{"id":372307,"date":"2024-03-02T23:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T00:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372307"},"modified":"2024-03-03T02:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T02:04:34","slug":"crichton-shuts-down-circus-like-rumours-in-new-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372307","title":{"rendered":"Crichton shuts down 'circus-like' rumours in new interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffngus Crichton<\/a> has opened up on the mental health battle and rumours that plagued the past 12 months of his life, with the Roosters<\/a> veteran telling all in a new interview.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> on the eve of the new NRL<\/a> season, the former NSW back-rower explained the manic episode that saw him admitted to a psychiatric facility in France, just weeks after lifting the World Cup trophy with Australia.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old was seen as one of the sport's elite forwards at the end of the 2022 season, with his spot in the Tricolours, Blues and Kangaroos lineup locked in.<\/p>\n

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But now, Crichton has explained how his life was turned upside-down and the events that unfolded, including his diagnosis with bipolar disorder and use of magic mushrooms during a holiday in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

\"Angus<\/p>\n

\ufeff"The police had just tasered me … they strapped me to this stretcher and tasered me. Imagine if you had a bunch of policemen and paramedics trying to strap you to a bed for what you thought was no reason," he said.<\/p>\n

"My dad had called them because he was scared.<\/p>\n

"It's called a manic episode. I was just manic. I wasn't sleeping. I wasn't thinking clearly or making good decisions. No one got hurt, no one got injured, but I was super energetic and very different to my normal self.<\/p>\n

"When I was in Amsterdam, nothing happened in terms of a reaction. We had a great time. When I was in France, I was sober. I wasn't even drunk. I had no substances there at all, but that was when the wheels started to fall off a bit.<\/p>\n

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"It's taken for me to get to where I am now to realise that I actually did need to be protected from myself. The toughest thing was gaining everyone's honest trust and belief back. I think everyone was so on edge for a long time after that."<\/p>\n

Crichton's parents would fly over to France to be with their son before they returned to Australia and began a lengthy, complicated road to recovery.<\/p>\n

\"Australia's<\/p>\n

But with his public persona and question marks flying across the NRL, rumours began to swirl and Crichton has now finally addressed some of them.<\/p>\n

"I had the outside world trying to figure out what the hell was going on," he said.<\/p>\n

"It became a bit of a circus. People creating ridiculous rumours. I heard about the text messages. It was crazy. A lot of it wasn't true and it was tarnishing my reputation. It was some of the most far-fetched things.<\/p>\n

"I can tell you now, I haven't put on a Souths shirt since I left the club. Saying that I rocked up to training in a Souths jersey asking where Madge [former Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire] was. That just flat out didn't happen."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Crichton won't play in the Roosters' season opener in Las Vegas but has travelled with the squad \ufeffand is looking to get his rugby league career back on track.<\/p>\n

"I'm definitely a more resilient person for what I went through," he said.<\/p>\n

"And if my time at the Roosters is coming to an end, I want to leave with people thinking, 'That Angus Crichton is a bloody good player'. I'm working to get that.<\/p>\n

"I'm working to put a bit of respect back on my name."<\/p>\n

If you or anyone you know needs immediate support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via <\/strong><\/em>lifeline.org.au<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In an emergency, call 000.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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