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Bulldogs Statement on Lachlan Lewis​

https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2021/08/27/bulldogs-statement-on-lachlan-lewis-f32yj/
bulldogs.com.au Fri 27 Aug 2021, 06:55 PM

The Bulldogs have made the NRL aware of an alleged incident involving Lachlan Lewis. The Club are currently working with the NRL Integrity Unit regarding the matter.
As a result, the Bulldogs have stood Lewis down until that process has been completed. The Club is not in a position to comment further at this stage.

NRL 2021: Bulldogs’ Lachlan Lewis in hot water over eBay prank​

The Bulldogs’ horror week off the field has continued, with Lachlan Lewis under investigation by the NRL Integrity Unit.

Michael Carayannis and David Riccio
August 27, 2021 - 5:41PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom

Lachlan Lewis may have played his last game for the Bulldogs after becoming the focus of an NRL Integrity Unit investigation.

In what Lewis has described to Canterbury officials as a practical joke gone-wrong, the off-contract half tried to sell an NRL-purchased sound speaker on eBay for around $500.

It is understood Lewis - the nephew of NRL champion Wally Lewis - tried to sell the speaker that the NRL had supplied to Canterbury’s team room at their Brisbane hotel.

The item was pulled down for sale when a club official was alerted to the supposed “joke”.

The NRL confirmed the integrity unit were investigating the matter to determine if Lewis was attempting to profit from the stolen goods. Any sanction is not expected to be severe.

Lewis was named to play at five-eighth for the Bulldogs against the Sea Eagles on Sunday.

However, Jake Averillo, who was listed in the reserves has passed a fitness test and is expected to replace Lewis in the starting side.

 

[spiritofaslan]

Fuck these blokes are thick. Not even sure how you can pass with one off as a prank.

 

[boxer]

Lol they are trying to entertain each other with all the lockdown bubble, can’t really blame them.

 

[spiritofaslan]

I'm interested to know how the prank worked... was he going to buy it back himself?

 

[Old Woof Woof]

I have the perfect answer to the Idiot situation. Don't ban him from league pass him over to the womens competition as a coach that way he can toilet train all the females

 

[Old Woof Woof]

I have the perfect answer to the Idiot situation. Don't ban him from league pass him over to the womens competition as a coach that way he can toilet train all the females

idiot E would be in his element "line up girls who is next in line for the loo"

 

[BomberBurton]

Use them as target practice.
Drop the NRL forward for a confidence boost and learn the right technique.

 

[spiritofaslan]

IF (a big IF) this is true, then he's a bigger idiot than I thought he was (or maybe its been going on for longer and he hasn't been caught).

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/le...r-plot-for-650-ebay-sale-20210903-p58okx.html

Lewis caught red-handed with courier over plot for $650 eBay sale​

By Adam Pengilly
September 3, 2021 — 7.35pm



Lachlan Lewis’ attempt to sell an NRL sound bar was only foiled when a Bulldogs official followed him into a hotel car park and caught the player red handed as he was about to hand over the unused equipment to a courier.

In one of the most bizarre incidents of the year, the off-contract half risks having the remaining two months of his contract torn up by the club over an elaborate weeks-long plot to sell the system online.

According to sources familiar with the situation, Lewis was wearing a hoodie when he snuck into a communal team area at their Gold Coast accommodation, taking a sound bar which was still in its packaging.

He had listed it under his own personal eBay account as for sale for $650, or best offer, in early August. The listing even had a photo similar to the equipment he planned to sell.

The NRL had given all NSW-based clubs which relocated to Queensland during Sydney’s COVID outbreak entertainment and electrical equipment to use while in quarantine.

It was only when the Bulldogs were undergoing a stocktake of their gear to prepare for the end of the season – three weeks after Lewis had made an eBay listing – did club officials realise the NRL-bought sound bar was missing. Hotel CCTV footage was then obtained of Lewis taking the system.

His attempt to sell it was only blocked when a suspicious Bulldogs official followed Lewis a short distance to his car in the hotel car park where he had organised to meet a courier, who was charged with delivering it to a Queensland buyer.

When asked by an official what he was doing, Lewis was found to have told the courier the speaker system wasn’t meant to be delivered that day.

The Bulldogs then reported the incident to the NRL integrity unit, who heard from an apologetic Lewis it was a joke gone wrong.

He has since refunded the money to the eBay buyer and will be required to meet NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo.

Lewis, who is in the final weeks of a deal worth more than $400,000 per year with the wooden spooners, is struggling to save his NRL career.

He was fined $10,000 by the NRL on Friday and ordered to undergo education and counselling courses.

The 25-year-old, who has been told by the Bulldogs he won’t have his contract renewed next year, is now grappling with the prospect of having the rest of his deal torn up over the saga, which has angered Canterbury officials.

Lewis, who was named in the Bulldogs’ starting team for last week’s clash against the Sea Eagles, has been stood down from the final two games of the season. Canterbury will finish their campaign against the Tigers on Sunday.

Lewis has featured in 43 games for the Bulldogs over four years and is without a deal for next season. The NRL said it wouldn’t cancel the rest of his contract with Canterbury, but he would need to re-apply for registration if finds another club for 2022 or beyond. He’s one of 12 players who will leave the Bulldogs at the end of the season, including former State of Origin forward Dylan Napa. Lewis’ manager Luke Lombardi did not respond to requests for comment from the Herald.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/le...r-plot-for-650-ebay-sale-20210903-p58okx.html

"The 25-year-old, who has been told by the Bulldogs he won’t have his contract renewed next year, is now grappling with the prospect of having the rest of his deal torn up over the saga, which has angered Canterbury officials."

Ummmm why would Bulldogs officials be angered? The rest of his deal? He doesn't have a deal beyond this year.

 

[BomberBurton]

Take your self installed fucking state from Belmore with you!

 

[Captain Ibis]

This whole story is being blown out of proportion considering we already knew Lachy was not going to be re-signed. I just hope the bloke really isn't struggling financially or whatever..

 

[spiritofaslan]

This whole story is being blown out of proportion considering we already knew Lachy was not going to be re-signed. I just hope the bloke really isn't struggling financially or whatever..

He's on $450k a season apparently, and looking at hitting $0 next season.

No excuse though, and you wonder if other stuff has gone missing in the past.

 

[Captain Ibis]

He's on $450k a season apparently, and looking at hitting $0 next season.

No excuse though, and you wonder if other stuff has gone missing in the past.

I still can't wrap my head around it.. like I don't imagine he is some klepto

 

[BomberBurton]

If only he could steal tries from the opposition, it would be worth the hassle.