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Tom Starling is considering suing NSW police after charges against the Raiders hooker and his brothers were sensationally dropped on Friday.
Tom, Jackson and Josh Starling, and their friend Jesse Byrne, were all charged following a wild brawl at Shady Palms Hotel in Avoca Beach in December 2020.
The court heard Tom was punched in the face multiple times by officers in the fracas that was caught on CCTV.
The ACT government wants to help the ACT Brumbies and the Canberra Raiders boost crowds, increase profits and make Canberra Stadium more affordable for families as well.
The three parties met on Thursday with the goal to make the aging stadium more attractive to fans.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr saw both clubs as keys to boosting tourism by luring more interstate fans to games.
Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling has been cleared over a violent street fight because a court found police were not acting in their duty when they punched him in the face multiple times.
The 25-year-old NRL star and his brothers Jackson, 26, and Josh, 21, brawled with NSW police officers at a Central Coast pub in December 2020.
Starling and Jackson, 26, were charged with hindering police while youngest brother had been charged with common assault of a security guard, assault of two officers and resisting police.