Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters said it was not ‘acceptable’ for Pat Carrigan to be drinking alcohol after the loss to the Warriors last week, but insisted the lock was not drunk.
The 20-year-old tore his MCL in the 20-6 against the Warriors in Redcliffe and was spotted drinking beer at Mr Percival’s bar in Brisbane hours later.
Walters acknowledged Carrigan had breached team rules and the situation had been dealt with, although he did not specify whether the Broncos star had been fined.
Brisbane Broncos prop Pat Carrigan was spotted drinking in Brisbane on Saturday
‘It’s not acceptable and Pat agrees with that,’ he told the Courier Mail.
‘He has acknowledged that and we have dealt with Pat internally.’
A former Queensland Under-20 captain, Carrigan is a member of Brisbane’s leadership group and could skipper the Broncos in the not-too-distant future.
While the Broncos were unimpressed with the behaviour, Walters was prepared to cut the young star some slack.
Broncos coach Kevin Walters said Carrigan’s behaviour was ‘not acceptable’ as it came just hours after the prop ruptured his MCL against the Warriors
The Broncos have dealt with the situation ‘internally’ but Walters declined to say whether Carrigan, a former Queensland U20 captain, had been fined
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The Broncos were outclassed 20-6 by the Warriors in Redcliffe in Round 4 of the NRL season
‘I feel a bit sorry for Pat. He has had a troubled 18 months and it’s not always fun when you get injured and come back and get injured again,’ he said.
‘We have dealt with it. We are getting on with things, Pat is getting on with things with his knee.
‘To be honest, I have never seen a player more dedicated to his body and making sure it is right every week. He wasn’t out on the drink, he had two or three beers, which breaks our rules, so we have dealt with him internally.’
The Broncos were plunged into chaos last week, when a video of Payne Haas (left) allegedly hitting teammate Albert Kelly emerged
The Broncs pair are in the dock after an altercation on a night out earlier this season
The incident comes at a very delicate time for the Broncos, whose team culture came under scrutiny after footage of a brawl involving Payne Haas and Albert Kelly emerged last week.
New South Wales Police have opened an investigation into the incident – which happened on March 20, after the Broncos beat the Bulldogs in Sydney – and both players have been referred to the NRL’s Integrity Unit.
Haas – a devout Muslim who observes Ramadan – has reportedly told club bosses he wasn’t drinking alcohol on the night in question. Kelly, however, appeared to be under the influence and the incident unfolded the day before he celebrated his 31st birthday.
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