What the papers say - Friday Aug 31
Here’s your one stop shop to all the headlines across Australia
Daily Telegraph
* No surprise what is the lead story, with Andrew Johns confessing to the Tele that he took ‘other drugs’ aside from ecstasy
* NRL boss David Gallop says Johns had been tested 17 times in ten years. Gallop also says there has never been a cover up about Johns
“He’s not saying that he was caught and not penalised,” Gallop said
Sydney Morning Herald
* The fact Andrew Johns took drugs throughout his career won’t surprise anyone in league circles, now he has made the admission. The rumours, the stories - they’ve been around for years. The shocking thing is he never got caught.
* NRL chief executive David Gallop has defended the code’s drug testing policy following Andrew Johns’s confession that he took drugs throughout his career.“With the new drug-testing regimes across the clubs, the risks are now higher than ever,” Gallop said.
Herald Sun
* Andrew Johns has even managed to crack the Melbourne market, getting premium coverage
* Dean Laidley’s renewed contract to coach the Kangaroos is expected to expire at the time the club considers its long-term future on the Gold Coast. *Mark Williams’ praise for Dean Bailey could land his Port Adelaide assistant the top job at Melbourne. The Demons board met last night to discuss candidates. The Age
* Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has taken a swipe at Eagle Ben Cousins, suggesting his performances were enhanced last year by his drug-taking.
*The Melbourne board met for more than three hours last night before granting its seal of approval to the appointment of its next coach, believed to be former Essendon player and current Port Adelaide assistant Dean Bailey.
Courier Mail
* A shattered Andrew Johns last night made an explosive confession to being in the grip of a drug and alcohol problem throughout his entire career.
* Super mum Jana Rawlinson completed an extraordinary return to the big stage, winning a second 400m hurdles world title tonight.
* North Queensland last night refused to bite back after Willie Mason lit the fuse for a fiery confrontation in Townsville tonight by claiming the Cowboys were “nothing” without star playmakers Johnathan Thurston and Matt Bowen.
* Port
* Adelaide coach Neil Craig will tonight wear a heart monitor - for AFL telecaster Channel Seven - during the sudden-death clash with Collingwood at Telstra Dome.
The Australian
* The bulk of legendary trainer Bart Cummings’ Melbourne Cup team, led by popular candidate Empires Choice, are now officially out of the race because of the equine influenza outbreak.
* The controversial career of Byron Pickett will end on Sunday when he plays his final match against Carlton at the MCG
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