- Maurice Trindall played NSW Origin under-18s
- Also unbeaten in four amateur boxing bouts
- Granted bail following alleged 2024 assault
A former NSW Blues under-18s State of Origin representative has been granted bail despite his alleged role in a vicious street brawl on Anzac Day last year which left a victim with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and hearing loss.
Maurice Trindall, 24, played alongside the likes of current NRL stars Bradman Best, Spencer Leniu and Jason Saab for the Blues in 2018, but the former amateur boxer is now fighting to avoid a prison sentence.
Trindall is also accused of allegedly glassing a woman who came to the injured man’s aid outside the Bidwill Hotel in Sydney‘s west.
The NSW Supreme Court recently heard Trindall – along with his co-accused Alex Lyzwa and Frederick Solo – sparked a brawl after allegedly fighting the victim and his friends, with the start of the alleged incident captured on an Uber‘s dashcam.
Moments earlier, security guards had urged the two groups to move away from one another in the pub, with Trindall, Lyzwa and Solo leaving the venue in an Uber, with the other party departing on foot.
Lyzwa then allegedly told the Uber driver to pull over down the road – with the trio jumping out of the vehicle to confront the rival group in person.
A former NSW Blues under-18s State of Origin representative has been granted bail despite his alleged role in a brawl on Anzac Day last year which left a victim with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and hearing loss
Maurice Trindall played alongside the likes of current NRL stars Bradman Best, Spencer Leniu and Jason Saab for the NSW Blues in 2018
Trindall allegedly threw the first punch with Lyzwa and Solo then allegedly bashing the victim unconscious before stomping on his head.
Following the alleged incident, statements to police allegedly identified Trindall, Lyzwa and Solo as the aggressors in the fight.
The trio were then arrested and remanded in custody.
In October last year, Trindall – who also played SG Ball for the Panthers as a teenager – appeared in Penrith Local Court, where he unsuccessfully applied for bail.
Trindall’s legal team then told the NSW Supreme Court the father-of-two still had dreams of pursuing a professional rugby league career and would abide by strict conditions if granted bail.
Justice Andrew Coleman SC described the bail application as a ‘finely balanced matter’ but chose to grant Trindall bail.
This came despite objections by prosecutors.
As part of his bail conditions, Trindall must report to police once a day, comply with a night-time curfew and reside with family in St Marys.
He is also banned from entering the suburb of Bidwill or contacting Solo or Lyzwa, both who are facing charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and affray.
The cases for all three men will return to court on March 28.
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