Official Ben Barba

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Don't you have to register zero if you're driving a truck? What if he gets tested after winning employee of the month?
 

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Didn't they say they'd never release the footage?

"But here it is described in great detail" haha
 

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Yeah he is carrying on in that video and has a couple of dives to the ground. On field he was awesome but off field total opposite.
 

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Yeah that was pretty embarrassing to watch. That dive from a hand on the shoulder must have been what convinced him to start playing soccer.

Despite all his carry on about racism there was far more evidence of him having a discriminatory attitude towards police than them towards him for being black or a footballer.
 

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What a ****ing idiot. Great player on the field, but off it he is a complete twat by the looks. Playing the race card, that is something I expect from Mundine, never thought it would be from Barba. Was given a massive lifeline by the Cowboys and he blew it. He has said he now feels free in life not having the pressures of football on it, but damn. What a wasted opportunity. On decent coin playing football, and then this happens. Bloke has some issues there is no doubt.
 

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Makes you wonder how it was able to flourish so much in the Super League.

Was he off the piss? Was he away from bad influences? As bad as it is, was being away from his family a positive?

Or did he just still do ****ty things but was able to get away from it because of less media scrutiny? He's proven before he still a gun player while his life is falling apart
 

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the press in UK dont give a **** about rugby league; who knows what he got up to
 
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Yeah that was pretty embarrassing to watch. That dive from a hand on the shoulder must have been what convinced him to start playing soccer.

Despite all his carry on about racism there was far more evidence of him having a discriminatory attitude towards police than them towards him for being black or a footballer.

He was playing for the refs whistle.

Sad to see him fall so far from grace.
Such a great talent wasted and such a lost opportunity to make a difference to other people’s lives showcasing his skill on a footy field.
 

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Unfortunately there's probably more chance he just stays a **** **** now than 'turns his life around'.
But he wasn't able to do that with the support of NRL clubs/Super League clubs and there is only so long the NRL can support the guy if he can't help himself.
 

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Let's just be glad we got a good year out of him and that it lined up with the whole team being good.
 
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Let's just be glad we got a good year out of him and that it lined up with the whole team being good.
Yep love him for his past efforts with us.. but I don’t feel sorry for him now. Feel sorry for his wife n kids..certainly not the 1st and will be far from the last that pissed his life away.
 
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