North Queensland players in the dark over Scott Bolton’s future after indecent assault charge
SCOTT Bolton’s immediate playing future remains unclear with the Cowboys prop no certainty to line up for North Queensland against Wests Tigers.
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SCOTT Bolton’s immediate playing future remains unclear with the Cowboys prop no certainty to line up for North Queensland against Wests Tigers.
The 30-year old was charged with indecent assault on Sunday after a night out in Bondi with teammates.
Bolton flew home to Townsville after the incident and is due to face Waverley Local Court on June 19.
Former Bronco Francis Molo has flown into Sydney as cover for Bolton, and is a chance of replacing the veteran prop in the squad to face the Tigers on Thursday night.
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“It’s in the NRL hands and the police’s hands now. All we can really do is stand by and support Scott,” winger Kyle Feldt said.
“He hasn’t been stood down by the club or the NRL, he’s just gone home to be with family, that’s his main priority at the moment.
“Francis Molo come down the other day. If he’s out, which we don’t think he will be — like I said, he hasn’t been stood down by the NRL or the Cowboys as of yet — if he comes back we’ll open up and let him come in.”
Five-eighth Michael Morgan also backed the club’s depth to kick in should Bolton be sidelined.
“We’ve got depth in that position that someone else can fill (the spot). But it’ll be up to the club and up to Bolts and how he feels,” Morgan said.
“Playing football isn’t probably the first thing on his mind at the moment. It is only a short week, so we’ve got to move on pretty quickly football wise.
“We’ll do our best to prepare as normal, as we normally would.”
Both Morgan and Feldt went into bat for Bolton as a teammate, although neither have spoken to him since the charges were laid.
“Peter Parr has spoken to him and been with him, so it’s all up to the police at the moment,” Feldt said.
“As a teammate, he’s outstanding. He’s one of the nicest blokes on our team.
“I’ve not got a bad word to say about him. He’s a genuine guy and he loves his footy and loves his family.
“I’ve been at the Cowboys since 2010 and he’s been there since then, 10 years now. He’s never done anything wrong. I don’t really know what happened so I can’t talk about it.”