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Newcastle Knights NRL legend Andrew Johns has offered Kalyn Ponga some sage advice when it comes to keeping a low profile when out on the town.
Johns - rugby league's eighth Immortal and one of the game's greatest ever halfbacks - was equally renowned for his socialising in his playing days.
He eventually admitted to being a regular user of party drugs across his NRL career - after he was caught with an ecstasy tablet in London back in 2007.
Speaking on SEN Radio on Friday, Johns said Ponga is entitled to let his hair down on occasion - but frequenting popular watering holes such as the The Delany Hotel in Newcastle's CBD isn't a wise choice.
'You've got to remember he's still in his 20s and is a single bloke. He's allowed to go out,' Johns said.
Newcastle Knights legend Andrew Johns has offered Kalyn Ponga some sage advice when it comes to keeping a low profile when out on the town
'He's got to learn that living in the fishbowl, which is Newcastle, you've got to know your safe places to go.
'My place was my mate's place, The Burwood.
'I'd go down there if I wanted to blow some steam off – I'd blow plenty off – but if there was any drama he'd sit me in the corner or drive me home.
'For the next two or three days you're not paranoid and thinking 'oh no, what have I