Rap Sheet: Strife and times of sacked Cronulla Sharks star Todd Carney
THE rap sheet of sacked Cronulla playmaker Todd Carney’s career. The long and troubled history of one of the game’s bad boys.
THE STRIFE AND TIMES OF CRONULLA BAD BOY TODD CARNEY
June 1986
Born and raised in Goulburn.
June 2004
Debuts as an 18-year-old for the Canberra Raiders against Canterbury at Bluetongue Stadium.
December 2006
Carney is charged with mid-range drink driving and reckless driving following an incident in Goulburn.
SHARKS SACK DISGRACED STAR TODD CARNEY
February 2007
Licence suspended for five years.
May 2007
Carney and teammate Steve Irwin lead Canberra police on a car chase before Carney abandons the car and flees. Carney is charged with drink driving and reckless driving, failing to stop when directed by police, negligent driving and driving while disqualified. He receives a suspended jail sentence.
May 2007
Raiders put Carney on a rehabilitation plan.
June 2007
Handed 200 hours of community service for pursuit and driving while his licence was suspended. Magistrate warns Carney he will “undoubtedly go to jail” if he commits another offence.
July 2008
Carney allegedly urinates on a patron at a Canberra pub, however the complaint is withdrawn. He is, however, stood down indefinitely.
WHY THE SHARKS HAD TO SACK CARNEY
Aug 2008
Handed a five-point rehabilitation plan with a clause that he cannot play again that season and must go on an alcohol ban until the end of 2012.
Aug 2008
While suspended by the club, allegedly evicted from Goulburn club.
Aug 2008
Has contract terminated by the Raiders, with the NRL vowing not to register a contract with another club for 2009.
February 2009
Carney damages a vehicle and receives a 12-month suspended jail sentence.
March 2009
Carney moves to North Queensland town of Atherton, where he works in a pub and plays football in the local competition.
March 2009
Rumours emerge that Carney will sign with the Sydney Roosters
April 2009
Nude photos of Todd Carney leak online after photos appeared on a second-hand mobile phone leant to a female customer by a Telstra shop
May 2009
Carney is in an altercation outside a pub in Atherton, is arrested but later released without charge.
January 2010
Carney and a second man allegedly injure another man by deliberately setting his pants on fire. The man suffered burns to his buttocks, upper thigh and genitalia.
June 2010
Police allegedly see Jake Friend hand a pill to Carney on a Saturday night. Officers then search the pair, allegedly finding a packet of seven Valium tablets on Friend. No pills were found on Carney and he is released without charges.
September 2010
Carney is named the season’s Dally M Medallist for the NRL’s best player, as well as the Provan-Summons (people’s choice) award before the Roosters lose the grand final to St George Illawarra 32-8.
November 2010
Carney receives the Rugby League International Federation’s international player of the year award.
Makes his international debut in his only Test appearance for the Kangaroos against New Zealand in the Four Nations tournament.
January 2011
Carney splits with Seven Network television presenter Liz Cantor
February 2011
Roosters release a statement confirming Carney had been charged with low-range drink driving. The club decides to stick by him.
April 2011
Carney was found to be involved with teammate Anthony Watts when he was drinking and NRL management stand Carney down from Roosters indefinitely. He eventually returns in round 10.
August 2011
Carney, Nate Myles and Frank-Paul Nuuausala break Roosters agreement to not touch alcohol for two weeks after The Daily Telegraph reveals the trio were out drinking in the eastern suburbs. All three players face disciplinary hearings.
September 2011
The Roosters release Carney from the final year of his contract.
October 2011
Carney accepts a two-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks worth $700,000.
May 2012
Carney is selected in the NSW Origin team as five-eighth as the Blues lose the series 2-1, including a heartbreaking 21-20 game-three defeat at Suncorp Stadium.
June 2012
Carney starts dating waterskier-turned-boxer Lauryn Eagle.
April 2013
Carney and Eagle break-up.
May 2013
Carney signs a new five-year deal with the Sharks which would see him finish his career with the club.
June 2014
Carney is photographed engaging in a graphic act in the toilets of a Cronulla nightclub.
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