His NARL club, New York Freedom, responded swiftly, announcing on Friday (AEST) that Williams’ contract had been torn up.
“We cannot control what others do, but we can control how we respond,” the club said. “In light of the comments made by Tony Williams, his contract with New York Freedom has been terminated.”
Williams has since posted on his Instagram account: “To anyone that I may of [sic] offended I speak from the heart and most of time it’s out of anger a [sic] brother had been convicted it isn’t easy to take.
“People that know me know that I’m loyal and loving and sometimes gets the best of me but will never leave a brothers [sic] back when he needs me to hold him up. I apologise for the choice of words I used and to anyone that I have caused hurt. Especially to people that support me. Sorry.”
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Last season the Giants came sixth.
The biggest change to the Giants’ roster from 2020 is the loss of former Aussie Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett. On paper that is a massive change. However, in 2020 Bassett struggled to receive court time and even resorted to reading books on the sideline.
It was implied (or assumed) this was a result of the introduction of the super shot. This reasoning does not hold much weight given similar style goal shooters like Jhaniele Fowler and Romelda Aiken still dominated, plus there were ten minutes per quarter where the super shot is not relevant. Therefore, there were other factors at play. It is good to see Bassett doing what she does best in 2021 with Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
Former Test and Origin star Tony Williams is set to provide a huge boost for the new North American Rugby League competition after signing with the New York Freedom for the upcoming season.
Williams, who represented Australia and Tonga at international level and played three Origins for NSW, is playing for the Windsor Wolves in the Ron Massey Cup after being released by Manly at the end of last season.
The 32-year-old second-rower is the biggest name recruit yet for the fledgling NARL competition, and follows the recent signing of former South Sydney forward Eddy Pettybourne by the Brooklyn Kings.
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Last season the West Coast Fever finished second.
The West Coast Fever made the grand final in both 2018 and 2020 and split those grand final appearances with a sixth-place finish in 2019.
The Fever lost a thrilling grand final to the Vixens by two points. Traditionally it would be goals but with the invention of the super shot, it is now points. Sorry traditionalists – and I am one of those – the super shot is still around for 2021.
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