Booze, footy players and a late-night scuffle - it's a tale as old as time, but maybe not something to so easily shrug at anymore.
As another alcohol-fuelled incident involving rugby league stars made news headlines, the sport's relationship with the drug has been brought back under the microscope, with a Raiders legend blaming a culture of drinking.
Broncos duo Pat Carrigan and Adam Reynolds were at the centre of an NRL investigation over a push-and-shove after a drinking session with teammates in Brisbane last weekend.