- Veteran Canberra prop Josh Papalii to fight charges
- Star allegedly became threatening towards officers
- Papalii’s case is expected to return to court in 2025
NRL player Josh Papalii will fight charges stemming from allegations he behaved aggressively and threw glasses on a night out drinking.
The Canberra Raiders prop’s lawyer, Tom Taylor, confirmed in ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday that not guilty pleas had been entered to the charges of resisting a territory official and remaining in or re-entering a premises.
ACT Policing confirmed officers responded to reports three men were behaving aggressively towards staff and each other and throwing glasses in a licensed premises early on September 16.
Officers were told Papalii had verbally abused staff after being asked to leave, police said in a statement.
The 32-year-old also allegedly became verbally abusive and threatening towards the officers when they asked him to leave.
The group then allegedly re-entered the premises and further intimidated officers before again being asked to leave and departing a short time later, police say.
Raiders great Josh Papalii will fight charges stemming from allegations he behaved aggressively and threw glasses on a night out drinking inSeptember
The 32-year-old NRL veteran (pictured with wife Masepa) had a previous brush with the law
Papalii’s case is expected to return to court in early 2025.
Papali’i, 32, has played 305 games for the club since making his debut for the team in 2011, and has a year to run on his current contract.
He is one of the most respected forwards in the game after racking up 23 appearances for Queensland and 11 games for Australia during his career.
In 2017 he was arrested by police in strange circumstances after he called police to tell them he was drink driving.
Papalii rang triple-0 and reported that he was driving drunk and on the wrong side of the road ‘in order to prove a point’ after leaving then-teammate and captain Jarrod Croker’s engagement party.
Papali’i was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for eight months over the bizarre incident on January 15, in which he blew 0.123 on a breathalyser.
The ffoty star’s case is expected to return to court in early 2025
In July, Papali’i’s wife Masepa was banned from playing footy for 10 years following her involvement in a brawn at a women’s game.
She was handed the huge ban by the Canberra Region Rugby League after she was found to have entered the field during a fiery clash between West Belconnen Warriors and the Bungendore Kangaroos earlier this month.
Footage of the incident, which was recorded on the Katrina Fanning Shield livestream coverage over the weekend, surfaced on social media and showed a violent all-in brawl.
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