1. Sandor Earl is a former New Zealand Maori international rugby league footballer who played on the wing for the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers, Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.
21 Facts About Sandor Earl
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Sandor Earl was banned for four years for a doping violation in 2013.
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Sandor Earl played for the Paddington-Woollahra Tigers in the Sydney Roosters' junior district.
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Sandor Earl subsequently entered the NRL for the Sydney Roosters, making his debut in round 16 of the 2009 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland.
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Sandor Earl played for Penrith's feeder club the Windsor Wolves in the New South Wales Cup Grand Final which they lost to Canterbury-Bankstown.
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In 2011, Sandor Earl played few games before being ruled out for the season with a shoulder injury.
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In October, 2012 Sandor Earl signed to stay with the Canberra club until the end of 2013.
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On 29 August 2013, Sandor Earl was removed from the NRL competition and the Canberra Raiders after he was issued with an infraction notice for the use and trafficking of drugs to which he has admitted to and assisted the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority with their investigation.
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On 24 October 2017, it was announced Sandor Earl had signed a one-year deal to return to rugby league with the Melbourne Storm after completing his four-year drug ban.
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On 16 January 2019 Melbourne Storm announced that Sandor Earl had signed a two-year Deal with the club.
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On 22 November 2017, it was revealed that Sandor Earl had suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament knee injury at pre-season training with Melbourne, which ruled him out for the entire 2018 NRL season.
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Sandor Earl made his Melbourne Storm debut in the 2019 NRL season round 5 clash against North Queensland.
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Sandor Earl had his Melbourne Storm jersey presented to him by Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy.
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On 4 December 2020, Sandor Earl announced his immediate retirement from the NRL.
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In 2008, Sandor Earl was featured in the "Gods" calendar as a fund raising activity for the breast cancer charity alongside other sportsman of Australia.
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In 2024, Sandor Earl appeared as "Phoenix" in Gladiators on Channel 10.
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Sandor Earl is currently living in Melbourne, Australia and is Director of Performance at Air Locker Training.
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On 29 August 2013, Sandor Earl was stood down from the NRL competition after he was issued with an infraction notice for the use and trafficking of the performance-enhancing drug CJC-1295, a synthetic growth hormone analogue.
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Sandor Earl admitted the charges and assisted ASADA with their investigation.
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Sandor Earl's hearing at the NRL's anti-doping tribunal was postponed in July 2014.
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The ban was set to run from the date when Sandor Earl was provisionally suspended, 29 August 2013, and to end 29 August 2017.