A once-promising footballer from a famed rugby league household has lastly learnt his destiny, two years after being arrested for supplying cocaine, ketamine and meth.
Grayson Goodwin is the son of St George nice ‘Lord’ Ted Goodwin and the youthful brother of former NRL gamers Bryson, Bronx and Luke.
Not like his father and siblings, the 36-year-old has been making headlines for all of the unsuitable causes for greater than a decade and has solely begun to show his life round since being locked up.
Goodwin pleaded responsible in April to 4 counts of supplying a big industrial amount of prohibited medicine and has now been informed when he is perhaps let loose.
Final Thursday, he appeared for sentencing at Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court docket after spending the previous two years behind bars.
Decide David Barrow took Goodwin’s responsible pleas into consideration when he jailed him for a complete of 5 years and 6 months.
Grayson Goodwin (pictured), a once-promising footballer and member of rugby league royalty turned drug vendor, has lastly learnt his destiny two years after he was arrested for supplying cocaine, ketamine and ice
Grayson Goodwin (above, with arms outstretched) is the son of St George nice ‘Lord’ Ted Goodwin and the youthful brother of former NRL gamers Bryson, Bronx and Luke (Broncos halfback Adam Reynolds is pictured, backside)
With time already served, Goodwin will probably be eligible for parole when his minimal time period of three years and 4 months expires in Could 2029.
Day by day Mail understands Goodwin has been a mannequin prisoner on the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre at Silverwater, the place he has labored in a peer help function.
However Goodwin has not at all times been a optimistic affect, nor has he at all times chosen his buddies properly.
An early signal that Goodwin was headed for hassle got here in August 2013 after NRL unhealthy boy Blake Ferguson was caught rushing whereas driving on a suspended licence.
Ferguson had been stood down by the Raiders and had gone to floor when Goodwin shared an image of the 2 of them in a automobile with the caption: ‘I’ve discovered him!’
Goodwin attracted additional media consideration in March 2014, when he grew to become the primary league participant to be banned for posting inappropriate content material on social media.
The useful five-eighth was taking part in for the Cabramatta Two Blues within the Ron Massey Cup when a homophobic remark appeared on his Twitter account throughout an NRL recreation between the Tigers and Souths.
The tweet, which was deleted inside minutes, mentioned: ‘Homosexual refs should not be allowed to ref as a result of they r so s##t.’
Not like his well-known father Ted, Grayson Goodwin (pictured along with his dad) has been making headlines for all of the unsuitable causes for greater than a decade
Goodwin posted this image of himself with NRL unhealthy boy Blake Ferguson in August 2013 with the caption ‘I’ve discovered him!’ after the Raiders winger had been stood down by his membership
That comment was believed to consult with homosexual referee Matt Cecchin, and Goodwin mentioned it had been posted by a good friend who used his cellphone whereas he went to the bathroom.
Though the good friend took duty for the tweet and gave proof earlier than the NSW Rugby League judiciary, Goodwin was suspended for 26 weeks.
‘My mate owned up however the tribunal was of the opinion the account was mine and so was the cellphone,’ Goodwin later mentioned. ‘My profession has been ruined and I am unable to play in any respect.
‘The ironic factor is that Matt used to babysit me after I was a child and I’ve nothing however respect for him.’
A month after that suspension, Goodwin was dragged again into the highlight when one other of his mates, Sharks playmaker Todd Carney, was photographed showing to urinate in his personal mouth.
Goodwin was accused of leaking the image of Carney performing ‘The Bubbler’ within the bogs at standard Cronulla nightspot Northies, however denied it.
Underneath fixed assault on Twitter, Goodwin responded: ‘I’ll make this clear I didn’t submit any picture of Toddy. Thanks for all of your dying threats.’
On the time, it was reported the Goodwin household had tried desperately to cease the image of Carney being circulated, with Luke asking Fb customers to delete the picture.
Stress on Goodwin eased when Carney’s consuming buddy Mark Robinson claimed he had taken the picture and forwarded it to his brother, who misplaced his cellphone on the races.
Goodwin’s involvement in medicine grew to become public information after he was pulled over whereas driving his Mazda 3 at Matraville, in Sydney’s south-east, on a Friday afternoon in October 2019.
Goodwin (left, with Broncos captain Adam Reynolds) pleaded responsible in April to 4 counts of supplying a big industrial amount of the prohibited medicine ketamine, cocaine and ice
Goodwin was accused in June 2014 of leaking an image of Todd Carney performing ‘The Bubbler’ (above) within the bogs at standard Cronulla nightspot Northies
Police had seen him stopped at a purple mild ‘taking a look at his lap and making fast glances upwards’.
Requested if he had been consuming or taking medicine, Goodwin mentioned: ‘No mate, I can inform you when my final celebration was, it was Thursday.’
Questioned additional as as to if he had a drug of alternative, Goodwin instantly answered ‘cocaine’.
Police returned to their automobile and carried out a background verify on Goodwin, ‘which led to intelligence regarding drug provide’, in accordance with papers tendered in courtroom.
Advised officers can be looking out his automobile, Goodwin responded, ‘F**okay’, then mentioned, ‘I’ve received 4 baggage in there.’
The daddy-of-two, who was then working as a baggage handler, pleaded responsible to drug possession when he confronted Waverley Native Court docket.
‘I used to be an fool,’ Goodwin informed Justice of the Peace Allison Hawkins when requested why he had purchased the medicine.
On that event, Goodwin escaped conviction and obtained an 18-month good behaviour bond, however he hit the large time along with his subsequent arrest.
‘Lord Ted’ Goodwin stays one of the vital standard gamers in Dragons historical past, showing in three grand finals within the Seventies and profitable one
Detectives started taking a look at Goodwin in July 2023 as a part of an investigation into large-scale drug provide.
Goodwin and his ex-partner Simone Fisher, an AFL program coordinator, had been utilizing the encrypted app Threema. Fisher’s username was ‘Auntie’ and Goodwin’s ‘MysticMac’.
Messages recovered by investigators revealed Goodwin had offered 1kg of ketamine for $15,000 and one other kilo of meth for $28,500.
Police raided Goodwin’s mom Joanne’s house at Cronulla in October 2023 and positioned 4.965kg of ketamine and 183g of meth.
Goodwin’s property at Cronulla was raided a number of days later, main police to grab 1.449kg of meth, 150g of cocaine and $24,050 in money saved above a fridge.
When police arrested Goodwin in his Ford Ranger the next month he mentioned he was ‘only a supply boy’ and confirmed them a secret compartment in his automobile.
Goodwin, whose mom was by no means accused of any wrongdoing, pleaded responsible in April to 4 counts of supplying a big industrial amount of a prohibited drug.
Fisher pleaded responsible to taking part in a felony group and drug provide, and was sentenced in Downing Centre Native Court docket in February to a 12-month neighborhood service order.
‘Lord Ted’ Goodwin stays one of the vital standard gamers in Dragons historical past, showing in three grand finals within the Seventies and profitable one.
A try-scoring machine on the wing, at centre or fullback, he spent seven seasons (1972-1978) at St George, adopted by a brief stint at Newtown and his ultimate three years of first grade (1980-1982) with Western Suburbs.
