So, remember Todd Carney...

johnboy said :

The myth of elite athletes treating their bodies like temples has about as much reality as the easter bunny. It’s a story for the kids.

As one quickly discovers on meeting one in a social setting.

Definately depends on the athlete / sport, John. I’ve been involved in a number of sports at the very elite level (as national coach / team manager) and will attest to varying degrees of committment from the athletes. What I will forever recall, though, is attending a seminar for elite coaches in Brisbane and having a Queensland rugby league development officer tell me during a break from speakers, ” . . . if you want your kid to grow up an alcoholic, then get him into our game.”

On the other hand, an Olympic medallist mate of mine (winter sport) once bumped into an Olympic Team mate of his (summer sport) when he and I were travelling with a national (winter sport) Olympic team and suggested we ought to catch up later for a quite drink. The summer sport athlete’s response was, “Thanks, but no. Can’t do that this close to the Olympics” . . . which were still two years away. Winter sport athlete was surprised. I (as someone who at the time was reasonably close to the summer sport’s Olympic programme) wasn’t at all.

I can never get past the look on his face. Even if you didn’t know anything about him, when you first saw that you’d be expecting trouble.

LSWCHP said :

I’m buggered if I know how someone can be an elite athlete and a pisspot at the same time. Maybe these blokes aren’t as athletic as they make out to be.

Anyway, I reckon that as long as Carney can score tries and bring in crowds he’ll find a club to employ him, no matter what he does. It’s all about the dollars.

Then, in a few years time when he’s lost his edge and can’t provide the competitive advantage of some new troubled young bloke in his early twenties he’ll be discarded as quickly as possible and fade into oblivion at the speed of light.

I’ve no doubt he’ll end up being supported by that charity that looks after old ex rugby players.

Plenty of players are pissheads, smokers, rec drug users. As for being supported by charity, I believe he’s got a couple of investment properties already, so I think he’ll be ok.

LSWCHP said :

I’ve no doubt he’ll end up being supported by that charity that looks after old ex rugby players.

The Footy Show?

LSWCHP said :

I’m buggered if I know how someone can be an elite athlete and a pisspot at the same time. Maybe these blokes aren’t as athletic as they make out to be.

Anyway, I reckon that as long as Carney can score tries and bring in crowds he’ll find a club to employ him, no matter what he does. It’s all about the dollars.

Then, in a few years time when he’s lost his edge and can’t provide the competitive advantage of some new troubled young bloke in his early twenties he’ll be discarded as quickly as possible and fade into oblivion at the speed of light.

I’ve no doubt he’ll end up being supported by that charity that looks after old ex rugby players.

The myth of elite athletes treating their bodies like temples has about as much reality as the easter bunny. It’s a story for the kids.

As one quickly discovers on meeting one in a social setting.

This Todd Carney?

I’m buggered if I know how someone can be an elite athlete and a pisspot at the same time. Maybe these blokes aren’t as athletic as they make out to be.

Anyway, I reckon that as long as Carney can score tries and bring in crowds he’ll find a club to employ him, no matter what he does. It’s all about the dollars.

Then, in a few years time when he’s lost his edge and can’t provide the competitive advantage of some new troubled young bloke in his early twenties he’ll be discarded as quickly as possible and fade into oblivion at the speed of light.

I’ve no doubt he’ll end up being supported by that charity that looks after old ex rugby players.

D2 said :

Was he the bloke with the dog?

That’s kind of the final frontier for Todd. Although he did apparently bark at women, which has a lot more context now.

Was he the bloke with the dog?

i remember this guy… the one who wrote the open letter to the fans published in the canberra times after his all bar incident. i remember the promises of not getting into trouble and that he loved the raiders. i remember him personally when i worked at all bar nun, unfortunately i was not working there when he peed on someone but i can tell you he was a flog all along.

I and others are over this idiot and of course the roosters dont have to sack him and can blame others

my question to the NRL is why would the roosters have a certain nightclub promoter at their season launch then wonder why one of their troublesome players hangs out at his club? sounds like a case of i told you so