“I just want them to know that I’m capable of playing footy again,” he said.
“I’m probably fitter, physically and mentally stronger than I was back then playing. I’ve got a lot to give to the game, not just to the game, but to the next generation of kids coming up.
“Most of them probably looked at me as a role model before I came to jail, and hopefully they still do. I can still speak to them about the path that they want to choose, like which way they want to go. If the NRL do hear this, everyone in life needs a second chance. Hopefully, the NRL can give me one. I’ll take it with both hands.”
Image: (Latu Fainu’s Instagram)
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“I’m probably fitter, physically and mentally stronger than I was back then playing. I’ve got a lot to give to the game, not just to the game, but to the next generation of kids coming up.
“Most of them probably looked at me as a role model before I came to jail, and hopefully they still do. I can still speak to them about the path that they want to choose, like which way they want to go. If the NRL do hear this, everyone in life needs a second chance. Hopefully, the NRL can give me one. I’ll take it with both hands.”
Image: (Latu Fainu’s Instagram)
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This former NRL star was convicted of a horrific stabbing. This is what shocked him in jail
Depressed, overweight and hating rugby league, prison life could have broken Manase Fainu. On the day of his release on parole, the former NRL star opens up on how he intends to turn his life around.
