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Darren Walton

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Makes me emotional ex rooster on avoiding more jail - Caught on Camera

Ex-Roosters star John Tobin has pledged his future to the church after avoiding a second jail stint. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Unable to contain his emotions, ex-Sydney Roosters captain John Tobin has broken down in tears while detailing his relief at being spared a second prison stint for drug offences.

From feeling like he had "one foot in the grave" after serving eight and a half years behind bars for his role in multiple attempts to import a total of 1.4 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by boat, Tobin can finally see light at the end of the tunnel.

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