Todd Carney is willing to accept any conditions in order to have one last crack in the NRL.
Carney, who fights another former NRL star Chris Sandow in a charity boxing match at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Friday, is in dispute with Cronulla,
He sued the Sharks for wrongful dismissal after he was sacked in 2014 for postng a lewd photograph on social media.
Carney went on to play in France but hankers for a return to the NRL.
Sandow’s league career is also in limbo after he recently walked out on English club Warrington for family reasons.
Carney was hopeful of an imminent resolution to his dispute with the Sharks and said he would decide over Christmas if he would continue playing rugby league.
“If the NRL turns around and says I have to do ‘X,Y, Z, I’m happy to accept whatever they want me to do to pull on another NRL jumper and give it that one last crack,” Carney said on Thursday.
“If a club is willing to sign me and put regulations or whatever the NRL wants to put forward, I’ll put my hand up and say ‘yes.’ And if it’s a strict policy I’m fine with that.”
Both Carney and Sandow will contest a boxing bout for the first time.
Carney said he would only look at boxing again for another charity bout.
However, Sandow would consider making a career of boxing if another rugby league opportunity didn’t eventuate.
“I’m enjoying boxing and that’s another option,” Sandow said.
He made it clear he disagreed with Warrington coach Tony Smith’s assertion he was unreliable.
“No, I’ve done my job, everyone could see I was putting in, I love to win,”‘ Sandow said.
He didn’t anticipate any prospective rugby league suitor would be scared off by Smith’s comment.
Carney couldn’t recall throwing a punch in a rugby league game while Sandow remembered throwing two or three at Michael Ennis.
“Gordon Tallis used to tell me ‘get the first three or four in and you’ve got to make it your best ones because all the boys will come running in and break it up,’” Sandow said.
Birdy
Guest
Clever ?
Sleiman Azizi
Roar Guru
Malcolm in the middle...
Birdy
Guest
Donald and Hillary
Sleiman Azizi
Roar Guru
If we can't trust the media, who can we trust!
Crosscoder
Roar Guru
Fair enough, I was reporting on media info(hardly the most honest source).
Jacko
Guest
Are you aware he sued the Sharks for unfair dismissal? Are you also aware that the Sharks had a systematic doping program in place? Sack and ban the Naughty player if that is your beliefs but surely you should also sack and ban the club for what they did?
Sleiman Azizi
Roar Guru
He may have burnt all of his bridges but his stating that he does not regret his past is actually a misrepresentation of what he said in that 40 second footage on the The Roar. He said that he had no regrets about having a career in rugby league. He wasn't referring to his off-field issues. At least not in that short footage.
Crosscoder
Roar Guru
Todd has burnt more bridges , than a retreating army. He stated he does not regret his past. With that kind off attitude heaven help the future ,if he is picked up by another naive and desperate club. A natural gifted talent, who has been tainted by his many issues.
Chris n
Guest
Newcastle already have 5 halves for 2 positions don't think they really need any more
Johnno
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Carney is 30, 31 next year and has bad knees.
Mushi
Guest
I don't know I think it's more the pages of indiscretions prior to that? IT often gets brushed away but the reasson the sharks let him go was it was the final behavioural warning, you knwo after all the others he got from other clubs and the whole criminal record thing.
Mushi
Guest
Let's pump the brakes on the "no one is perfect" he's been fired with cause from three clubs, all of which forgave previous behavioural issues
Mushi
Guest
Which could be the reason behind his epiphany...
Mushi
Guest
To be fair if my kid ran out on his mate and destroyed his career we wouldn't get along at all.
CALM CHEEN
Guest
Shouldn't bite the hand that feeds Toddy. I used to like this guy but hes proven with the litigation that hes not staunch , just a tool.
Boz
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Don't worry Steve. Jacko believes that nothing is bad enough to be banned from the NRL, and no matter how many chances you've had, you can always have another.
MAX
Guest
So true Stu. Yours and SportsFanGC post @9:47 was the reality check.
Boz
Guest
Care to explain yourself? Which code was he playing when the "bubbler" photo became public? And what website has your approval to discuss Todd Carney?
Sleiman Azizi
Roar Guru
I just saw the video you are referring to. He admits he made [off field] mistakes but he is actually talking about the football itself and the fact that he has even able to have a career out of it.
The spectator
Guest
Thats your excuse for bagging him, lol wrong code, wrong website.