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THE RABBITOHS have sacked forward Paul Carter effective immediately following his recent alcohol-fuelled bender that saw him miss training.
Carter joined the club mid-2015 after being released by the Titans over off-field issues, and only last month signed a two-year extension with Souths.
The rough and tumble forward is understood to have had issues off the park in recent weeks, and was stood down by the club when he missed a training session following their last start loss to the Cowboys in round 17.
Carter was let go by the Titans in 2014 after he was charged twice with drink driving offences on the Gold Coast.
Having last weekend checked into the same Thai rehabilitation centre used by Roosters star Mitchell Pearce following his Australia Day antics, Souths football manager Shane Richardson confirmed late on Tuesday that his contract had been terminated.
“The board has made a decision today to terminate Paul’s contract immediately as a result of his recent conduct,” Richardson said in a club statement.
“We have given Paul all of the support, and every opportunity, to get his career and life back on track but unfortunately he has been unable to meet the standards we had agreed when Paul joined the club.
“This is a bigger issue than football for Paul. Needless to say we will continue to provide welfare, support and assistance to Paul in his continuing rehabilitation.”
The future of teammate Kirisome Auva’a remains up in the air after he recorded a second strike under the NRL’s illicit drugs policy.
While Carter’s fate was decided at a club board meeting on Tuesday, it is believed Auva’a’s fate was also discussed with the premiership winning centre facing a 12-match ban under the game’s protocols.
Both League Central and the Rabbitohs stressed that Auva’a had not positive for an illicit substance, but had contravened the NRL’s drug testing policy.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...r/news-story/4acce8798b89ddbe4ce496a700d41dfb
Carter joined the club mid-2015 after being released by the Titans over off-field issues, and only last month signed a two-year extension with Souths.
The rough and tumble forward is understood to have had issues off the park in recent weeks, and was stood down by the club when he missed a training session following their last start loss to the Cowboys in round 17.
Carter was let go by the Titans in 2014 after he was charged twice with drink driving offences on the Gold Coast.
Having last weekend checked into the same Thai rehabilitation centre used by Roosters star Mitchell Pearce following his Australia Day antics, Souths football manager Shane Richardson confirmed late on Tuesday that his contract had been terminated.
“The board has made a decision today to terminate Paul’s contract immediately as a result of his recent conduct,” Richardson said in a club statement.
“We have given Paul all of the support, and every opportunity, to get his career and life back on track but unfortunately he has been unable to meet the standards we had agreed when Paul joined the club.
“This is a bigger issue than football for Paul. Needless to say we will continue to provide welfare, support and assistance to Paul in his continuing rehabilitation.”
The future of teammate Kirisome Auva’a remains up in the air after he recorded a second strike under the NRL’s illicit drugs policy.
While Carter’s fate was decided at a club board meeting on Tuesday, it is believed Auva’a’s fate was also discussed with the premiership winning centre facing a 12-match ban under the game’s protocols.
Both League Central and the Rabbitohs stressed that Auva’a had not positive for an illicit substance, but had contravened the NRL’s drug testing policy.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...r/news-story/4acce8798b89ddbe4ce496a700d41dfb
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