what a waste.
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What a rabbit hole for Rabbitohs fans, gives me ptsd flashbacks of suspecting the Warriors players of throwing games in the past, thank fook that was never confirmed.
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It has to be one hell of a redemption arc to come back from this one.
edit: This is actually really sad - I remember the tearaway who made the Kiwis squad before playing first grade and the pride of his Dad. Real shame his career turnout like this.
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Victor Radley also on the summons for Brandon Smith.
Source: CodeSports.com (paywall)
Sydney Roosters star Victor Radley is set to be unwittingly dragged into drug and betting allegations against South Sydney star Brandon Smith after it emerged that a high-profile player had been included on the summons issued against the Rabbitohs hooker.
Souths confirmed on Monday night that they had no plans to stand-down Smith from their final game of the season despite their new recruit facing drug and betting charges.
There are no suggestions that Radley has done anything wrong and it is understood he is not of interest to Queensland police.
The Rabbitohs’ pledge to stand behind Smith came as it emerged that Radley had been named in a summons outlining the allegations made against his former teammate by Queensland police.
Smith’s lawyer Paul McGirr refused to confirm the identity of the player on the summons but confirmed that they had been mentioned in relation to the allegations against Smith.
“Whilst another current player has been mentioned in the summons I will not comment or elaborate any further as these are allegations only and it’s not my place to do so,” McGirr said.
McGirr confirmed that Smith would fight the allegations.
“Brandon Smith will not be commenting on the allegation in any way,” Smith said.
“At this stage the matter will be contested. The allegation confirms Brandon wasn’t even in the jurisdiction of Queensland at the time of alleged offending.
“The police have been extremely professional in dealing with Brandon and myself thus far and the matter will need to be left to run its natural course without outside influences.”
Smith has been charged with drug supply and an “inside knowledge” betting offence, after he was interviewed by Queensland police officers at Coolangatta.
The Courier-Mail has confirmed Smith has been charged with one count of supply dangerous drugs and one count of using or disclosing inside knowledge for betting.
The allegations date back to early-June when Smith was still under contract at the Roosters.
Roosters officials were unaware of the potential involvement of the club when contacted on Monday night. However, chair Nick Politis has previously adopted a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drug use, using the pages of this masthead to warn players they will be kicked out of the club if they are caught with cocaine.
The betting allegations against Smith are understood to relate to his return from injury in round 18, when he played against Manly and suffered a knee injury.
Smith, 29, spoke with police in Queensland after arriving ahead of the August 10 Rabbitohs’ match against Gold Coast Titans. At the time, police said Smith spoke with police and was released without charge.
The Courier-Mail understands police who were investigating as part of wider probe, later charged him with two offences.
It’s unclear what the disclosing knowledge for betting charge relates to, however the legislation is related to betting.
South Sydney have the bye this weekend before finishing their season against arch-rivals the Roosters. The Roosters could be playing for a top eight spot in the encounter with the Rabbitohs keen on spoiling their chances.
Smith only joined the Rabbitohs mid-season from the Roosters after an ill-fated two year stint at their cross-town rivals.
It would be the first time he has played against his former club since signing for South Sydney. Smith appeared in 41 games for the Roosters after making a high profile switch from Melbourne.
Smith has played in four games for South Sydney and has started off the interchange in their past three wins including a 40-0 thumping against St George Illawarra last Thursday.
The Rabbitohs had been in line for Wayne Bennett’s first wooden spoon but their winning run will see them avoid a last placed finish.
Source: CodeSports.com (paywall)
Radley dragged into Smith drugs drama as fresh details emerge
Sydney Roosters star Victor Radley is set to be unwittingly dragged into drug and betting allegations against South Sydney star Brandon Smith after it emerged that a high-profile player had been included on the summons issued against the Rabbitohs hooker.
Souths confirmed on Monday night that they had no plans to stand-down Smith from their final game of the season despite their new recruit facing drug and betting charges.
There are no suggestions that Radley has done anything wrong and it is understood he is not of interest to Queensland police.
The Rabbitohs’ pledge to stand behind Smith came as it emerged that Radley had been named in a summons outlining the allegations made against his former teammate by Queensland police.
Radley’s manager Sam Ayoub said he was unaware that his client appeared on the summons when contacted by this masthead on Monday night.Smith’s lawyer Paul McGirr refused to confirm the identity of the player on the summons but confirmed that they had been mentioned in relation to the allegations against Smith.
“Whilst another current player has been mentioned in the summons I will not comment or elaborate any further as these are allegations only and it’s not my place to do so,” McGirr said.
McGirr confirmed that Smith would fight the allegations.
“Brandon Smith will not be commenting on the allegation in any way,” Smith said.
“At this stage the matter will be contested. The allegation confirms Brandon wasn’t even in the jurisdiction of Queensland at the time of alleged offending.
“The police have been extremely professional in dealing with Brandon and myself thus far and the matter will need to be left to run its natural course without outside influences.”
Smith has been charged with drug supply and an “inside knowledge” betting offence, after he was interviewed by Queensland police officers at Coolangatta.
The Courier-Mail has confirmed Smith has been charged with one count of supply dangerous drugs and one count of using or disclosing inside knowledge for betting.
The allegations date back to early-June when Smith was still under contract at the Roosters.
Roosters officials were unaware of the potential involvement of the club when contacted on Monday night. However, chair Nick Politis has previously adopted a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drug use, using the pages of this masthead to warn players they will be kicked out of the club if they are caught with cocaine.
The betting allegations against Smith are understood to relate to his return from injury in round 18, when he played against Manly and suffered a knee injury.
Smith, 29, spoke with police in Queensland after arriving ahead of the August 10 Rabbitohs’ match against Gold Coast Titans. At the time, police said Smith spoke with police and was released without charge.
The Courier-Mail understands police who were investigating as part of wider probe, later charged him with two offences.
It’s unclear what the disclosing knowledge for betting charge relates to, however the legislation is related to betting.
South Sydney have the bye this weekend before finishing their season against arch-rivals the Roosters. The Roosters could be playing for a top eight spot in the encounter with the Rabbitohs keen on spoiling their chances.
Smith only joined the Rabbitohs mid-season from the Roosters after an ill-fated two year stint at their cross-town rivals.
It would be the first time he has played against his former club since signing for South Sydney. Smith appeared in 41 games for the Roosters after making a high profile switch from Melbourne.
Smith has played in four games for South Sydney and has started off the interchange in their past three wins including a 40-0 thumping against St George Illawarra last Thursday.
The Rabbitohs had been in line for Wayne Bennett’s first wooden spoon but their winning run will see them avoid a last placed finish.
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Apparently he owed his chooks team mates a lot of money and the roosters was pressuring him to pay them back. Maybe the side bets were a way to square some of that debt. I just can't believe someone would be dumb enough to do something like this without some reasonable motive.
It's starting to make a lot more sense why the chooks wanted to get rid of him a few months back.
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Looks like he could get serious jail time if convicted of even one of these charges. Didn't Manu get sent to jail for a few years for a drug importation charge? I can't imagine Souths holding on to their line of keeping him if the story keeps getting worse.
dumber version of Isaac Luke.
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Hmm might be what's going on with the Dogs V Penny game this week.
Dogs were paying over $2 to win the game, but have shifted to favourites as Penny are likely resting several of their stars.
Apparently heaps of bets have been made prior to that knowledge becoming public, so it's being investigated currently as it looks like inside knowledge being shared
Dogs were paying over $2 to win the game, but have shifted to favourites as Penny are likely resting several of their stars.
Apparently heaps of bets have been made prior to that knowledge becoming public, so it's being investigated currently as it looks like inside knowledge being shared
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he has no problem with brown paper bags though.
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By the looks of it - the 7 players there were ZDC, Chad, Rads, Teddy, Sandon, Hugo, Butcher
And these 7 players apparently on a golf trip in bye round last year
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Would love to see the chooks implode out of finals contention due to this. I actually fear them more than Penrith, Brisbane or Cronulla.
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ButcherAye!
Keep my hookers name out your fkn mouth!!!
