Two new videos have emerged of Panthers and NSW halfback Nathan Cleary dancing with a group of women at his home on ANZAC Day while breaching strict COVID-19 lockdown laws.
The now-deleted videos obtained were uploaded to social media platform TikTok and clearly shows the Penrith playmaker playfully dancing in his lounge room with the women.
Cleary initially pleaded ignorance to photographs being taken of him and the women, while describing the visit as short and unplanned.
The Panthers star said the girls would have been drinking in his home for about 10 minutes and "in the time they were here there was a photo that was taken that I had no idea about until this morning."
However, the videos show Cleary willingly participating in TikTok posts.
The NRL is now investigating the videos with the integrity unit reviewing the footage.
Cleary was only hit with a $4000 punishment ($10,000 with 60 per cent suspended) and a one-game suspended ban.
Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo Carr were each fined $20,000 ($50,000 with 60 per cent suspended) and issued with a one-game suspended ban.
In explaining why there was a discrepancy between the sanctions, acting NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said Cleary's interaction with the women was unexpected, while the camping trip embarked on by Mitchell and Addo-Carr was planned.
On Tuesday, Cleary said he was sorry for his actions and sent an apology to his teammates and his coach.
"My sister's friends and girls I have grown up with were drinking down the road on the street," he told Nine News.
"They came by and popped in and said they were just waiting for an Uber before they went to someone else's house."
The sanctions followed calls for the players to face lengthy suspensions, with Phil Gould among those calling for season bans after putting the NRL's comeback plans at risk.
"Everyone will have their views, my view is the financial penalty for Josh and Latrell is 50-times the public health order penalty," Abdo said.
"On top of that the potential of them missing games is significant for them, their teammates and clubs.
"Regardless of what individual punters may think, we've done what we think is fair and appropriate for the actions.
"I think this will hopefully act as a deterrent for the other players."
Two new videos have emerged of Panthers and NSW halfback Nathan Cleary dancing with a group of women at his home on ANZAC Day while breaching strict COVID-19 lockdown laws.
The now-deleted videos obtained were uploaded to social media platform TikTok and clearly shows the Penrith playmaker playfully dancing in his lounge room with the women.
Cleary initially pleaded ignorance to photographs being taken of him and the women, while describing the visit as short and unplanned.
The Panthers star said the girls would have been drinking in his home for about 10 minutes and "in the time they were here there was a photo that was taken that I had no idea about until this morning."
However, the videos show Cleary willingly participating in TikTok posts.
The NRL is now investigating the videos with the integrity unit reviewing the footage.
Cleary was only hit with a $4000 punishment ($10,000 with 60 per cent suspended) and a one-game suspended ban.
Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo Carr were each fined $20,000 ($50,000 with 60 per cent suspended) and issued with a one-game suspended ban.
In explaining why there was a discrepancy between the sanctions, acting NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said Cleary's interaction with the women was unexpected, while the camping trip embarked on by Mitchell and Addo-Carr was planned.
On Tuesday, Cleary said he was sorry for his actions and sent an apology to his teammates and his coach.
"My sister's friends and girls I have grown up with were drinking down the road on the street," he told Nine News.
"They came by and popped in and said they were just waiting for an Uber before they went to someone else's house."
The sanctions followed calls for the players to face lengthy suspensions, with Phil Gould among those calling for season bans after putting the NRL's comeback plans at risk.
"Everyone will have their views, my view is the financial penalty for Josh and Latrell is 50-times the public health order penalty," Abdo said.
"On top of that the potential of them missing games is significant for them, their teammates and clubs.
"Regardless of what individual punters may think, we've done what we think is fair and appropriate for the actions.
"I think this will hopefully act as a deterrent for the other players."
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