If people think he is the only one to do drugs because he got caught is hilarious, I bet over half of the NRL roster do the exact same in the off season
Cheating? I wouldn't call using illicit recreational drugs cheating. Ecstasy is hardly a sports performance enhancing drug. He struggles with addiction and depression and he admitted that to the world whilst being interviewed by one of his mentors. That takes alot of courage. Good on you Joey
lol hes an immortal and he regularly did pingaz...what how could this be??? everybody knows drugs ruin your life no questions asks no exceptions....everybody who has ever taken drugs ever has an addiction and will become nothing in life thats what we are told to beileve
+JakO prcek Bro leaguies are as real and down to earth as you will get , they don't give a fuck as long as you tackle and run straight , and don't drop nuts when the shit goes down . They know how to party and don't judge , because leaguies come from the hood and have had it hard , they ain't judgemental dickheads . There human . They know people make mistakes but they back there mates and help them get over it ... FTW
Elvis Drehpehs although i would like to know how many pingerz he was on when the knights won the grand final. That would have been the best night ever lol
I hate how people make it out as such a big deal when someone takes drugs that is famous. People take drugs everyday. It's still not a good thing but nobody is perfect
@@mitch8649 Many of em do it. It's just cause he got caught. The team doctors give them Benzos to get to sleep. As far as role models go we should really be looking at parents. Blame everyone else it seems. We really need to have the conversation of how to regulate these drugs. We can't even get pill testing standard at festivals today. It shouldn't be a crime, it is a health issue. Pills are pretty standard for a lot of young people for the last 20 years. Good parents etc. Had a good time and worked and studied hard. I know many that are doctors, teachers, lawyers, tradies. Never had an issue unless they got caught and their record affected their employment. Pretty much all of them have gone on to family mortgage etc. like everyone else. I've seen alcohol do a lot worse. Nobody seems to have a problem with that still.
he didnt though...you dont just hand over a $30 pill for no reason.he bought it and was probs just left overs from his holiday and forgot about it cause he was probs on a cray come down. he made it out likeit was his first time he had seen ecstasy and was trying it for the first time when we all know he abused the drug.
Full credit to the bloke for getting on TV and being honest with us all. @ All the people who call him a drug cheat - you do realise ecstasy use would have made him play WORSE, right?
I love how Phil Gould makes out like Pingas are an addiction like heroin and coke hahaha who hasn't had pingas at least once or twice in their lifetime? everyones done it.
Yeah coke is better but it's also more addictive, that's what I was getting at. Just because someone gets on it and party's a bit harder doesn't mean they've got a drug problem lol. If that's the case half of the punters in the city every weekend have a drug problem.
Jake Kane i disagree...with me cocaines high is not worth 300 dollars for how long it lasts...compared to mdma that lasts 6 times longer and you will spend 3 times less...but thats just me
19833891 if you think people are in the streets on Ecstasy Friday and Saturday nights killing each other, you're kidding yourself. I've never seen anyone hugged to death before by someone rolling balls on MDMA. Seen plenty of destruction at the hands of people drinking alcohol or on Ice though.
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He slipped it jones's pocket, and he slipped money in his lol, cmon nrl advertises alcohol nearly every break and they demonize this stuff, absolute hypocrisy
Thanks for the honesty!!! The ARL have armies of PR types to cover these sorts of things up, but he admitted to more than what he was busted for. Good on him!!
Fuck I love how everybody gets so upset if their not perfect...look at Joey pooring out his heart...people like Joey have reached their stress peak then they break,but then during the body and mind remodeling he comes back a stronger and better version of himself...it's proven universal fact that happens with everything...you either die or you get stronger...because Joey is strong he ignores Phil's finger poking for the perfect people and then surviving a couple of years of chaos...hes back and strong enough to take anyone down..well done Joey for not choosing the easy way out and thanks for the entertainment...
I hate footy, but I thought Joey manned up here and spoke very honest. I have bipolar, took loads of drugs too. He wouldn't of gained any beneficial effect on the field during the season from taking xtc. This drug, is shit and takes days to physically recover from. Living with bipolar un-medicated is like driving a train with no brakes. Respect Andrew
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Having said that, don`t mind Gus - he shoots straight from the hip and has good ideas for the game. He just needs a night on the disco biscuits to see the light.
I grew up with andrew,,went to st pats primary and st peters maitland! hes always been the best at what he did,, i take my hat off to him for spilling his guts on tv!! good on ya joe,, proud to b from cessnock! young pinky garnett
Yes he made a mistake, but atleast he was 100% honest in the interview, when he was been asked some pretty personal questions, i still respect him thumbs up if you agree!
Read Andrew Johns's book, its all in there. I dont condone drug taking, but I can see where he was coming from regarding escaping the pressure he was under (and I'm not just meaning the footy) Andrew Johns is a legend on the field, and with his honesty, candid opinions and massive potential to reach people who are living what he was (and still is) managing, could become a legend off the field as well. All the best Nugget!
I think you did a great job in this interview Andrew and I have alot of respect for your honesty and courage. We all know you've done the wrong thing and there is no excuse for that, but I think by being so honest about your struggles you have helped many others.
What a joke. If Latrell Mitchell came out after he's career and said he snorted coke during his career and while playing the whole of Australia would ridicule him to the day he died
i not a johns fan never have been just because he is a new south Welshman lol but damn he was a good player, with an alcohol problem and occasionally taking Ecstasy, imagine how good he would have been if he was sober
Big deal he took a few pinga's. Andrew Johns still trained hard, played football better than any other person we have ever seen and he maintained a normal and healthy life style. There was a time in my life where I was taking upto 80 ecstasy tablets on a Friday/Saturday night. I had an addiction that only affected me I went to work five days a week as a bricklayer and I worked hard. I would also buy Ecstasy for $12.50 a tablet and sell them for around $20 each I would buy and sell around 200-500 Ecstasy tables per week. A lot of my customers were school teachers they would get 5-10 tablets at a time Andrew Johns was found with one tablet which is not very much.
He is still the Heart and Soul of the Hunter Valley. He retired the greatest player ever but carried demons over his playing career. leave the bloke alone. I live in Brisbane and i see most of the Broncos including their beloved captain Darren on drugs all the time. Its the culture of Rugby at the moment.
Ecstacy is a nothing drug. Gives you a buzz and energy for 2-3 hours. and leaves your system. No way should it take away from what he did on the field. I've done it plenty of times. wouldn't suprise me if joey was smoking weed, or doing any other party drugs.
your education on drugs especially ecstasy is majorly lacking...ecstasy can last for 12 hours if its not cut. chances are his "ecstasy" pill would have speed in it which makes the come down 3x worse. i took 3 eccys at after grad party in highschool i was buzzing out of my nut confident as from about 6pm to 8am i then smoked a 50 (3.4gr)of weed to try and sleep i didnt feel stomed one bit. i was biting down for hours and was scattered kept breaking chain of thought couldnt concentrate i then slept for 14 hours when i woke up i was drowsy didnt eat for a day and felt abit off. your fine while high aslong as you dont over do it but it has serious side effects on the brain and physical symptons when it wears off.
also "ecstasy" isnt a drug the drug thats suppose to be in it is MDMA which comes from a plant in south east asia and since about late 80's has been extremely scarce so dealers buy there own press and cut it..99% of MDMA thatsleft goes to usa cause the markets bigger meaning they can charge double$$ also since late 80s in aus more then 95% of "escstasy" contains no mdma. as the use of speed was declining dealers started using that. i can almost gurantee any pinga you buy in 2016 is a speed based pill.
they both have their pros and cons. for e.g its very easy to take to much mdma and end up naked rolling around in a park fist pumping. where as speeds effects only intensify when taking more. mdma doesnt really effect your brain until you abuse it forlong periods. where as whizz (speed) will effect you if you take it every weekend for maybe only a month. mdma doesnt have much of a come down you just lose all energy but with whizz as i mentioned earlier you have about 10-11 hours of feeling great all jacked up but then youll spend another 5-7 grinding and bitting aimlessly looking around a room breaking your chain of thought every 30 seconds and chances are your legs will be uncontrollably bouncing.
judging by the way hes playing with his hands licking and moving his jaw around and jiggling knees. hes on speed which can fuck you up mentally and is right behind methamphetamine for addiction.
+Yamaha Life and hes looking around with a blank face trying to construct a sentence in his head and stops talking every 5 seconds cause his minds clouded. id say hes on or just about to start a speed come down.
seriously this is no big deal, it is obvious that he is a good guy. This is all about the stigma around ecstasy and that it is illegal. We could ban alcohol and then have someone up there in the spotlight condemning them for drinking. Did it provide him with any unfair advantage? No. Was he hurting anyone by taking it? No. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to drinking alcohol.
What a example a role model for kids . You can be a druggie and a still be a immortal . Great example for the youth of australia . Good one n.r.l . Great message to the youth of australia .
this was nothing more than a save face scenario for Johns and the NRL as they knew the importance of Joey to the bigger picture and tried to get on the front foot with this issue before some journo wrote a story about someone coming forward and spilling the beans on Johns hidden drug addiction
I remember watching this live on channel 9, and as soon as Johns said his been taken drugs for almost 10yrs, my face was the same Gus's face.....HOLY SHIT WTF!!!!!
To allow a drug cheat to keep their medals and status and then place them in the Hall of Fame is the worst case of cronyism in Australian sporting history. Lance Armstrong had his career achievements nullified? So Australian Sporting Authorities and Andrew Johns are An embarrassment to every honest hardworking Australian.
Drug cheat? Recreational drugs are not the same as performance enhancing drugs - least of all ecstasy. You wouldn’t have to search very hard to find studies that conclude alcohol is far more destructive than MDMA. He was battling his personal demons (in a questionable way I suppose) but that takes nothing away from the player he was on the field.
I'm kiwi and I don't like ozzys for the sole reason that they are better at rugby league then anyone else......yeah yeah I know I'm petty lol.....but I got a say I'd enjoy getting on the piss with Joey I reckon.....he's a top bloke in my books
Ha this amazes me he gets caught with ecstasy and they make him an immortal and then they SLAY cherry evans for playing within the rules and fighting for himself making a deal to secure his family. I think they have this all back to front.
+Theatre Mad He's one of the greatest to ever play. He deserved to be an immortal, just look at what he did for the newcastle knights, and look at how they've been since he left. His personal life struggles shouldn't be a reason to overlook his impact on that franchise and the NRL as a whole. If Johns was in his prime, I tell you know, he would have turned this years wooden spooners, into a top 4 team.
Great player yea,but should have not been put up as an immortal due to the fact he shot himself in the foot as It sends off the wrong message to the public which according to the NRL they are cracking down on. Even his brother has been in the wars for basically standing in a line to get into some chicks pants with a group of others on a big gang bang night.My whole point here is the comparison between Cherry Evans and johns and despite cherry's so called underachievement compared to johns i still think he is a better person to represent our game and i cant understand why he was basically slayed alive for backing out of a business deal which was perfectly legal.And don't forget there is no honor in business as they are complete opposites and always will be.
***** Well I cannot disagree with what you said there, Cherry Evans did no wrong in my opinion, and as a play he had every right to put himself in the best position as possible. I just think that Joey Johns shouldn't be discredited in anyway because of his off-field issues.
+Theatre Mad The thing with DCE is that a footballers career compared to his lifespan is very short. In this modern era, the world "loyalty" is dead, clubs aren't loyal to players, just as players aren't loyal to clubs. DCE did what was best for him and his family, and anyone who slates him for back-flipping on his deal is either a: a liar or b: stupid. All power to him, and this is from a Dogs fan
They had no right to publicly humiliate Joey like this.No one should have to be held accountable to the public because of what they do in their personal life.He's there to play football and entertain us,that's it.What they do away from their profession is none of our business.Why does he have to be hung out to dry like this.He's just a human being like the rest of us.Who are we to judge.This is disgusting.Poor bloke.
Johns here shows himself to be an honest man and he should never be shamed for having a good time once in a while. MDMA is a better recreational drug than alcohol on many levels.
I just looked him up when he died he had the following in his system "cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, Roaccutane, anti-depressants and alcohol" thats why he died, he had way to many drugs in his system. He did not die from Ecstasy!
The worst kept secret in Newcastle. This shocks me, everyone knew he was doing drugs except the NRL bosses and parliament, but everyone else in the country knew.
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Mate did U know it was in ur pocket, yeh but I forgot it was there, Phil: do U intend to use it later . Andrew: yes, yes I do ,🙃 Dont understand why a man has to explain what he does in his free time. Not fair for Andrew
well why not? how do we know he hasn't done these things? He's admitting to what he got caught doing only because he got caught. due to his past actions & attempted deceit, his character & integrity now come into question. His actions has put the doubt in peoples minds.
There was a survey a while back and Australians came out top in the league of Ecstacy users per head in the world. The only downside is you unlucky buggers have to pay about 10 times more than in Europe. Although you never know on a night out someone might "slip a couple in your pocket" !
So the GOAT enjoyed going to the Church in London was it St Paul’s or Westminster Abbey 😂 took disco biscuits & partied like it’s 1999 On a serious note it was a stupid thing to do but fair play to him for admitting on national TV in Straya and now global in FaceTube he was into his pingers. He has since become a great presenter/TV summariser/pundit I always remember his debut for Warrington he was absolutely brilliant that night and it was inevitable he would win the Tissot watch… he could have wore a dinner suit that night he never got tackled and kicked the rhinos into a corner they couldn’t get out of. The following week Wakefield best Warrington though At least he owned up to what he had done and now is happy to talk about his misdemeanour
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@@judgedreadroberts9290 Na, Joey was never that fucked up
Every time I see Phil Gould's face, his face looks like he's just done 12 rounds with Manny Pacquiao
@M then why tf r u here
If people think he is the only one to do drugs because he got caught is hilarious, I bet over half of the NRL roster do the exact same in the off season
Not half more then 80% of them take drugs they have the 3 strike rule the third time they do it that’s when it’s taken to public.
They do it during the season.
@M Many fewer rapists tho.
Speak for yourself ya goose
whataboutism fallacy
Cheating? I wouldn't call using illicit recreational drugs cheating. Ecstasy is hardly a sports performance enhancing drug.
He struggles with addiction and depression and he admitted that to the world whilst being interviewed by one of his mentors. That takes alot of courage.
Good on you Joey
Say what ya want about Andrew Johns, at least he was honest in this interview.
lol hes an immortal and he regularly did pingaz...what how could this be??? everybody knows drugs ruin your life no questions asks no exceptions....everybody who has ever taken drugs ever has an addiction and will become nothing in life thats what we are told to beileve
+JakO prcek
Bro leaguies are as real and down to earth as you will get , they don't give a fuck as long as you tackle and run straight , and don't drop nuts when the shit goes down . They know how to party and don't judge , because leaguies come from the hood and have had it hard , they ain't judgemental dickheads . There human . They know people make mistakes but they back there mates and help them get over it ... FTW
Elvis Drehpehs although i would like to know how many pingerz he was on when the knights won the grand final. That would have been the best night ever lol
You can't get addicted to MDMA mate, it's a party drug. It won't ruin your life at all if taken in moderation.
He flat out lied and said he didn't know who gave it to him. Bullshit. Shouldn't be an immortal hes a disgrace to kids who love rugby league
I hate how people make it out as such a big deal when someone takes drugs that is famous. People take drugs everyday. It's still not a good thing but nobody is perfect
Simon Jordan he’s the GOAT
Walshy boi there were no performance enhancing drugs involved. Just pingas.
But he’s supposed to be a role model to young children, don’t get me wrong I love him, but it’s a pretty big deal
@@mitch8649 kids should look up to their parents first more then anything.
@@mitch8649 Many of em do it. It's just cause he got caught. The team doctors give them Benzos to get to sleep.
As far as role models go we should really be looking at parents. Blame everyone else it seems. We really need to have the conversation of how to regulate these drugs. We can't even get pill testing standard at festivals today. It shouldn't be a crime, it is a health issue.
Pills are pretty standard for a lot of young people for the last 20 years. Good parents etc. Had a good time and worked and studied hard. I know many that are doctors, teachers, lawyers, tradies. Never had an issue unless they got caught and their record affected their employment. Pretty much all of them have gone on to family mortgage etc. like everyone else.
I've seen alcohol do a lot worse. Nobody seems to have a problem with that still.
Mate, i respect anyone who admits there wrong, and put there hand up for it. Still an inspiration to me. Proud of your journey Joey.
he didnt though...you dont just hand over a $30 pill for no reason.he bought it and was probs just left overs from his holiday and forgot about it cause he was probs on a cray come down. he made it out likeit was his first time he had seen ecstasy and was trying it for the first time when we all know he abused the drug.
hows having an ecstasy pill a wrong?
DontF***WithMyRanchu he didn’t have to admit that he used drugs for the last 10 years but he did. That takes balls
Hahah you seriously believe him lol
@@INJUMAN101 dodgy people do dodgy things John's and Gould are no different
I love the way even though Joey was in the wrong, he handled himself outstandingly in this interview and admitted to everything. Good on ya.
Still the greatest! Thanks for the memories Joey! Being upfront real man!
Full credit to the bloke for getting on TV and being honest with us all.
@ All the people who call him a drug cheat - you do realise ecstasy use would have made him play WORSE, right?
Yea, it's fucked doing anything buckled lol
He’d have hugged everyone other than tackled em. They made a big deal of this , most players have dabbled. He’s still one of the best ever
Not the ecstasy Joey was doin. 8th Immortal..........please stop.
He looks like he's on something in this interview, the deep breathing, the excessive facial expressions. On ya Joey
You sound like a real expert
10 years on - I hope life is better for you
I swear he is on something during this interview !
I thought this back then and still do lol... Much respect for this interview and an immortal for a reason, but it does cross my mind
Gus looks heartbroken during this interview
You can see Gus gets more and more shattered as Joey admits more and more. Gus has played a massive role in his life.
Pingers would be a great escape if you had Gus in your life
I love how Phil Gould makes out like Pingas are an addiction like heroin and coke hahaha who hasn't had pingas at least once or twice in their lifetime? everyones done it.
Yeah coke is better but it's also more addictive, that's what I was getting at. Just because someone gets on it and party's a bit harder doesn't mean they've got a drug problem lol. If that's the case half of the punters in the city every weekend have a drug problem.
Jake Kane ... they do... were killing each other in the streets every friday and saturday night...
Jake Kane i disagree...with me cocaines high is not worth 300 dollars for how long it lasts...compared to mdma that lasts 6 times longer and you will spend 3 times less...but thats just me
19833891 if you think people are in the streets on Ecstasy Friday and Saturday nights killing each other, you're kidding yourself. I've never seen anyone hugged to death before by someone rolling balls on MDMA. Seen plenty of destruction at the hands of people drinking alcohol or on Ice though.
MD makes people happy and love everyone, Alcohol is what causes the fighting and assaults.
All this fuss over one tablet 😂😂
who cares if he took recreational drugs as long as its not steroids or performance enhancing drugs
Oh my god he had a pinger in his pocket, he should be locked up. What a lunatic!
MANCHESTER UNITED SHUT THE FUCK UP U DICKHEAD SOCCER IS FOR WUSSES AND PUSSYS
Ok. So booze is a drug and that's ok, but ecstacy is bad? It affects your performance less than booze.
xpat73 Yep and you dont bash your wife on it either.
No one is perfect Joey youre still a legend mate keep your head up!!
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Zaphod Trillian excellent point
Zaphod Trillian this will go over so many people
I love this man more. Nothing feels better than being on an E. It feels so good ya want to call you’re Grandma.
Hahahaha
Hahahahaha yes
Yeah. It's a hell of an experience but I used to hate the come down. Absolutely horrid.
😂😂
This man played under the influence of drugs and carried us in State of Origin.
Got inducted as an Immortal.
G O A T
Johns is on pingers in this interview
He slipped it jones's pocket, and he slipped money in his lol, cmon nrl advertises alcohol nearly every break and they demonize this stuff, absolute hypocrisy
Thanks for the honesty!!! The ARL have armies of PR types to cover these sorts of things up, but he admitted to more than what he was busted for. Good on him!!
Love Joey's honestly. Seems almost like Gould can't grasp that Joey is being honest.
oh no recreational drug use while being a giant success. what a criminal. lock him up. lol
He looks like he’s dropped before this interview
Fuck I love how everybody gets so upset if their not perfect...look at Joey pooring out his heart...people like Joey have reached their stress peak then they break,but then during the body and mind remodeling he comes back a stronger and better version of himself...it's proven universal fact that happens with everything...you either die or you get stronger...because Joey is strong he ignores Phil's finger poking for the perfect people and then surviving a couple of years of chaos...hes back and strong enough to take anyone down..well done Joey for not choosing the easy way out and thanks for the entertainment...
I hate footy, but I thought Joey manned up here and spoke very honest. I have bipolar, took loads of drugs too. He wouldn't of gained any beneficial effect on the field during the season from taking xtc. This drug, is shit and takes days to physically recover from. Living with bipolar un-medicated is like driving a train with no brakes. Respect Andrew
Immortal......
was his nick name at all the big rave parties
MANCHESTER UNITED no one cares
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C yet here you are commenting all over rugby league videos. Guess soccer is just too boring for you. Welcome to the dark side champ.
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Having said that, don`t mind Gus - he shoots straight from the hip and has good ideas for the game. He just needs a night on the disco biscuits to see the light.
I grew up with andrew,,went to st pats primary and st peters maitland! hes always been the best at what he did,, i take my hat off to him for spilling his guts on tv!! good on ya joe,, proud to b from cessnock! young pinky garnett
Yes he made a mistake, but atleast he was 100% honest in the interview, when he was been asked some pretty personal questions, i still respect him thumbs up if you agree!
thumbs up if you respect him more after watching this interview!
Read Andrew Johns's book, its all in there.
I dont condone drug taking, but I can see where he was coming from regarding escaping the pressure he was under (and I'm not just meaning the footy)
Andrew Johns is a legend on the field, and with his honesty, candid opinions and massive potential to reach people who are living what he was (and still is) managing, could become a legend off the field as well.
All the best Nugget!
Someone put it in my pocket? WTF just tell us who ya dealer is bro.
I think you did a great job in this interview Andrew and I have alot of respect for your honesty and courage. We all know you've done the wrong thing and there is no excuse for that, but I think by being so honest about your struggles you have helped many others.
Gus: "how did you live with that lie"
Far out he makes me feel guilty for having a pinger on the odd occasion I go out clubbing 😂
i love Andrew Johns💙
Imagine everyone who had a pinger in their 20's got grilled like this on TV.
That's a new reality show right there 😂😂😂
I've never seen this interview of Ringo from the Beatles.
Joey acts like hes at the principals office
Joey always reminds me of a young Elvis Presley.
admire his honesty and for fronting up.
Great player - will be an immortal soon
Fuck me, what a prediction
Dallas Balmain oath
Boi this comment aged well
Legend Ellery
What a joke. If Latrell Mitchell came out after he's career and said he snorted coke during his career and while playing the whole of Australia would ridicule him to the day he died
i not a johns fan never have been just because he is a new south Welshman lol but damn he was a good player, with an alcohol problem and occasionally taking Ecstasy, imagine how good he would have been if he was sober
Big deal he took a few pinga's. Andrew Johns still trained hard, played football better than any other person we have ever seen and he maintained a normal and healthy life style. There was a time in my life where I was taking upto 80 ecstasy tablets on a Friday/Saturday night. I had an addiction that only affected me I went to work five days a week as a bricklayer and I worked hard. I would also buy Ecstasy for $12.50 a tablet and sell them for around $20 each I would buy and sell around 200-500 Ecstasy tables per week. A lot of my customers were school teachers they would get 5-10 tablets at a time Andrew Johns was found with one tablet which is not very much.
talk sht buddy. hahaha u took 80 pills on a friday nite yep cool story.
Bro more like 80 paracetamols u muppet
He is still the Heart and Soul of the Hunter Valley. He retired the greatest player ever but carried demons over his playing career. leave the bloke alone. I live in Brisbane and i see most of the Broncos including their beloved captain Darren on drugs all the time. Its the culture of Rugby at the moment.
Andrew, U are a Fucking Legend. Thanks for your HONESTY.You have really gone UP in my opinion.
i really couldnt care less if he has taken drugs, he could still play better than anyone even if he was high on the field
Ecstacy is a nothing drug. Gives you a buzz and energy for 2-3 hours. and leaves your system. No way should it take away from what he did on the field. I've done it plenty of times. wouldn't suprise me if joey was smoking weed, or doing any other party drugs.
your education on drugs especially ecstasy is majorly lacking...ecstasy can last for 12 hours if its not cut. chances are his "ecstasy" pill would have speed in it which makes the come down 3x worse. i took 3 eccys at after grad party in highschool i was buzzing out of my nut confident as from about 6pm to 8am i then smoked a 50 (3.4gr)of weed to try and sleep i didnt feel stomed one bit. i was biting down for hours and was scattered kept breaking chain of thought couldnt concentrate i then slept for 14 hours when i woke up i was drowsy didnt eat for a day and felt abit off. your fine while high aslong as you dont over do it but it has serious side effects on the brain and physical symptons when it wears off.
also "ecstasy" isnt a drug the drug thats suppose to be in it is MDMA which comes from a plant in south east asia and since about late 80's has been extremely scarce so dealers buy there own press and cut it..99% of MDMA thatsleft goes to usa cause the markets bigger meaning they can charge double$$ also since late 80s in aus more then 95% of "escstasy" contains no mdma. as the use of speed was declining dealers started using that. i can almost gurantee any pinga you buy in 2016 is a speed based pill.
they both have their pros and cons. for e.g its very easy to take to much mdma and end up naked rolling around in a park fist pumping. where as speeds effects only intensify when taking more. mdma doesnt really effect your brain until you abuse it forlong periods. where as whizz (speed) will effect you if you take it every weekend for maybe only a month. mdma doesnt have much of a come down you just lose all energy but with whizz as i mentioned earlier you have about 10-11 hours of feeling great all jacked up but then youll spend another 5-7 grinding and bitting aimlessly looking around a room breaking your chain of thought every 30 seconds and chances are your legs will be uncontrollably bouncing.
judging by the way hes playing with his hands licking and moving his jaw around and jiggling knees. hes on speed which can fuck you up mentally and is right behind methamphetamine for addiction.
+Yamaha Life and hes looking around with a blank face trying to construct a sentence in his head and stops talking every 5 seconds cause his minds clouded. id say hes on or just about to start a speed come down.
He sounds like he's had a few beers here.
Joey was struggling to keep his smirk in at the start
seriously this is no big deal, it is obvious that he is a good guy. This is all about the stigma around ecstasy and that it is illegal. We could ban alcohol and then have someone up there in the spotlight condemning them for drinking. Did it provide him with any unfair advantage? No. Was he hurting anyone by taking it? No. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to drinking alcohol.
"..and...had a few beers" LOL.
What a example a role model for kids . You can be a druggie and a still be a immortal . Great example for the youth of australia . Good one n.r.l . Great message to the youth of australia .
This guy was taking drugs while playing and is still considered one of the greatest players. How much better could he have played
this was nothing more than a save face scenario for Johns and the NRL as they knew the importance of Joey to the bigger picture and tried to get on the front foot with this issue before some journo wrote a story about someone coming forward and spilling the beans on Johns hidden drug addiction
Haha legend, looks like he had a couple lines before the interview.
lol gus looks like he wants to smack him right on the chin
I remember watching this live on channel 9, and as soon as Johns said his been taken drugs for almost 10yrs, my face was the same Gus's face.....HOLY SHIT WTF!!!!!
U must of had a very shelted life
I bet Phill has racked up some epic lines in his past.
"that interviewer" is phil gould and a great mate of andrew johns he was just giving a fair professional interview.
To allow a drug cheat to keep their medals and status and then place them in the Hall of Fame is the worst case of cronyism in Australian sporting history. Lance Armstrong had his career achievements nullified? So Australian Sporting Authorities and Andrew Johns are An embarrassment to every honest hardworking Australian.
Drug cheat? Recreational drugs are not the same as performance enhancing drugs - least of all ecstasy. You wouldn’t have to search very hard to find studies that conclude alcohol is far more destructive than MDMA. He was battling his personal demons (in a questionable way I suppose) but that takes nothing away from the player he was on the field.
2 years on, I hope life is more positive for you friend
I'm kiwi and I don't like ozzys for the sole reason that they are better at rugby league then anyone else......yeah yeah I know I'm petty lol.....but I got a say I'd enjoy getting on the piss with Joey I reckon.....he's a top bloke in my books
Wally was known as The King in Origin, but he didn't dominate from week to week like Joey did.
I agree Joey is way better than Wally
Ha this amazes me he gets caught with ecstasy and they make him an immortal and then they SLAY cherry evans for playing within the rules and fighting for himself making a deal to secure his family. I think they have this all back to front.
***** And he's still on TV
+Theatre Mad He's one of the greatest to ever play. He deserved to be an immortal, just look at what he did for the newcastle knights, and look at how they've been since he left. His personal life struggles shouldn't be a reason to overlook his impact on that franchise and the NRL as a whole. If Johns was in his prime, I tell you know, he would have turned this years wooden spooners, into a top 4 team.
Great player yea,but should have not been put up as an immortal due to the fact he shot himself in the foot as It sends off the wrong message to the public which according to the NRL they are cracking down on. Even his brother has been in the wars for basically standing in a line to get into some chicks pants with a group of others on a big gang bang night.My whole point here is the comparison between Cherry Evans and johns and despite cherry's so called underachievement compared to johns i still think he is a better person to represent our game and i cant understand why he was basically slayed alive for backing out of a business deal which was perfectly legal.And don't forget there is no honor in business as they are complete opposites and always will be.
***** Well I cannot disagree with what you said there, Cherry Evans did no wrong in my opinion, and as a play he had every right to put himself in the best position as possible. I just think that Joey Johns shouldn't be discredited in anyway because of his off-field issues.
+Theatre Mad The thing with DCE is that a footballers career compared to his lifespan is very short. In this modern era, the world "loyalty" is dead, clubs aren't loyal to players, just as players aren't loyal to clubs. DCE did what was best for him and his family, and anyone who slates him for back-flipping on his deal is either a: a liar or b: stupid. All power to him, and this is from a Dogs fan
He's on the gear now.
Joey Johns, greatest footyplayer that's not QLD.
Potion Seller *greatest ever* including QLD
The cops that locked him up for 1 pinger should be locked up for being nobs.
this man is a rugby league immortal, he handled it well imo
If an entertainer takes drugs he gets lauded, if a sportsperson takes recreational drugs he is condemned. More anything? More everything.
This is something that alot of people in Newcastle already knew about and it was just a matter of time that it all came out.
Respect his honesty
Been to the Church many times in London… You go there to get hammered!
They had no right to publicly humiliate Joey like this.No one should have to be held accountable to the public because of what they do in their personal life.He's there to play football and entertain us,that's it.What they do away from their profession is none of our business.Why does he have to be hung out to dry like this.He's just a human being like the rest of us.Who are we to judge.This is disgusting.Poor bloke.
Johns here shows himself to be an honest man and he should never be shamed for having a good time once in a while. MDMA is a better recreational drug than alcohol on many levels.
As if he was getting hammered for this should be applauded for how good he was on come down
I just looked him up when he died he had the following in his system "cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, Roaccutane, anti-depressants and alcohol" thats why he died, he had way to many drugs in his system. He did not die from Ecstasy!
He had a few bags before his interview lol
The worst kept secret in Newcastle. This shocks me, everyone knew he was doing drugs except the NRL bosses and parliament, but everyone else in the country knew.
Dude was on the goey his whole career 🤣
Defs was on the gear for this interview 😂
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Gus thinks he works for the federal police
andrew johns is the best player in the history of the game !!
Recreational drugs 17yrs ago different to today I think.
who else had the guts to front an interview?????
The unknown person was Shane Warne's mother.
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Who cares, he’s the GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME!
not any more.
smileyShiiZniTZ uh yeah he is, no one has overtaken him
Mate did U know it was in ur pocket, yeh but I forgot it was there,
Phil: do U intend to use it later .
Andrew: yes, yes I do ,🙃
Dont understand why a man has to explain what he does in his free time. Not fair for Andrew
But he took drugs to help him play……..then he becomes immortal latter……
No brainer! The joke of the century! 😂
well why not? how do we know he hasn't done these things? He's admitting to what he got caught doing only because he got caught. due to his past actions & attempted deceit, his character & integrity now come into question. His actions has put the doubt in peoples minds.
It was Darren Lockyer that gave him the pinger.
Not a big deal and doesn't make him a bad person
people will call him a druggy even though he is probably far more successful than they will ever be in life.
There was a survey a while back and Australians came out top in the league of Ecstacy users per head in the world. The only downside is you unlucky buggers have to pay about 10 times more than in Europe. Although you never know on a night out someone might "slip a couple in your pocket"
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So the GOAT enjoyed going to the Church in London was it St Paul’s or Westminster Abbey 😂 took disco biscuits & partied like it’s 1999
On a serious note it was a stupid thing to do but fair play to him for admitting on national TV in Straya and now global in FaceTube he was into his pingers.
He has since become a great presenter/TV summariser/pundit
I always remember his debut for Warrington he was absolutely brilliant that night and it was inevitable he would win the Tissot watch… he could have wore a dinner suit that night he never got tackled and kicked the rhinos into a corner they couldn’t get out of. The following week Wakefield best Warrington though
At least he owned up to what he had done and now is happy to talk about his misdemeanour
Worst part is actually admitting he went to The Church