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RUGBY league's most troubled club, the Sydney Roosters, will sack Anthony Watts and then consider axing Todd Carney after allegations of another ugly off-field incident.
The NRL's image took a further battering yesterday when Anthony Watts, 24, was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after police allege he punched ex-girlfriend, Shannon Kiss, repeatedly in the back of her head.
The incident came after Watts and Todd Carney were out at the Coogee Palace and then The Trademark Lounge Hotel - John Ibrahim's nightspot in Bayswater Road, Kings Cross. Onlookers claim the pair left the Coogee Palace at 11pm and The Trademark at 4am.
Sydney Roosters officials were last night refusing to speculate on whether Carney was drinking alcohol but The Daily Telegraph understands the star player was consuming vodka and soda. "He was definitely on the drink in front of everyone," one onlooker said.
The pair were joined for a few drinks at The Trademark by boxer Garth Wood.
Given he is attending Alcoholics Anonymous and missed Saturday night's 24-6 loss to Brisbane in Gosford because of an injury, Carney may now have his lucrative contract ripped up.
It is understood Carney and Watts live together in Coogee. The Roosters will have no choice but to sack Watts.
Any action from the Roosters may have to wait until powerful club chairman Nick Politis returns from a trip to Greece on Friday.
Carney, who returned a blood alcohol level of 0.052 as a P-plater on February 26, asked Roosters management for the weekend off so he could visit his mother, Leanne, in Goulburn. The drama will hinder Carney's chances of playing for NSW this year.
Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce will present the NRL with a detailed report of the incident today after a crisis meeting at the club's SFS headquarters.
An AVO was yesterday served against Watts, who will front Waverley Local Court on Thursday.
This is the latest drama for a club in crisis.
After reaching last year's grand final, the Roosters have won just two of six games this year and face premiers St George Illawarra next Monday at the SFS.
"We have to get all the facts. One matter is before the courts," Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce said. "I will find out all the information from both players before we act."
Asked whether Carney was drinking, Noyce said: "I don't know."
Friends say Watts and Kiss separated recently. Watts, who was sacked from Cronulla, was said to be angry at the break-up.
It has also been suggested that Watts suffers from depression and has previously been admitted to a rehabilitation centre.
Sources claim Carney and Watts became separated on the night from a Roosters minder. There were also suggestions the pair were out with sprint trainer Roger Fabri, who recently worked with Willie Mason."I have spoken to Steve Noyce and we are awaiting a report from the Roosters," NRL chief executive David Gallop said. "Clearly this is a serious issue that the police are looking into."
The Roosters issued a press statement yesterday which read in part: "Steve Noyce said that the seriousness of the charge underlined the need to ensure that all the facts were established before any judgment was made by the club.
"The club is aware Anthony had been out with fellow Sydney Roosters teammate Todd Carney and will conduct a thorough investigation and provide a report to the NRL within the next 48
hours."
source
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-carney-on-brink/story-e6frexnr-1226040598149
so if carney's contract does infact get ripped up and the nrl DONT de-register him parra should go out to sign him up! i dont care if you guys might say he is a dickhead or whatever . the fact is he on his day he is the best halve going around. i say throw the cheque book at him!!!
- Dean Ritchie and Phil Rothfield
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- April 18, 2011 12:00AM
The NRL's image took a further battering yesterday when Anthony Watts, 24, was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after police allege he punched ex-girlfriend, Shannon Kiss, repeatedly in the back of her head.
The incident came after Watts and Todd Carney were out at the Coogee Palace and then The Trademark Lounge Hotel - John Ibrahim's nightspot in Bayswater Road, Kings Cross. Onlookers claim the pair left the Coogee Palace at 11pm and The Trademark at 4am.
Sydney Roosters officials were last night refusing to speculate on whether Carney was drinking alcohol but The Daily Telegraph understands the star player was consuming vodka and soda. "He was definitely on the drink in front of everyone," one onlooker said.
The pair were joined for a few drinks at The Trademark by boxer Garth Wood.
Given he is attending Alcoholics Anonymous and missed Saturday night's 24-6 loss to Brisbane in Gosford because of an injury, Carney may now have his lucrative contract ripped up.
It is understood Carney and Watts live together in Coogee. The Roosters will have no choice but to sack Watts.
Any action from the Roosters may have to wait until powerful club chairman Nick Politis returns from a trip to Greece on Friday.
Carney, who returned a blood alcohol level of 0.052 as a P-plater on February 26, asked Roosters management for the weekend off so he could visit his mother, Leanne, in Goulburn. The drama will hinder Carney's chances of playing for NSW this year.
Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce will present the NRL with a detailed report of the incident today after a crisis meeting at the club's SFS headquarters.
An AVO was yesterday served against Watts, who will front Waverley Local Court on Thursday.
This is the latest drama for a club in crisis.
After reaching last year's grand final, the Roosters have won just two of six games this year and face premiers St George Illawarra next Monday at the SFS.
"We have to get all the facts. One matter is before the courts," Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce said. "I will find out all the information from both players before we act."
Asked whether Carney was drinking, Noyce said: "I don't know."
Friends say Watts and Kiss separated recently. Watts, who was sacked from Cronulla, was said to be angry at the break-up.
It has also been suggested that Watts suffers from depression and has previously been admitted to a rehabilitation centre.
Sources claim Carney and Watts became separated on the night from a Roosters minder. There were also suggestions the pair were out with sprint trainer Roger Fabri, who recently worked with Willie Mason."I have spoken to Steve Noyce and we are awaiting a report from the Roosters," NRL chief executive David Gallop said. "Clearly this is a serious issue that the police are looking into."
The Roosters issued a press statement yesterday which read in part: "Steve Noyce said that the seriousness of the charge underlined the need to ensure that all the facts were established before any judgment was made by the club.
"The club is aware Anthony had been out with fellow Sydney Roosters teammate Todd Carney and will conduct a thorough investigation and provide a report to the NRL within the next 48
hours."
source
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-carney-on-brink/story-e6frexnr-1226040598149
so if carney's contract does infact get ripped up and the nrl DONT de-register him parra should go out to sign him up! i dont care if you guys might say he is a dickhead or whatever . the fact is he on his day he is the best halve going around. i say throw the cheque book at him!!!
