Todd Carney will help to shape future generations of NRL players with the former Dally M Medal winner landing a coaching role within the junior pathways for the Gold Coast Titans.
Carney is already employed at Keebra Park High School, the renowned rugby league nursery which has produced talent such as Benji Marshall, Payne Haas and Reece Walsh.
However, he will now also work for the Titans after being endorsed by the club's board to nurture their teenage talent.
"The opportunity to work with the Titans is massive," Carney told The Courier Mail. "It's another step in the right direction.
"Two years ago I didn't think I'd be working in an organisation within the NRL."
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Former NRL star Todd Carney lands coaching role with Gold Coast Titans
The former NRL bad boy will help form part of the club's youth development structure as he seeks to keep prospects on the straight and narrow ahead of their possible introductions into the NRL.
"I feel like I can help in all sorts of areas which excites me," the 38-year-old said.
"It's been a long journey for me and I want to help the next kids coming through."
Carney burst onto the scene as a teenager for Canberra back in 2004 and went on to play 71 games for the Raiders, before he was shown the door for repeated off-field indiscretions.
This became an unfortunate pattern throughout his playing career with bursts of brilliance interrupted by off-field issues.
After a period spent in exile, the playmaker returned to the fray in spectacular fashion with the Sydney Roosters where he rose to become the best player in the game in 2010.
However, it proved to only be a short stay in Bondi as he left after playing 44 games for the glamour club.
In his final stint as an NRL star, Carney landed in the Shire where he enjoyed a successful period with Cronulla, before his career came to an abrupt halt after a now infamous off-field indiscretion in 2014.
"I wish I went through and finished school, played for the Australian schoolboys, just to have that experience," Carney said while appearing on Nine's The Sunday Footy Show this year.
"Looking at school footy now and the development they get, plus the time to grow up...I would have liked to do it."
Alongside fellow former troubled star, Mitchell Pearce, Carney provided insight to the next batch of young hopefuls at the recent NRL Rookie Camp in Sydney, which showcased his ability in a guidance role.
"Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney opening up on all their highs and lows was extremely impactful given how successful the pair were during their time in the NRL," Gold Coast's Football Operations Officer Corey Thompson detailed.
Carney played a total of 166 NRL games, made three State of Origin appearances for New South Wales and played one Test for Australia, while also featuring in 47 matches for Catalans in the Super League during a rollercoaster career.
"Peoples' opinions of me doesn't bother me," Carney said in response to the prospect of critics questioning the wisdom of him being brought in to Gold Coast's junior program, given his checkered past.
"The Titans have got some really good kids coming through. It's about teaching them the basics. They've got the skills but need to be prepared to go to the next level."
