Todd Carney
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Todd Carney | |
| Date of birth | 2 June 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 0 in) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Five-Eighth / Half-Back | |
| Current club | Canberra Raiders | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Goulburn Stockmen | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 2005 – 2006 | Junior Kangaroos | 2 (20) |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2004 – present | Canberra Raiders | 64 (207) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2008 – | Country Origin | 1 (6) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Todd Carney (born 2 June 1986 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL competition. His usual position is five-eighth, though he also plays halfback regularly. He has represented Australia at all junior levels and is also noted for his field goal kicking. Carney has attracted headlines for off-field misdemeanours over his short career.
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[edit] Career
Carney made his debut for the Raiders at the age of 17 after two years in Jersey Flegg (including a championship in 2003). After making a handful of appearances in 2004, Canberra signed Jason Smith who helped shape his game. Despite only playing 11 games with a single try, Carney was rewarded with a starting position in the Junior Kangaroos annual fixture against Papua New Guinea, where he tallied a record 20 points.
2006 was Carney's breakthrough year where he cemented his position in first grade, scoring 12 tries in 18 games. His long range kicking became a feature of his game, forcing numerous 40-20s. Carney won three games in extra time off 40 metre drop goals as Canberra finished in the Top 8. He was again selected in the Junior Kangaroos squad, but this time as captain.
After being thrust into the position of five-eighth in 2007, Carney earned three Man of the Match awards from seven games. However his City-Country selection chances were laid to rest when he got into hot water over a high speed pursuit incident. Carney began modelling his game on Jonathan Thurston before the 2008 season in a bid to play representative football.[1] Carney's 2008 pre-season was eventful as he became the subject of a three way battle between Canberra, Manly and Penrith. Eventually he re-signed with the Raiders until 2010 with an option for 2 further years.[2]
[edit] Controversy
[edit] 2006
Carney was charged with drink driving and reckless driving after an incident in Ballanya Avenue, Goulburn, on 16 December 2006, and had his license suspended for five years.
[edit] 2007
Just before 6pm on 18 May 2007, Carney re-offended. Despite being disqualified from driving, Carney drove a ute belonging to teammate Steve Irwin. Police began to pursue the vehicle after noticing the wheels of the ute momentarily lose traction as it went around a corner. Despite the police car having its sirens sounding and lights flashing, Carney refused to stop his speeding vehicle, leading police on a high-speed chase through the back streets of the Canberra suburb of Bruce. After turning into a dead-end street, Carney stopped the car and fled the scene on foot, leaving his mate Steve Irwin in the passenger seat. Irwin told police Carney was the driver. Police went to Carney's house, but he was not there. The next morning, Carney turned himself in.[3][4][5]
On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Carney appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court, pleading guilty to the charges of failing to stop when directed by police, negligent driving and driving while disqualified.[4] He escaped jail, but the Court placed Carney on a 12-month good behaviour order, banned him from driving until 2012, and sentenced him to 200 hours of community service.[3] The Magistrate warned Carney that if he commits another offence he would "undoubtedly go to jail."[4] Controversially, the Raiders club sacked Irwin over the incident (who was not charged with any offences), but retained Carney. [6]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Carney studies JT to improve game
- ^ Todd Carney re-signs with Raiders SBS, Friday, 14 March, 2008
- ^ a b "Banned until 2012", Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ a b c "Carney pleads guilty", Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-06-12. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
- ^ "NRL star given community service", The Daily Telegraph, 2007-06-12. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Carney spared, Irwin sacked", The Daily Telgraph, 2007-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
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