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Sydney Roosters teammates insist Michael Jennings' 300th game should be celebrated, with Angus Crichton claiming any push against the centre is hypocritical.
Jennings will play his 300th match against Newcastle on Thursday night, after returning from a three-year ban for steroid use against Canterbury last week.
After testing positive to a performance-enhancing drug in 2020 while at Parramatta, Jennings maintained his innocence but ultimately accepted the charges in a bid to reduce his ban from four years to three.
While suspended, Jennings was ordered to pay close to $500,000 in damages to his ex-wife after claims of sexual and verbal abuse after a civil suit.
Jennings denied the claims, but was found to have raped his wife at least four times by a NSW District Court judge on the balance of probability.
Sydney Roosters players insist Michael Jennings' 300th game should be celebrated by the NRL
The troubled footy star recently returned from a three-year ban for steroid use
He has not been charged over the matters, and the court's findings did not need to be beyond reasonable doubt, as in criminal trials.
The 35-year-old's return to the NRL was approved by the integrity unit, with his contract registered on the basis he met several conditions relating
