Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes will reportedly be slapped with a whopping $100,000 value of fines and suspended sanctions after his white powder scandal.
Earlier this week, Holmes was handed a $25,000 nice and a one-match suspension by the NRL.
Now, in line with The Daily Telegraph, Cowboys powerbrokers are reportedly contemplating fining him an extra $25,000 to go along with a suspended nice of $50,000.
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The 28-year-old confronted the music this week and fronted the North Queensland board after posting a picture to social media with a white bag in his mouth.
Cowboys chief government Jeff Reibel instructed News Corp: “we are yet to reach a resolution”.
“Val was requested to appear before the board and has done that,” he stated.
“We are now in consideration and will look to finalise in the coming days after we have completed our due diligence.”
Holmes’ NRL suspension comes after he was handed a breath discover and was interviewed by the NRL integrity unit.
The consultant star reportedly received’t contest the NRL’s sanctions and pleaded his case that the picture was a prank gone improper and was supposed to be despatched to a pal.
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His one-match ban additionally might see him miss subsequent 12 months’s season opener, nevertheless his potential Kangaroos choice might see him cleared earlier than 2024.
Maroons skipper, who has performed with Holmes for years at Origin stage, revealed he had spoken to the suspended exterior again.
“These things you never expect to pop up,” he stated.
“I never expected that, but people make mistakes, we all make mistakes, and I think Val deserves the benefit of the doubt over many years that he is a good person.
“I still think he is a good person and whatever happened up there, he made a mistake and I’m sure he will get in trouble from the NRL or his club and from there we just move on.
“It’s as simple as that.”
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