Red faces all round as JT is cleared Danny Weidler column smh

THE charges against Johnathan Thurston have been dropped - and it's the Queensland police and the raft of Thurston's critics who could find themselves in bother. This column first told you about the overreaction to Thurston's night out a few weeks back - for a start there were 11 police on the scene to arrest a bloke who was not that drunk and certainly not misbehaving enough to warrant what happened. Now there is talk about possible internal action against at least one of the police involved in the Thurston arrest. Those close to the case have provided some interesting information and when that comes out this will become more than just a sports story. It has the potential to cost police their jobs. My information is there is little doubt that Thurston was targeted by the police. The Cowboys reacted to media reports and based much of their initial actions on those incorrect reports. There is thought to be defamation action being taken against some media outlets for the wildly inaccurate stories and columns they published.

MAITUA MOTIVATED
RENI MAITUA knows many people are willing him to fail when he returns from his drugs ban in May. It's one of the factors driving him as he tries to make it back to the top. It may also explain why he has started training on his own in recent days. He can't train with Parramatta until the ban is lifted, so it's going to be a long, lonely journey. But he is not short on motivation.

Manly worried Des may fly
THERE are concerns from within the Manly camp that English clubs are wooing Des Hasler. Hasler missed the Sea Eagles presentation night because he was in England to see his son. The Eagles fear that while he is there he may be approached about a deal. He was certainly sounded out after he coached the Eagles to the premiership two years ago.

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