Brandon Smith breaks silence after Sydney Roosters breach notice

Roosters star Brandon Smith has opened up after he was issued a breach notice which raised questions about his future at the club.

Roosters hooker Brandon Smith in action against the Dolphins. Picture: NRL Imagery

Roosters star Brandon Smith has opened up after he was reportedly issued a breach notice which raised questions about his future at the club.

Trent Robinson held a number of meetings to review the Roosters’ season so far on the Monday following the club’s loss to the Cowboys in Round 13 on June 2.

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Smith is said to have been a no show at the review sessions and was handed a breach notice by Tricolours powerbrokers.

The Roosters hooker has since been dropped for this week’s clash with the Eels and he said he feared his $850,000 contract with the club would be torn up.

Smith appeared on James Graham’s The Bye Round podcast and said the whole ordeal was his fault after he left his phone at home while going out for coffee with his wife.

“She doesn’t like it when I take my phone out because I ignore her. So I left my phone at home. I should have checked the schedule before I went to sleep,” Smith said.

“Usually you have a day off after a game. And because we had the bye, I definitely thought we had the day off.

“Then when I got home she was all over. Then the rumours started and I got the breach and I thought I was going to get sacked myself. It was a pretty epic couple of days.”

Smith feared his contract might get torn up. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

After finally checking his phone, Smith went into the club’s headquarters where he was told off after all players and coaches had left.

“I only saw one guy – it wasn’t Robbo,” Smith said.

“It was more of a telling off. I was pretty sad at the time. I was pretty sad about the game (against North Queensland) to be honest.

“The talk was about the breach and then I was pretty sad so I chilled at home. Stayed off social media. Went pretty dark for a bit, didn’t go on my phone, just dealt with it internally.

“I think you get three breaches (before being sacked). It is a warning but also a fine. If I get that second breach I pay that fine.

“But you don’t want a second breach.”

Smith was the first one on the track. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

Smith is keen to make amends to his club and teammates. (Photo by Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)

Smith said the breach had put him on notice and he was keen to make amends to the club and his teammates.

“I was the first one into training this morning (Monday). I feel like I let people down and I don’t like to let people down,” he said.

“Thankfully I went in today and it was all good. The boys were funny, making fun of me.”

Smith had been hopeful of appearing in the Roosters squad for their upcoming round 15 contest against the Parramatta Eels on Saturday night.

But that has not proven the case, with the rake dropped after the teams for this weekend’s games were released on Tuesday.