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.
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.
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
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?
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.
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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
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.
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.
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
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.
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 .
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.
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!
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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
It seems a bit weird there’s like a dozen police in London waiting to arrest someone who hasn’t bought a ticket on the tube. They usually have a lot more to worry about. I reckon he was making a total prick of himself on the tube and somebody raised a security alert.
Brothers like Ben barber lost their career ….. while this guy gets treated like a god……you kidding me…. And then he sits in commentary puts up this front week in and week out being praised ….people don’t just give it to you …. You ask for it ……
Anyone who has taken a pill can vouch for the fact that they are in no way performance enhancing. In fact, a comedown can make you feel pretty low. So if Johns can be the best player in the world for such a long period of time during all of this, then he deserves the immortal tag perhaps more than anyone. Sure he's not squeaky clean. But I'd much rather bump into a league player on a pill that one who's spewing his guts out on alcohol and abusing people.
Normal life behaviour, there is no lie to be lived here, pressure release like this is neccessary with high stress levels. Good for you Andrew, the 50 000 guy does fully understand, those people are all stress releasing with something. If we were all angels and saints we wouldn't need to come down here for a few more hard fought lessons of being in a physical meatsuit. This negative media slant is bullshit, you can guarantee the interviewer has done them, drinks like a fish and taken all sorts of party enhancers. Paid to be a hypocrite.
Gus is clueless and out of touch. It beggars belief to me that he was so involved in football and player management and this was such a surprise to him. not to mention the ridiculous shennanigans that went on in his days
kudos to johns, im an oldschool knights fan and used to love johns untill one game i attended he spat hes moutguard out because they were losing and got hell filthy. This is good form but, he copped it and didnt try and dog out of it, kudos.
Anyone who watched joey and matty interview after their grand final win knew the boys were gettn on the gear. Everyone did! Including gus! lol Then at the end of his career they throw him under the bus. Gus should get an academy award for this performance! lol
Ecstasy is far less harmful than alcohol and alcohol sp[onsors the bloody game, how hypocritical. everyone who wants to know the truth about ecxstasy should search google or youtube for a program called "ecstasay rising". what a feather in ecstasys cap the best ever football player has been using for ten years of his career.
What we should really be questioning here is..... THE LACK OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS! Police officers should NOT have the power to search a person, simply coz he rode the train without a ticket!!! They are employed to keep the peace and to protect & serve the people.
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
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.
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
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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
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@@judgedreadroberts9290 Na, Joey was never that fucked up
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 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.
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
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
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
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.
Still the greatest! Thanks for the memories Joey! Being upfront real man!
All this fuss over one tablet 😂😂
No one is perfect Joey youre still a legend mate keep your head up!!
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
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.
Immortal......
was his nick name at all the big rave parties
MANCHESTER UNITED no one cares
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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
This man played under the influence of drugs and carried us in State of Origin.
Got inducted as an Immortal.
G O A T
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 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.
Is he on something in this interview?
I bet Phill has racked up some epic lines in his past.
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
"..and...had a few beers" LOL.
Oh no. Someone did drugs. Oh fucking no. How disgusting.
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.
Joey was struggling to keep his smirk in at the start
Who cares, he’s the GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME!
not any more.
smileyShiiZniTZ uh yeah he is, no one has overtaken him
thumbs up if you respect him more after watching this interview!
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
this man is a rugby league immortal, he handled it well imo
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
If an entertainer takes drugs he gets lauded, if a sportsperson takes recreational drugs he is condemned. More anything? More everything.
I cant get hold of his book anywher! I ordered a copy off amazon at xmas and it still hasn't arrived! You're English rite? Wher did you get yours? x
Worst part is actually admitting he went to The Church
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
Respect his honesty
He's on the gear now.
Joey Johns, greatest footyplayer that's not QLD.
Potion Seller *greatest ever* including QLD
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.
Gus thinks he works for the federal police
Not a big deal and doesn't make him a bad person
Honest. Owned it
"that interviewer" is phil gould and a great mate of andrew johns he was just giving a fair professional interview.
who else had the guts to front an interview?????
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.
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!
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If he admitted to using drugs early in his career then he wouldnt be an immortal
Defs was on the gear for this interview 😂
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
people will call him a druggy even though he is probably far more successful than they will ever be in life.
Well atleast he's fucking honest
Still off his face every time on 9 😂
saw him last night at a club, classic!
Immortal Druggie
leave him alone
If this was a sportsman today they would blame it on racism or mental health
Here’s why he took ecstasy - because it’s fun
It seems a bit weird there’s like a dozen police in London waiting to arrest someone who hasn’t bought a ticket on the tube. They usually have a lot more to worry about. I reckon he was making a total prick of himself on the tube and somebody raised a security alert.
Andrew "I put my hand up" John's
QLDER…but joey’s game is still undeniable 🔥🏉
fucking legand !!
Gus is a drug counselor
Drugs are as common as alcohol these days
Brothers like Ben barber lost their career ….. while this guy gets treated like a god……you kidding me…. And then he sits in commentary puts up this front week in and week out being praised ….people don’t just give it to you …. You ask for it ……
Fuck is up with people playing judge and jury you all must live in a fairytale seriously this guy is a saint in the real world
Anyone who has taken a pill can vouch for the fact that they are in no way performance enhancing. In fact, a comedown can make you feel pretty low. So if Johns can be the best player in the world for such a long period of time during all of this, then he deserves the immortal tag perhaps more than anyone. Sure he's not squeaky clean. But I'd much rather bump into a league player on a pill that one who's spewing his guts out on alcohol and abusing people.
look at michael phelps, he became even more inspirational and a greater known person after being known as a marijuana user.
Normal life behaviour, there is no lie to be lived here, pressure release like this is neccessary with high stress levels. Good for you Andrew, the 50 000 guy does fully understand, those people are all stress releasing with something. If we were all angels and saints we wouldn't need to come down here for a few more hard fought lessons of being in a physical meatsuit. This negative media slant is bullshit, you can guarantee the interviewer has done them, drinks like a fish and taken all sorts of party enhancers. Paid to be a hypocrite.
Gus is clueless and out of touch. It beggars belief to me that he was so involved in football and player management and this was such a surprise to him. not to mention the ridiculous shennanigans that went on in his days
Theres nothing wrong with taking esctacy. Its a love drug. Some of my best memories of dancing all night from 1 pill.
big ups to kenny whistler....pingers are the business, joey saw the light
And whoever wishes a slow agonising death on someone, especially someone they don't even know must be twisted!
Lol joey what a legend
kellypowell knows where it's at.
kudos to johns, im an oldschool knights fan and used to love johns untill one game i attended he spat hes moutguard out because they were losing and got hell filthy. This is good form but, he copped it and didnt try and dog out of it, kudos.
Anyone who watched joey and matty interview after their grand final win knew the boys were gettn on the gear. Everyone did! Including gus! lol Then at the end of his career they throw him under the bus. Gus should get an academy award for this performance! lol
Now all the NRL players do coke 😂
Ecstasy is far less harmful than alcohol and alcohol sp[onsors the bloody game, how hypocritical. everyone who wants to know the truth about ecxstasy should search google or youtube for a program called "ecstasay rising". what a feather in ecstasys cap the best ever football player has been using for ten years of his career.
I always knew ecstasy was a performance enhancing drugs
This fella is peaking
What we should really be questioning here is..... THE LACK OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS! Police officers should NOT have the power to search a person, simply coz he rode the train without a ticket!!! They are employed to keep the peace and to protect & serve the people.
is this billy rowe?!
Stupid thing is we adore rock stars who are drug users and no one bats an eyelid fuck humans are weird, I’m weird too
True family man
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
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.
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
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.
Gus looks heartbroken during this interview
oh no recreational drug use while being a giant success. what a criminal. lock him up. lol
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.
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
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Zaphod Trillian excellent point
Zaphod Trillian this will go over so many people
He looks like he’s dropped before this interview
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.
😂😂
Johns is on pingers in this interview
lol gus looks like he wants to smack him right on the chin
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
Love Joey's honestly. Seems almost like Gould can't grasp that Joey is being honest.