Quitting alcohol the key for Maitua's revenge
December 6th 2008 07:30
Reni Maitua is in deep thinking at the moment. The former Bulldogs player is seeking ways on how to extract revenge on those that have cost him his career at Canterbury.
He is analysing thoughts against those that are trying to deregister the former Test star from ever playing rugby league again on Australian shores.
That does not necessarily mean he is going to go on a murderous rampage of sorts across Belmore.
Far from it.
For Maitua's vengeance to succeed, the 26 year old plans to look within and change certain parts of his lifestyle that simply went out of control.
One of the present difficulties that has cast Maitua into the abyss is his alcohol problem, despite the fact that he thinks he is a normal everyday drinker.
Maitua harbours these views on himself, even though he was fined $15,000 by the Bulldogs for Drink Driving some years ago, with an alcohol reading of 0.165 - three times over the legal limit for full licensed drivers, let alone P platers.
That incident was the ignition that led to Maitua's involvement in off field controversy that has now cost him dearly.
Although he thinks the Bulldogs board has acted unfairly against his present case, Maitua plans to strike back quickly - by temporarily giving up Alcohol.
As Maitua puts it, alcohol is the last thing on his mind at the moment. He would even consider giving it away for 12 months if he was offered a contract elsewhere in the NRL.
Now that he has presumably given up drinking, Maitua still has plenty of work to do to fight his way back to the form that garnered him a Grand final victory and a Kangaroos Test jersey.
If his comments are anything to go by however, Maitua has the necessary support to succeed in his quest for redemption.
The lock forward apologised to all his team-mates by phone, and from his reaction, it seems his apology was accepted.
With a support team that includes leading player manager Sam Ayoub, and an alcohol problem that will now cease to exist, Maitua has taken his first steps on the pathway to NRL rejuvenation.
If he does succeed in the long term, Maitua's revenge will be complete and maybe the Bulldogs will be the ones out on the side of the kerb, not Reni.
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