The Cheese ... allegedly charged

[JenEagle]

So the roosters blatantly are rorting the cap with the 500k offer and a car to Dce. Way below his market value. Now they have seven players doing coke but it’s ok for them to make the finals while we are a club in crisis each year and miss out.

 

[XV-1]

So the roosters blatantly are rorting the cap with the 500k offer and a car to Dce. Way below his market value. Now they have seven players doing coke but it’s ok for them to make the finals while we are a club in crisis each year and miss out.

How are they rorting the cap?

the NRL has valued DCE the 36-year-old at $400,000 in 2026, with his current contract expiring at the end of 2025.

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The bigger issue is Seibold is such a schiit coach he wouldn't accept any offer from Manly.
that DCE will take 500k to ensure he has a chance of winning a premiership b4 he retires.
That is smart.

 

[DUFFMAN]

So the roosters blatantly are rorting the cap with the 500k offer and a car to Dce. Way below his market value. Now they have seven players doing coke but it’s ok for them to make the finals while we are a club in crisis each year and miss out.

They are rorting the cap in a smart way.
Players get unders to play only to get good pays when retired or family getting jobs for doing almost nothing.

For us being in crisis is our own doing, under the Penn model this won’t change. If we had an owner like Uncle Nick we would have been a top 4 side regularly with more premierships.

 

[MadMarcus]

I hope Nick sticks to his zero tolerance policy. That shows some real leadership and I applaud him for it, but this could be a test of his conviction.

 

[manlyfan76]

I hope Nick sticks to his zero tolerance policy. That shows some real leadership and I applaud him for it, but this could be a test of his conviction.

A car salesman stick to what he said???

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

How are they rorting the cap?

the NRL has valued DCE the 36-year-old at $400,000 in 2026, with his current contract expiring at the end of 2025.

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The bigger issue is Seibold is such a schiit coach he wouldn't accept any offer from Manly.
that DCE will take 500k to ensure he has a chance of winning a premiership b4 he retires.
That is smart.

You are right on the first point.

The second, I’m not so sure.

Very very easily could have also been,

My contract is up next year , I reckon I’m good to go for 2 more years and I think I’m worth around what I’m being paid now.

Club : ah we don’t believe so , you’ll be 37 this year , 38 & almost 39 if we sign you for 2 years. How about 1 year with a club option for the second year.

**** that , that wanker Dylan Brown just got a 14 million dollar contract and I’m better than that, it’s two years or nothing.

Club : well sorry but we think the 1 year is a better option so let’s see how 2025 goes and we’ll discuss the $$$ value then.

Yeah rightio let’s do that ( fuming behind the scenes ). Uncle Nick, DCE here , I’m ****ing pissed with my club now you want an elite half back for 26/27, I’m your man!!

Now honestly we both don’t know but my version is just as feasible as yours.

 

[lsz]

This is a scandal

I think the roosters should be suspended for playing for points for the rest of the year

Considering the alleged incident happened on the Sunshine Coast that is close enough to the Dolphins so they should also be not playing for points for the rest of the year

My thinking is in no way impacted by the fact that we could make hte 8 if this happened...

 

[Pride]

I always thought Brandon Smith looked like Tatoo/Herve Villachaize from Fantasy Island. "Look Boss! De Plane!!"

Im always thinking he’s the waiting for a mate guy from a few years back. Certainly similar form

 

[Cochrane]

The bigger issue is Seibold is such a schiit coach he wouldn't accept any offer from Manly.
that DCE will take 500k to ensure he has a chance of winning a premiership b4 he retires.
That is smart.

The latest report was DCE felt disrespected during contract talks and decided to go on TV and announce he was going to play anywhere else.

Maybe it was both, or one or the other.

 

[Woodsie]

South Sydney hooker Brandon Smith is accused of informing an alleged drug dealer of a change to the Rabbitohs starting team that may have led to a bet on him to be the first tryscorer in an NRL match.

Smith has been accused of providing “inside knowledge to a changed starting team” when he informed a person of interest to the police that he was going to start at hooker against Manly despite being named on an extended bench for his first game with the Rabbitohs on July 6.

Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity due to the ongoing investigation said the alleged drug dealer, a person known to Smith, contacted the NRL player to inform him of his decision to place a bet on him for anytime tryscorer after being named on an extended bench to return from a knee injury.


Smith allegedly then informed that person that he was in fact going to be shifted into the starting line up for the game against Manly, which may have led to the person of interest placing a first try-scorer bet on Smith.

There is no suggestion Smith encouraged the person to bet on him to be first tryscorer. Smith suffered an injury in the match and was replaced in the 76th minute without having scored a try. Manly’s Reuben Garrick scored the first try of the match.

Smith has been issued a summons to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on September 18, at which point he will be charged on one count of disclosing “inside knowledge” for illegal betting and one count of supplying dangerous drugs.

This masthead has been told that Queensland Police allege that Smith unlawfully supplied a dangerous drug (cocaine) to Roosters player Victor Radley on June 7 while he was in the town of Currimundi. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Radley’s behalf.

Smith, who was in Sydney on June 7 and was contracted to the Rabbitohs when the incident occurred, was allegedly trying to buy or help facilitate the purchase of drugs for former teammate Radley, who was away with fellow Roosters on the Sunshine Coast during a bye round.

This masthead has been told that at least seven Roosters players travelled to the Sunshine Coast for a golf weekend at the time of the incident in question. There is no suggestion any of the other players were involved.


This masthead spoke to Roosters officials on Monday night who said they are taking the matter seriously. The club declined to comment until speaking to all the relevant parties and were privy to all the information about the golf weekend. The Roosters were expected to meet with Radley on Tuesday.

Under Queensland’s Drugs Misuse Act: “A person who unlawfully supplies a dangerous drug to another, whether or not such other person is in Queensland, is guilty of a crime”.

Earlier this year, Roosters chairman Nick Politis said he wanted a zero-tolerance policy at the club when it came to drugs.

“My view is if somebody’s caught doing cocaine or leaning over snorting something, we’re going to get rid of them,” Politis told The Sunday Telegraph.

“Our stance is zero tolerance. We are very strong on it. Trent [Robinson] is very strong on it.”

 

[Woodsie]

This masthead has been told that Queensland Police allege that Smith unlawfully supplied a dangerous drug (cocaine) to Roosters player Victor Radley on June 7 while he was in the town of Currimundi. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Radley’s behalf.

Is it just me ... or is this actually a strong suggestion of wrongdoing by Victor by this masthead ???

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

This masthead has been told that Queensland Police allege that Smith unlawfully supplied a dangerous drug (cocaine) to Roosters player Victor Radley on June 7 while he was in the town of Currimundi. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Radley’s behalf.

Is it just me ... or is this actually a strong suggestion of wrongdoing by Victor by this masthead ???

Lol I was just about to make the same observation!

 

[Eagle 1]

This masthead has been told that Queensland Police allege that Smith unlawfully supplied a dangerous drug (cocaine) to Roosters player Victor Radley on June 7 while he was in the town of Currimundi. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Radley’s behalf.

Is it just me ... or is this actually a strong suggestion of wrongdoing by Victor by this masthead ???

To use a snooker termology, Nick and Robbo have well and truly snookered themselves.

 

[47MVEagle]

Sounds like Victor allegedly asked Cheese to hook him up with some booger sugar while he & the other 6 Roosters players were on their golfing getaway on the Sunshine Coast, assuming because Cheese allegedly has a contact up there.

On a completely unrelated matter, a bloke here at work has been showing anyone who cares to look a photo on his phone of "his brother's mate" who "lives on the Sunshine Coast" having his photo taken at a pub with Teddy, Townsend, Savala, one of the Butcher brothers & Radley. There is no suggestion that the photo was taken on the Sunshine Coast, nor that the aforementioned players have done anything wrong, at least not by THIS masthead.

 

[CBreeagles]

Sounds like Victor allegedly asked Cheese to hook him up with some booger sugar while he & the other 6 Roosters players were on their golfing getaway on the Sunshine Coast, assuming because Cheese allegedly has a contact up there.

On a completely unrelated matter, a bloke here at work has been showing anyone who cares to look a photo on his phone of "his brother's mate" who "lives on the Sunshine Coast" having his photo taken at a pub with Teddy, Townsend, Savala, one of the Butcher brothers & Radley. There is no suggestion that the photo was taken on the Sunshine Coast, nor that the aforementioned players have done anything wrong, at least not by THIS masthead.

 

[bob dylan]

I can't believe rich players with lots of spare time would allegedly take illegal drugs or supply critical match info to another person/s.

The Cheese seems to be a bit of a rat, allegedly.

 

[manlyfan76]

This masthead has been told that Queensland Police allege that Smith unlawfully supplied a dangerous drug (cocaine) to Roosters player Victor Radley on June 7 while he was in the town of Currimundi. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Radley’s behalf.

Is it just me ... or is this actually a strong suggestion of wrongdoing by Victor by this masthead ???

Possession with intent to supply.

 

[MissKate]

I hope Nick sticks to his zero tolerance policy. That shows some real leadership and I applaud him for it, but this could be a test of his conviction.

Then why did they recruit Smith in the first place, he had a bit of a drug cloud hanging over him before that. Or did they actually believe they lads were just waving bags of talc around

 

[Not Paul Kent]

How are they rorting the cap?

the NRL has valued DCE the 36-year-old at $400,000 in 2026, with his current contract expiring at the end of 2025.

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The bigger issue is Seibold is such a schiit coach he wouldn't accept any offer from Manly.
that DCE will take 500k to ensure he has a chance of winning a premiership b4 he retires.
That is smart.

It is frustrating how they cherry pick the “market value” rule. Given we offered him a two year deal at $700k per year, wouldn’t that indicate his market value is at least in that ball park?

You can’t blame the fans for getting annoyed when it seems rules apply differently depending on which club they are being applied to.

How about a little consistency?

 

[MissKate]

How are they rorting the cap?

the NRL has valued DCE the 36-year-old at $400,000 in 2026, with his current contract expiring at the end of 2025.

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The bigger issue is Seibold is such a schiit coach he wouldn't accept any offer from Manly.
that DCE will take 500k to ensure he has a chance of winning a premiership b4 he retires.
That is smart.

I thought it was weird that the nrl came out and stated that Manly (and I thought it only applied to Manly) would be able to re-sign DCE on $400k. When have they ever come out and published that sort of info. Now it is clear why, uncle nick obviously requested they make that statement so that the rorters could then get away with a low ball offer which is just marginally more than what Manly could have signed him for