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NRL investigating alleged presence of Dylan Walker at scene of wild brawl
Date
November 7, 2013 - 2:09PM
Emma Partridge, Michael Carayannis and Glenn Jackson
Rising NRL star Dylan Walker was allegedly present during a violent brawl which left three men in hospital in Sydney's south on Sunday.
The NRL has been made aware of Walker's alleged presence and its Integrity Unit is looking into the matter. Walker, though, has told Rabbitohs officials that he was not involved in the brawl.
Fairfax Media understands the South Sydney Rabbitohs player was present when a fight broke out in a car park near the Anesi Greek Taverna in Beverly Hills about 2.55am.
Police have not confirmed his involvement but it is understood he was not one of the three victims who were injured.
It is also believed upcoming under-20s player Tyrone Phillips, who has signed with the Bulldogs, was also there at the time. Phillips is a good friend of Walker, and it's believed the pair had earlier attended a wedding.
No charges have been laid at this stage.
A Souths spokesman confirmed that the club had forwarded details to the NRL.
"We're aware of an incident at a venue that (Walker) was at," the spokesman said. "He's told us he wasn't involved. We've reported it to the NRL Integrity Unit."
Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle confirmed she had spoken with Phillips, and that she had been in contact with the Integrity Unit.
"We are aware that there's been an incident, and we're in communication with the Integrity Unit," Castle said. "We're awaiting the outcome from the police investigation."
The brawl started on corner of Georges and Edgbaston Roads after security guards kicked several men out of the Greek taverna.
A St George duty officer said security broke up an altercation between two to three people at a bar and then removed them.
One man, 22, was found lying on the ground with head injuries and was taken to St George Hospital.
Some time later a man, 23, was brought to hospital by friends suffering puncture wounds to the stomach. Police said his injuries were the result of the car park brawl.
A third man, 22, also brought himself to hospital suffering minor injuries.
It is believed at least one of the victims was not co-operating with police.
St George police are reviewing security footage taken from the scene and speaking to a number of witnesses to understand what transpired on the night.
Police said a large number of people witnessed the incident.
Walker burst onto the NRL scene this year scoring a try in his debut against the Wests Tigers in round 10 and featured in South Sydney's preliminary finals loss to Manly.
He went on to score five tries in his first six games on his way to 16 top grade appearances.
The centre inked a three-year contract extension with South Sydney earlier this year.
In a remarkable debut season, he won the club's rookie of the year award plus try of the year for South Sydney this year.
The 19-year-old had a distinguished junior representative career playing for the Australian Schoolboys last year before featuring in the NSW under-20s team this year.
