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Kiwi NRL star Benji Marshall has revealed the Wests Tigers under former coach Michael Potter told him he wasn't a part of the rugby league club's future before he made the choice to leave for rugby union.

Marshall starred in his first game back for the Tigers in Saturday's upset win over the Sydney Roosters, his first game for the club since leaving for Super Rugby club the Auckland Blues at the end of 2013.

It was originally understood Marshall's departure came about following a contract dispute over a potential extension at the club, but the playmaker revealed on Sunday he was left unwanted by the Tigers' previous administration.

"At the time Mick Potter was the coach and the club said to me that I wasn't going to be in the plans for the future," Marshall told Triple M NRL.
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"It's hard for me to be somewhere where I don't feel wanted and I just wasn't feeling that," Marshall said.

"Obviously at the time I didn't want to go to another NRL club because my heart was with the Tigers so that's why I ended up going to rugby union."

Marshall is one of just four players to have played more than 200 games for the merged club, and is still the most famous player to have turned out for franchise.

His latest signature already looks likely to pay off, with regular five-eighth Josh Reynolds expected to be out for up to a month with a hamstring injury.

Regardless, Marshall said Potter's decision had worked in his favour as it had since prolonged his career.

"It's not something I regret because if I didn't leave I probably would have retired a lot earlier from getting too comfortable there and a bit complacent and just feeling a bit lost the last couple of years there," he said.

"I was able to find a bit of myself again, the reasons why I play footy, enjoying the game.

"When something gets taken away from you and it gets given back you appreciate it a bit more."

- AAP

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Kiwi NRL star Benji Marshall has revealed the Wests Tigers under former coach Michael Potter told him he wasn't a part of the rugby league club's future before he made the choice to leave for rugby union.

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Police chases: Fleeing drivers must 'take more responsibility', police say

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The deaths of three people in a high-speed chase have underscored an ongoing debate over the necessity of high-speed police pursuits.

A car fleeing police on Sunday morning crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle near Nelson, leaving both occupants of the fleeing vehicle and the sole occupant of another car - uninvolved in the chase - dead.

Police assistant commissioner for road policing Sandra Venables said fleeing drivers needed to take more responsibility.

"He or she has to take more responsibility and make better decisions. We would hope people would just realise it's better to stop and talk to the police officer," she said.
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"We [police] have to strike a balance between the responsibility to protect life and the duty to enforce the law, but it's really up to the driver in these pursuits."

Police never took pursuits with fleeing drivers lightly, Venables said.

"It's one of those quick judgement calls police make every day to keep the public safe and uphold the law," she said.

"On a number of occasions in the pursuits, we've found many of them can be stolen vehicles . . . there's many reasons, and its always a constant balancing act."

Venables would not comment on the triple fatality near Nelson. "There are multiple investigations ongoing into this incident."

Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese said she was "extremely sad that we have had loss of life in our region".

In 2009, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) recommended that police amend their pursuit policy to provide clearer guidelines around when pursuits should be started. Of the 137 pursuits surveyed by the IPCA, "most" were started over traffic offending, while 31 were started over known or suspected criminal offending.

When asked by Radio New Zealand on Monday morning about the IPCA recommendations, Venables said she was unaware of the statement.

"No, I'm not familiar with that statement, but I have no reason to disbelieve you."

Authority chair Justice Lowell Goddard said at the time: "Pursuits can begin over relatively minor offending, or general suspicion, and end in serious injury or death . . . in such cases, the benefits from pursuing and stopping an offender do not appear to have outweighed the risks.

"It is also important to acknowledge that pursuits start when drivers fail to respect the law and stop for police. When pursuits end badly, it is those drivers who must bear the responsibility."

Police and the IPCA had been working together since July to review chases, and expected to announce a report in late 2018.

The review was expected to help police understand the environments in which chases take place, and to identify best practice for management of the events.

In a statement, Police Minister Stuart Nash said he had asked for "an update on progress in this review".

He said the crash was a "tragedy" for the families of those killed and for the officers involved.

"Police have to make instant decisions based on the circumstances in front of them at the time, and the road and traffic conditions as well. Fleeing drivers are always a highly challenging law and order event for police," he said.

"My sympathies are with all of those affected by this, including the other motorists and members of the public who stopped to help, and the emergency response personnel from ambulance and fire services."

"I also extend my sympathies to the families of five others who have died on the roads this weekend. Our road toll is too high and police are working hard to improve safety and prevent death and injury for all road users.

Nash said police dealt with about 300 fleeing driver incidents a month.

National police spokesman Chris Bishop said such incidents were "tough situations for the police and are operational matters for them".

About nine drivers a day attempted to flee police in 2016. In June, 2017, the Police Association sought harsher punishments for fleeing drivers, including taking their cars off them.

- Stuff

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