Las Vegas drama involving Canberra stars prompts reaction; professionalism of Ivan Cleary's Penrith team highlighted.
Dylan Edwards' reaction to the Las Vegas drama that has landed two Canberra stars in hot water speaks volumes about the professionalism of Ivan Cleary's four-time reigning premiers and the Penrith fullback in particular. And it shines another glaring spotlight on his rivals at Canberra. Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies have both made public apologies after a late-night hotel scuffle in Vegas last weekend that created the very unwanted headlines that league officials were hoping to avoid.
The Raiders players are best mates and their girlfriends have been travelling around the United States together. But they reportedly came to blows after a late-night drinking session, following a computer system mix-up at the Vegas resort the team was staying at, which left one of the players without a room and the other unwilling to share his bed.
A scuffle ensued in the hotel elevator and the pair were briefly ejected from the building after hotel security became concerned about an inflatable baseball bat one of the players was seen carrying on CCTV footage. Young and Smithies were later allowed to return to the hotel when club officials were informed and the situation was cleared up after 2am local time.