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Are we too soft on players' welfare?

Roar Rookie
9th September, 2011
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Todd Carney at an NRL function

Roosters star Todd Carney's career could be over. (AAP Image/Sergio Dionisio)

I was really annoyed listening to Ray Warren speaking on The Footy Show last night about the Todd Carney situation.

Essentially what he was saying was that the rugby league community needs to look after him and make sure he gets the help he needs.

Sorry, Ray, but I for one have had enough of that rubbish. At what point do we cut the cord?

How many more chances does he get? And most important of all, if he wasn’t a good player, would anybody even care?

Does the fact that he has talent mean that he should be looked after more than someone else?

The Roosters fired Anthony Watts without giving it a second thought to cover for Carney. To my knowledge Watts had never been in trouble before but he was still cast out of the fold in a heartbeat.

In the end, he was found not guilty of the allegations against him and is now unemployed. Where was the rugby league family when Anthony needed support, Ray?

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Carney is nothing but a brat. He was offered help at the Raiders and at the Roosters and has thumbed his nose at both clubs.

As far as the rugby league family looking after him goes, what about his own family? Why can’t they help him? What’s stopping him from going to AA or somewhere similar on his own accord?

Let’s help Todd Carney stand on his own two feet by letting him make his own way in the world.

I’m sure there are plenty of other people in the community who could do with a bit of help and actually want it.

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