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I wrote a piece two weeks ago asking the question: “Should clubs sign Rugby League Bad Boys?” Obviously 20 year old Rooster Jake Friend didn’t read it.
This is the second time this year he has been arrested for drunken related behavior.
Police were unable to wake him while asleep in a taxi, and when they did, he became abusive and refused to pay his fare. He has been suspended while management decides what to do with his contract.
Sadly, this is a kid with the world at his feet and has been ear-marked as the long term hooker at the Roosters – described as potentially better than champion English rake, Keiron Cunningham.
You can understand why Monday was not a good day for the Roosters management.
This is the third year for recruitment boss Peter O’Sullivan and new gun coach Brian Smith is only just starting to put his stamp on the club. They have only just cleaned out who they want and who they don’t want and a buzz of expectation has returned to the SFS.
Jake Friend may very well be a future star and is said to be a great guy off the drink, but his errant ways on the weekend brought the momentum of the Rooster’s training to a thundering halt.
Some Friend.
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