"History will be kind to us, because we will write it"
The Canberra Times has a interesting story on the troubles of Raiders fullback Josh Dugan.
The pictures of Dugan peering out of his doorway and then police at a very similar door were particularly nice work.
UPDATE: Foxsports have video.
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Seriously, what a d***. I remember a year or two ago the ABC did a piece on Matt Toomua and Dugan as young rising stars. Absolute chalk and cheese. Toomua was actively pursuing a range of interests – and Dugan said he does nothing outside of football, likes to sit around and play Xbox. Says it all…
Im glad this happened. Reece robinson is a much better full back
Josh Dugan in trouble
Nah, come on….
I used to love Rugby League. But these days it’s primary purpose is to provide the ultimate Petri dish for examining the effects of combining big paychecks, posturing bravado, inflated egos and ample free time with impaired cognition, a lack of responsibility and incremental brain damage.
Interestingly, the Canberra Times are hoping we’re just as outraged as they are about Josh Dugan’s latest act of petulance, yet it seems like only yesterday that they were feeding the same silly little boy’s ego with this abomination of an article:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/photogallery/rugby-league/league-news/josh-dugan-and-sandor-earl-tattoos-20130208-2e3q7.html
As for the Raiders management, please wake up. Bring in a “No d###heads” policy and I’ll start buying tickets again. Keep paying these idiots to carry on like this and I’ll keep supporting the Brumbies.
I initially read the original post as saying ” The pictures of Dugan peeing out of his doorway”.
figjam said :
figjam said :
Are we still talking NRL or is there some frightening similarities with local politics?
OMFG he had a bevvy what a low life scum bag.
Alderney said :
Considering some of them are complete abominations (see: Dugan’s calf), maybe it’ll have a bizarro opposite effect?
So his off season spent on the soup at the Chis Tav hasn’t worked out then?
G-Fresh said :
Well, since he has contractually agreed not to drink during his paid time off for injury recovery, and he posted these charming photos on social media, he’s not exactly innocent, or indeed a brain surgeon.
Can we now start to have a conversation about how employing people straight out of Year 10 or 12, not requiring them to obtain any further education, and making them the face of a such a public organisation is perhaps not the best business model out there?
figjam said :
If anything the skill levels and athleticism in Rugby League are at a better level than they have ever been, making for a more exciting and skillful game than it ever has been before. This is why I don’t get it when people say “I used to love league”.
Also, interesting that you’re talking about inflated egos with a username like Figjam. Unless of course you are actually referring to jam made out of figs, and in that case I withdraw my comment.
figjam said :
An amusing yet accurate summary of the modern game. My interest in the NRL has reached an all-time low.
Mess said :
I agree with you about athleticism, not necessarily skill. But that’s a whole different thread. I can’t speak for everyone who says “I used to love league”, but when I said it, I wasn’t talking about what’s happening on the field. I was talking about the way several (not all, not even most) modern NRL players conduct themselves off the field. You may well argue that what they do in their own time is none of my business. You would be absolutely right.
I just find it really hard to care about a team, to wear their jersey, to buy tickets to their games when I know that the players are lazy, petulant, violent, disrespectful, selfish, narcissistic, recalcitrant children whose bad behaviour I would never tolerate in any other setting. Some people care about where their money goes. I do not wish to support these players’ antics, so I stopped buying Raiders tickets.
Sometimes it feels like every time a Steve Menzies, Petro Civinoceva or Alan tongue retires, they’re replaced by a Todd Carney, Jake Friend or Ryan Tandy. I know this isn’t just a rugby league problem, all professional sports have seen standards of player behaviour decline as their incomes rise.
What’s really sad, is that if these are the sort of people my children would be associating with if they played rugby league, I don’t think I should let them play. The vast majority of children never go on to play professional sport. We get them into sport so they can learn about teamwork, commitment, discipline and responsibility. I don’t see any of those qualities in Josh Dugan or Blake Ferguson.
I have to emphasise that I’m only talking about a few Raiders players. There are some very good people at that club who are being badly let down by a few idiots and the management which keeps employing those idiots.
Ps. As for my username, well spotted. It’s a self-deprecating, ironic comment on social media. Something like: “I’m an anonymous nobody, whose opinions mean nothing to anybody, but I’m going to broadcast them to the universe anyway!”
Drinkin me Breeza, LIKE A BOSS!
Sporting hero behaves like a dickhead.
Water shown to be wet.
Sky said to be blue.
So many headlines!
Josh Dugan don’t even think about going to the Dragons, you won’t be wanted there either.
Skidd Marx said :
Classic!
Dugan and Ferguson have both been stood down for this weekend.
ezy10z said :
No he’s not, but he’s a very good fullback that’s certainly a good backup for when they punt this Dugan imbecile. A shame some of he and Ferguson’s other antics haven’t made the papers.
G-Fresh said :
He is a low life scum bag, but that’s not why – as you well know.
You know why Dugan and Ferguson were on the roof? Someone told them the drinks were on the house.
*boom tish*
Roundhead89 said :
Touche and here i was thinking that they were emulating Alex the ex roof man of N’dah
I guess he’ll be looking for a ‘Disobey’ cap now ??
Skidd Marx said :
Excellent call.
So when did it become acceptable for footballers, or male bogans, to drink Breezers? Mully would be turning in his grave…
Nothing unusual here. The raiders have always had a group of senior players who know how to behave and a bunch of talented (at rugby league) knuckle draggers. Back in the 90′s do you think Brad Clyde and Mal Meninga would hang out with microcephalics like Brett Mullins and Jason Croker? Imagine having to be Bogan’s, sorry Dugan’s babysitter if he ever makes a Kangaroos tour to England.
Who’s the knob in the background, anyone know? He looks like he belongs on facefit in the Law & Justice section.
Rollersk8r said :
What exactly is wrong with playing Xbox all day?
Man. The Canberra 100 celebrations were kind of pathetic. Josh Dugan is still the news grabber for the week. Canberra is such a good place to have children and piss around at pissy fireworks displays at ‘the lake’.