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CONTROVERSIAL playmaker Todd Carney could be playing the Sharks next week after making his return to training.
Coach Brian Smith says as long as Carney completes the next few training sessions he will be considered for selection for the clash with the Cronulla Sharks on Sunday week.
"If Todd completes every training session the way we hope he will he'll be available for the Sharks game Sunday week."
Smith said today was the right time for the troubled pivot to rejoin his teammates.
"He looks and sounds like the guy we all saw last year when he was at his best - with a smile on his face, enjoying his work and his life."
Carney also spoke to the assembled press, telling reporters he felt really good.
"To be back in training it's a bonus - and just hopefully I can get through the session."
He said it was clear that this is his last chance and acknowledged that he had some work to do making things up to his teammates.
"It's going to take some time to build relationships and I'm willing to do that."
Carney has spent two weeks away from the game after being indefinitely suspended by the Roosters for consuming alcohol against club rules during a club crawl with teammate Anthony Watts.
The club said in a statement announcing Carney's return to training last night that it had consulted internally and with "key external professionals" before allowing him back on the training paddock.
No indication was given on when he would return to play - which would, in any case, also have to be approved by the NRL.
