Do you think joey johns should be in the the team of the century even tho he was taking drugs his hole career?

Question

Do you think joey johns should be in the the team of the century even tho he was taking drugs his hole career?

Answer 1

get over his drug problem ffs!!!

so he took drugs who cares, he was still the greatest halfback in 100 years and deserves his spot in the centenary team...

he was better than sterlo and sterling even admitted that on the footy show...

he was the best halfback in the game and possibly one of the best players in the game.

Answer 2

Greatest Halfback and player ever, much deserving.

Answer 3

i have a big fundamental problem wif any 1 that says he shoulded be in the side. He is the greatest player i have ever seen and deserved more then any 1 to be in the side. Any 1 who says his a drug cheat, has no morel values or any understating about rugby league and life

Answer 4

he should not be in the team of the century the players who should be in there are one who are goods role models for the kids who watch the game.  what is he teaching the kids by taking drugs all his career that you can succeed and do the wrong thing all his career. the players who are in the team  they could have years of drug abuse as well but it has never been reported. so it is a big ask to have a team not full of drug cheats. i not saying there are more in the team who have used drugs but just is a possibility.

Answer 5

yes, who cares if he took a few drugs...who did he hurt by doing it?

he is a great player who knows how to have a good time...get over the drug issue!

Answer 6

No.  He was on tour as captain, representing his Country, and at night he was out taking drugs and partying. What a Disgrace.

  He shouldn't have been picked anyway.  I think Sterling was the better player, and I'd reckon Jack Gibson would want him there too.

Answer 7

Personally dont like Johns and its not because of the drugs.. but the fact is, he is a 'legend' of our game and he will always be recogonised as that... so whether you, myself or anyone else think he shouldn't be.. he probably will be.. because thats things work..

Answer 8

NO NO NO

CHEAT!!!

Answer 9

No.  Peter Sterling was streets ahead of Johns and every other halfback.  Sterling had perfect control and vision of the game.  Only Wally Lewis could read the game as well as Sterling.

Johns should not have been halfback.  It should have been Sterling.

Answer 10

No... he shouldn't have been in the team of the century. There have been many Halfbacks better than him, one of them being Sterling.

He is a drug cheat to boot. Yeah all the Joey lovers will say... they were only recreational drugs, but without the drugs who can say if he would have lasted as long as he did. Without getting blitzed and cheating the system every week... he probably would have quit due to the pressure of the game and his messed up life.

There were better role models, better players and better halfbacks.

Answer 11

Yes i do.

I don't think that he is/was/will ever be the only player to partake in recreation drugs whilst participating in professional sport.

If you listen to his interview with Phil Gould he stated that he mainly participated in drug use during the off season and only occassionally during the season. I'm not condoning his behaviour but i believe that the only people he ever really hurt or affected was his family, friends or team mates but mainly himself.

I still think he deserved his place in the greatest team of the century. Players from the past all freely admit that Johns was and probably forever will be the best player to lace up a pair of boots and play the game.

Answer 12

I personally think he should be. Just on the fact alone that Joey changed the entire kicking regime of the half back. Prior to Joey - all the kicks were either, the short chip, the up and under bomb or a straight grubber. Now as a matter of course, every kid needs to be able to do the banana kick, they need to be able to kick off the side of the boot accurately (often while facing the opposite end they are kicking to) to bluff the opposition and set up the winger etc etc. His array of kicks redefined what a half back does. On top of that - he was a great defender, great passer, great vision.

And remember he won two GF's - yes Sterlo etc won more - but to say that Newcastle 2001 had the same array of talent as Parra early '80's is crazy. Johns carried that team and didn't have Cronin, Kenny, Price, Edge, Ella, O'Rielly, Hilditch etc to call on.

Ohh - and he did hold the record for most points ever in Rugby League.

Answer 13

Yes he should still be there. Boo Hoo he took drugs. Just because he took drugs doesnt mean he didnt do alll the things he did. Get over it!!!!!!!!!

Answer 14

Its a discrace 2 Rugby League to have Andrew Johns in the team of the century. He shouldn't be recognised in the top 100, nor the top 1,000.

I don't know how someone in the streets goes to jail 4 drug procession (trafficing,etc...) & he gets a light sentence. Joey should of been thrown in jail for 20yrs or so.

He is an embarrassment to rugby league. I don't know why channel nine dare to put him on tv, he is such a BAD role model. They are basically saying, if u take drugs, u will be forgiven. What a joke.

I say toss his a** in jail to teach society if u r caught taking or in posession of whatever drugs, U WILL go to Jail.

Brad Fittler should of got halfback of the century. He was better than anyone before him & will always b the best in rugby league. He had a FANTASTIC kicking game (better than Sterlo, Joey & plenty of others) and a great step too.

Answer 15

imo allan langer was a lot better than johns

Answer 16

use are all dumb fuuks aye joey johns is the greatest halfback eva.. sterlo was great but neva accomplished half of what joey did.. johnsy could do anything on the field and turn the game around in minutes.. no1 eva has or will have the same talent as joey dus.. thats y he got chosen and not sterlo.. sorry

Answer 17

I didn't know ecky's could help on field performance...........hardly a drug cheat! Anyway, Joey's streets ahead of anyone else, even the great Sterlo admits it. Johns reinvented the game, he could do what Sterling did and more.

Answer 18

sterlo should be in it.not the drug cheater joey.