Canberra Raiders keep Curtis Scott from training after Sydney arrest
The embattled player won’t train with the team until at least Friday, as the Canberra Raiders and NRL Integrity Unit continue to investigate the matter.
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Canberra have given centre Curtis Scott the week off training as the NRL club weighs up the next move regarding their embattled star recruit. Scott was reportedly tasered by police following an alleged drunken altercation in Sydney on Sunday night and was locked up until the morning.
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The former Melbourne Storm player is facing six charges, including two counts of assaulting a police officer, after an alleged incident in Sydney early Monday following Australia Day celebrations.
The Raiders returned to training on Wednesday but the club confirmed 22-year-old Scott won’t rejoin the squad until next week.
Scott is due to face court on February 20.
Both the club and NRL integrity unit are investigating the incident and could hand down sanctions.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and chief executive Don Furner have already expressed frustration over the matter which threatens to disrupt the team’s season start as they attempt to build on last year’s grand final appearance. Scott was signed on a four-year deal in the off-season for a reported $1.8 million and is seen as a key player for the club, who released former Dally M centre of the year Joey Leilua to join West Tigers last week. Canberra has historically taken a tough stance on poor off-field behaviour, sacking stars Todd Carney (2008) and Josh Dugan (2013).
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But they stood by five-eighth Jack Wighton last season after he was found guilty of six charges, including assault and public urination, on a drunken night out in Canberra.
The loyalty paid dividends with Wighton enjoying a breakout season in 2019, earning NSW and Australian honours while winning the Clive Churchill medal on grand final day.
Scott has represented the Prime Minister’s XIII and been touted as a future NSW and Australian player.
The drama is the latest in another dramatic off-season for the NRL with Joe Ofahengaue, Josh Reynolds, Maika Sivo, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Manase Fainu and David Fifita all embroiled in off-field controversy