.
"I've woken up at about 8am in a mad rush to get to the toilet. I've been suffering from a crook belly the last few weeks," he said.
"I've gone out the wrong door, got stuck out there and couldn't get back in.
"I won't lie, I was disoriented from drinking, but being in different surroundings, you wake up and the room is pitch black.
"You're not really sure which way is where, but it's no excuse.
"It's not all because of my crook stomach, it definitely had a bit to do with alcohol. I knocked on the next door neighbour's door because so they could ring reception because Mitchell wasn't waking up.
"I didn't want to go downstairs in the state I was in.
"They obviously rang reception and got the lady to come up.
"That's why I was hiding in the stairwell. I didn't want to be seen by anyone. There was no attempt at all to get out the fire escape.
"I was still standing when a bit came out.
"I was holding it in the best I could."
After showering, the former Bulldog went downstairs to apologise to management and attempted to pay for the accommodation of the neighbouring couple.
As they were on a business trip that was already paid for, Myles arranged for them to return to the resort for a weekend of their choosing at his own expense.
"I'd like to say sorry for really stuffing up this way," Myles said.
"Although accidental, it came across terrible.
"I had no intention of stuffing up and never will [again].
"I'd like to say sorry [to Roosters fans]."
Myles said his six-week ban, which included being rubbed out of this week's State of Origin, was "harsh".
"What happened is terrible, but six weeks . . . it could be worse," he said.
"It's a bit of a harsh penalty in anyone's career to miss six weeks.
"They're my employer, I've got to accept my punishment and move on.
"I was keen to be part of the week [with the Maroons] and I miss out on that, that's another blow.
"That's going to be something I'll never get back and I will surely regret that."
The Roosters were under pressure to sack Myles following a growing list of atrocities.
However chief executive Steve Noyce said Myles's charity and community work was a factor in the decision to give him one final chance.
"I haven't been here that long but he does a lot of [good] things in a quiet way," Noyce said.
"I didn't believe it was a situation to have his contract ripped up."
Like Julian O'Neill, who emptied his bowels in a Souths teammate's boot and John Hopoate, who drilled his finger into the anuses of opposing players to put them off their games, Myles fears he will forever be remembered more for a single act of stupidity rather than his football.
However, the 24-year-old was determined to repay the faith shown by the Roosters.
"It's one of those things that people are going to [associate] me with for the rest of my career but I definitely want to be remembered for playing football," he said.
"I'll come back and try to put this out of people's memories because I can play football and I'm there for a reason.
"I'll have a couple of weeks to think about the wrong I've done.
"I'm definitely coming back to train and play as hard as I can when I'm allowed to."
Source: The Sun-Herald
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