Like something from the old west Todd Carney is now banned from stepping foot into Goulburn
http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/carney-banned-from-his-own-town/2009/03/10/1236447215187.html
SACKED Raiders halfback Todd Carney has been banned from his home town of Goulburn after a series of alcohol-related incidents.
Carney, whose latest misdemeanour involved jumping on a car outside Goulburn Workers Club just two weeks ago, was yesterday ordered by a magistrate to stay away from the area for 12 months. He was also given a 12-month suspended jail sentence and placed on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to separate charges of intentionally or recklessly destroying property and destroying or damaging property relating to the February 28 incident and another last October in which he smashed the glass door of a mobile phone store.
Magistrate Geraldine Beattie, who had previously warned Carney he was a shandy away from being locked up after being caught doing burnouts and driving at speeds of up to 100 kmh through the streets of Goulburn following a binge-drinking session, told him yesterday it was in his best interests to stay away from the city.
The court order bans him from the Goulburn local government area, which extends south of Mittagong to near Queanbeyan. He was also ordered to undergo alcohol counselling.
A court official and Goulburn police confirmed that Carney faced jail if he returned to Goulburn local government land within the next 12 months. It means he will be unable to visit his mother Leanne's home and many friends in the town.
A police source said Carney was free to drive through Goulburn, but would be arrested if he got out of the car.
A breach of the highly unusual condition could result in Carney appearing before a magistrate with the prospect of serving a full-time jail sentence.
Carney was in court but is due to move to Cairns after last week being cleared to play for the Atherton Roosters. He stayed at his mother's house in Goulburn last night and will fly to Cairns today. He had originally been scheduled to appear in court on April 1 but his lawyers had made a successful submission to have the case moved forward so he could resume playing in what the 22-year-old playmaker hopes is the first step towards a return to the NRL.
Before being sacked by Canberra, who had a log of more than 30 off-field incidents involving Carney, he had been on the verge of representative selection and was likely to be in Australia's World Cup squad at the end of last season.
He signed with Super League club Huddersfield, who are coached by former St George Illawarra mentor Nathan Brown, but was refused a British work permit because of his criminal record, which includes many driving offences. Part of his Atherton Roosters deal, which is a month-by-month contract in case he is given permission to join an NRL club, involves Carney working behind the bar in a pub owned by the club president.
After expressing initial concerns about the pub job, the Raiders board last Friday granted him a clearance to join the Atherton Roosters. If he manages to stay out of trouble a number of NRL clubs are expected to vie for his services, although Sydney Roosters are the firm favourites and have made no secret of their interest in him.
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