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Canberra players involved in late-night scuffle in Las Vegas, won't be penalized for incident.
Warring Canberra stars Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies won't be sent home despite the NRL's worst nightmare - a late night stoush in Las Vegas.
The pair scuffled in the lift of the team's plush hotel after a boozy night out on Thursday.
The incident occured after a malfunction in the hotel's computer system that saw irate players having to wait hours in the check-in queue.
Ricky Stuart handled crisis in Las Vegas well, prioritizing game and club over player protection.
At close to 9.30pm in Las Vegas on Sunday night, Ricky Stuart was enjoying a quiet beer with his coaching staff at a bar at the team hotel in Resorts World.
He stepped outside the bar to take a phone call from Nine colleague Danny Weidler, who had just heard the same thing as this columnist about the brawling Raiders.
After he got off the phone, this masthead approached Stuart about the incident. What happened next was a lesson in crisis management to clubs who have often prioritised the protection of the players over the good of the game and their clubs.
NRL players clash in Las Vegas, hotel mix-up leads to altercation, investigation ongoing by club.
The NRL has been dealt its first off-field behavioural issue in Las Vegas, with Canberra forwards Morgan Smithies and Hudson Young reportedly clashing.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart confirmed to multiple media outlets in Las Vegas that the club were looking into a matter between two players on the opening night of their camp.
According to reports, the two players became involved in an altercation with each other after a night out, when a hotel mix up left one of them without a room.
Hotel security were called and briefly removed the duo.
While reports also suggested there had...