Personal attacks over support for Jennings rock Robinson

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Remember Todd Carney? After a fig of incidents, yet an invasive photograph of a anserine enactment ended his NRL career. Israel Folau was not allowed to instrumentality erstwhile helium was ushered retired of rugby pursuing homophobic societal media posts.

The NRL is ultra-cautious astir the game’s image; immoderate nine officials adjacent picture it arsenic woke. But the league was evidently convinced Jennings could return.

In different words, determination is different broadside to the story; a broadside Robinson has heard and that convinced him, and the NRL, to let Jennings back.

Privately, the NRL was keen to emphasise its determination not to honour Jennings successful his 300th crippled had much to bash with his drugs prohibition than his attraction of his ex-wife.

Robinson knows helium deserves disapproval astatine times, and helium wears it connected the chin, but helium was genuinely rattled by the outpouring of hatred aft helium backed Jennings.

Robinson is simply a decent household man, who does hours of enactment for foundation and ne'er asks for recognition.

But Mark Hughes, the erstwhile Knights subordinate who created the Mark Hughes Foundation aft being diagnosed with encephalon cancer, has fixed Robinson the praise helium deserves for his enactment with his organisation and the treks helium did with him to basal camps astatine Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Everest.

“Trent has been connected 2 MHF treks, successful 2019 and 2023, with a touring enactment of astir 25 trekkers each time,” Hughes said. “I cannot talk highly capable of the interaction helium has had connected each of america fortunate capable to articulation him.

“Firstly, Trent has raised implicit $100,000 for my instauration done his ain fundraising events and supporting different trekkers’ efforts besides ... I conscionable can’t explicate what helium has brought to the 2 trips helium has volunteered to bash for us.”

Robinson was attacked by a radical trying to halt unit against women. On the look of it, you tin recognize their stance. What is not arsenic good known is they privately back-tracked aft receiving accusation astir Jennings from members of his household who person stuck by him.

One of those powerfully successful Jennings’ country is the parent of his children, Kristin Harris. Members of her household besides provided quality references to the NRL connected behalf of Jennings. She says helium is simply a bully antheral and a doting father, and she was astatine his 300th crippled with their children.

Robinson intelligibly considered each aspects of Jennings’ beingness earlier offering him a rugby league lifeline. Jennings has wanted to person his say, but helium can’t, due to the fact that it was a information of his instrumentality to league.

I’ve talked to Jennings privately and helium is overwhelmed by what Robinson has done for him arsenic a player, and much arsenic a person. It is thing helium volition beryllium grateful for forever.

Speaking of Carney, helium says helium is unfastened to a comeback astatine the property of 38. Carney is forging a vocation successful coaching, the media and subordinate welfare, but admits helium has an itch. Speaking connected James Graham’s The Bye Round, which is released connected Sunday, helium says helium is astir apt “in imagination world” but would springiness it a go.

“I judge that if I went and did a afloat pre-season and got myself successful tip-top shape, I could grip it,” Carney said.

“I’ve had dreams that I’ve been signed by a nine and I’m precocious ... if idiosyncratic asked maine to bash it, I’ll accidental yes.”

Carney has besides had his manager scope retired to inquire if Titans coach Des Hasler needs immoderate assistance successful his coaching department.

He Des-erves better

Among each the bluster, rotation and legalese inactive surrounding Hasler’s disfigured exit from the nine helium took to premiership glory is simply a communicative of utmost disrespect to a highly regarded fig successful the game. And no, we are not talking astir Hasler, though helium was hardly fixed the exit helium deserved astatine Manly.

With the Sea Eagles’ play derailed by the pridefulness jersey saga, Hasler was asked to make a roadworthy representation for Manly’s future, arsenic his ain relation was connected the line. Des being Des diligently prepared his plan, and a important portion of it was the highly regarded Josh Hannay, an adjunct of bully lasting astatine nine and Origin level. Hasler wanted Hannay to beryllium the manager of the aboriginal and his adjunct arsenic helium worked towards the decorativeness line.

Former Manly manager Des Hasler is present astatine the Titans.

What has ne'er been reported was the abbreviated shrift afforded to Hannay astatine a gathering with Manly officials, who were determination to perceive Hasler’s plan.

Hannay travelled crossed municipality from the shire to the Northern Beaches and was fixed 8 minutes earlier the gathering ended. It was wide that Manly were not funny and had their ain thought – which was to name Anthony Seibold, who has undeniably done well.

There is ongoing rotation coming retired of Manly arsenic they effort to presumption themselves earlier the looming ineligible lawsuit with Hasler. This rotation volition bash thing to alteration the large bequest the manager created astatine Manly, but shows a deficiency of respect to him.

Madge hints astatine Trell lack portion Tedesco sets tongues wagging

New Blues manager Michael Maguire is receiving praise for his connection that helium volition lone prime players with a “clear mind” for NSW this year.

Asked astir the likelihood of selecting Latrell Mitchell – who has been successful the headlines for all mode of reasons lately, and whose caput would intelligibly beryllium scrambled – it felt similar Maguire whitethorn person been softening expectations of the Souths prima playing a relation for the Blues successful 2024.

The thought of not picking players who helium felt were distracted is 1 erstwhile NSW manager Brad Fittler used.

Speaking of Origin, questions were asked astir the lack of Blues skipper James Tedesco astatine the Origin motorboat successful Melbourne past week. There was nary Blues subordinate by the broadside of Maguire, portion Queensland had Harry Grant, a Melbourne local, and Queensland coach Billy Slater.

Tedesco was wide criticised – mostly unfairly – for his Origin performances past year, truthful the conspiracy theorists were retired successful force, suggesting helium was connected the outer. The information is helium was concussed successful the Roosters’ nonaccomplishment to the Bulldogs successful circular 5 and the Blues didn’t deliberation it would beryllium just to interrupt the lead-up to his instrumentality to shot with a formation to Melbourne.

As for NSW disrespecting the lawsuit by not having a subordinate there, they did attack South Sydney players, but they declined, fixed their commencement to the twelvemonth and the unit connected them. Tom Trbojevic was besides approached, but helium couldn’t marque it either.

In the end, NSW great Ben Elias represented the Blues, arsenic a hooker who played successful the archetypal Origin crippled astatine the MCG 30 years ago.

Triple trouble

The NRL is preparing to hold the commencement of the accepted Anzac Day clash betwixt the Roosters and Dragons to debar a perchance embarrassing concern for Fox Sports. There volition beryllium a triple header connected Anzac Day: Warriors v Titans astatine 2pm, Dragons v Roosters astatine 4.05pm and Storm v Rabbitohs astatine 7.50pm.

The commemoration ceremonial is acceptable down for astir 3.50pm astatine Allianz Stadium connected Thursday and if the Warriors-Titans clash runs long, it could enactment Fox successful the uncomfortable concern of having to miss what the time is each astir successful Sydney. But the NRL is making plans to propulsion backmost kick-off astatine the Roosters crippled if the lucifer runs implicit clip successful New Zealand.

Driven mad

Our affirmative piece connected Panthers prima Taylan May past week and his tendency to link with fans via his video blog blew up successful everyone’s face.

We told you however Penrith had warned May to beryllium cautious astir what helium posted online. His Instagram station of a operator speeding successful a residential country resulted successful an NRL integrity portion investigation. The enactment of filming idiosyncratic driving astatine that velocity and posting it was the benignant of happening Penrith feared.

Panthers committee subordinate Greg Alexander mislaid his brother, Ben, successful a car mishap successful 1992. And Alexander enactment his lasting arsenic a large of the crippled to bully usage by promoting harmless driving successful campaigns with Brad Fittler.

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