The Two Of Me

In August last year Andrew Johns revealed he had suffered depression and bipolar disorder for pretty much his entire rugby league career.
As a big fan of Joey, as you can see from the photo, I was always going to read his book The Two Of Me with interest.
The first thing I can say is that it is easy to read, being largely a first person account of his life to date.
Some of it is easy to relate to, both as a fan of the Newcastle Knights and someone who has battled depression (though nowhere near as serious), and some of it is a bit ho hum.
However, the good very much outweighs the bad.
Of course some of the book's thunder was stolen when Johns was arrested in England with an ecstacy tablet in his possession and he had to confess to years of drug abuse and such. That interview was quite wrenching but probably the best thing to do.
What troubles me is that nobody tried very hard to reel him in when something was very obviously wrong. Perhaps it was because of who he is or maybe he was hard to talk to, I've only met him twice and you can't get a guide on who someone is based on a couple of two or three minute chats. I am certainly not going to judge, and I think what he's done since everything came out is admirable.
The big shame is that Knights fans won't get to see him play again.
If you're a fan you'll like it, though the book is probably above anyone not at least casually interested in rugby league.