Joe Tapine felt shame owing rent, overcame pokies addiction, learned hard lesson in NRL career.
Unable to pay the rent, Joe Tapine felt shame at owing his mates money.
The Canberra Raiders captain has opened up on how he overcame a pokies addiction at the start of his NRL career.
Tapine, who returns from a two-week suspension to face the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday, said overcoming his gambling problem was the "harshest lesson" he's had to learn during his NRL career.