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ArnoldLaurie Daley returns to Raiders as mentor
December 11th 2007 22:30
Laurie Daley in his glory days
Former Australian and Canberra Raiders captain, Laurie Daley, will be returning to his former club to begin a mentoring role with Canberra's young halves in 2008.
Juggling the informal Raiders' role in between his commitments for Channel 9, the former five-eighth is keen to return to the club where he spent seven glorious years, playing 244 games including 3 premierships (1989, 1990 and 1994).
Daley, who will coach Country Origin in 2008, is keen to exert some influence on Todd Carney, the 21-year-old halfback tipped for representative football in the future.
Will Carney benefit from Daley's experience and mentoring?
The rebellious Carney has twice had his licence suspended because of drink-driving charges and was last year issued with 200 hours community service after being involved in a police pursuit.
"He's an exciting player and he would have found out a lot about himself last year when he had that moment in time he'd like to forget," Daley said.
"The talent he does possess and the shortage of players in the halves for NSW and NSW country, he'd be in the firing line.He's certainly got the potential to play representative football," Daley added.
When asked about his return to the club, the league legend said that "I love the club and if I can help them in some way, shape or form, I will,".
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