I took drugs my whole career: Andrew Johns

[An41]

F**king morons in this thread condoning drug use. F**king tools.

meh

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I only caught the end of that interview but that was pretty full on.

I'm not surprised at all though. I'd imagine there's more than a few players in the same boat.
The fact that Matty was expecting Brian Carney to tell him that his brother was dead just indicates what level Joey was into this.

Bloody hell even Shannon Noll was teary eyed after the ad break.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

none of it is OK. What part of that don't people understand?

more people die from alcohol related incidents than ecstasy related incidents

 

[Gibbo]

By far the most painful thing I have ever seen on the Footy Show....


....well, except for Craig McLachlan of course.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

LOL...I bet in 20 or 30 years you'll have a different opinion.

maybe i will, but there is ALOT worse sh*t out there than ecstasy and some of it is legal

 

[Nook]

Thought that was a fair interview.

Johns deserves credit for putting his hand up - something that lot's of other sportsmen are reluctant to do in similar circumstances.

If we take him at his word he's also been diagnosed with depression and on medication for the last 5 years - so it isn't just a cop out.

 

[Drew-Sta]

Timmah.

Mate, you are a tool.

You have almost 40 000 posts on an internet forum.

You're an internet poster on a forum calling another poster a tool for their post count.

You're either jealous of a number or have no idea about the concept of irony.

 

[gregstar]

Its pingers no big deal, alcohol cause more problems

fair enough.


cased dissmissed!


prohibition to be reintroduced but offset by a pinger ration card.

 

[Timmah]

perverse - 100% agree it took big balls and a ton of courage to come on a show and do the interview and good on him for at least fronting the circus.

Doesn't change my opinion on the drug use. Either way, attacking me for being on a 'moral high horse' is f**king pathetic. Joey made a mistake and is paying for it. Trying to rub it out as "okay" because "everyone does it"?

Get a grip on reality.

 

[drake]

One day I watched a bunch of fellas cooking up a batch of E. It contained:
Heroin
Pseudoephedrine
Ratsack (for that lovely Strychnine hallucenogenic buzz)
Ground glass (to cut the lining of your stomach so the rest enters the blood quicker)

Ain't no quality assurance or Choice magazine reviews of your 'pingers', selling 1000 pills full of crap to idiots at a rave is a lot more profitable than selling quality to friends.

Ebenezer Good? if your f**ken lucky.

 

[Dazzat]

Personally I think the influence that so-called role models have on our young people is massively overstated. Parents and friends are much more influential.

So my wish and prayer is that Joey gets is life together.

And the other thing that came out of tonight's interview with Phil Gould. Illegal drugs AREN'T the problem. ALCOHOL leads to harder drugs ... you heard straight from Mr Johns himself. Illegal drugs were not on the agenda UNTIL he got tanked. Interesting.

 

[Downie]

more people die from alcohol related incidents than ecstasy related incidents

More people take alcohol than ecstasy, maybe?

 

[Shorty]

Its pingers no big deal, alcohol cause more problems

Oh ffs.
They're still drugs,they're still drugs that a legend that many kids look up to.
And now,no matter who tells them they will feel validated to take drugs because their hero did it.

And who gives a f**k if it doesn't kill as many people as the more heavy drugs,it doesn't mean it doesn't happen and it doesn't mean it won't.

Sure enough stick up for people flying off the handle about this but no way in any shape or form should you validate drugs.

 

[brooksy19]

Gus Gould's interview seemed to do two things besides give the Footy Show some ratings (first time I've watched in years)
1) He seemed to be warning other players that this is what happens, and it is not so hard a thing to happen
2)Offer an escape hatch for Johns as a reformed user helping others.

Johns looked like he wanted to vomit (I actually pitied tha foo') and Gus looked like he wanted nothing more to do with Johns.

Yeah thats hwo I saw it.

A massive warning to other footy players and that he is disgusted with Johns and doesn't want to know about him.

Not surprised by it all, but its still shocking its came out like this.

 

[gregstar]

LOL...I bet in 20 or 30 years you'll have a different opinion.

spot on.

 

[Aotearoa_NewZealand]

more people die from alcohol related incidents than ecstasy related incidents

tis true, alcohol has hurt more people round me than any "hard" drugs

 

[ToiletDuck]

Yeah Timmah, way to piss the point.

And it is f**ken E, who gives a sh*t. Has nothing to do with his ability. He's like 1 of how many league players/people who do E. If you wan't to blame anyone for the PR, blame the press. He's retired, he's in the UK, and he had an eccy in his pocket. Big f**ken woop.

 

[Garts]

He farked up, drugs are bad etc etc but what he did tonight took alot of balls. I applaud him for it, and I never really liked Johns.

Some people are saying they have lost respect for him, he cheated etc etc. Well I am sure they would probably lose respect for alot of their own players if they found out what went on but keep your heads in the sand.

 

[eastsrule]

You're an internet poster on a forum calling another poster a tool for their post count.

You're either jealous of a number or have no idea about the concept of irony.

I am damn jealous of a post count, it's a fantastic achievement.

In terms of the irony, I fail to see it. My post count is roughly a 40th of what his is.

But good on you for sticking up for him.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

More people take alcohol then ecstasy, maybe?

and alcohol should be banned if all the other drugs are