AJ Brimson is ready to be cleared of any wrongdoing over his Melbourne Cup Day social media publish, with the NRL satisfied a earlier wager on rugby league got here from his mom’s account.
The Gold Coast star grew to become embroiled in controversy on Tuesday when he posted a screenshot of a $10,100 win after a wager backing Knight’s Alternative within the Melbourne Cup.
The picture additionally appeared to indicate a earlier wager on a rugby league sport, which had tried to be scribbled out.
Brimson was virtually instantly referred to the NRL integrity unit by the Titans, given NRL gamers are forbidden from betting on rugby league video games.
However the star again had remained adamant the bets had been actually positioned by his mom, and the screenshot handed onto him earlier than he posted it.
AAP has been instructed by a number of sources the NRL has reviewed knowledge that seems to again up Brimson’s claims, and the 26-year-old is anticipated to flee any sanction.
“I rang [the NRL] yesterday afternoon and spoke to them they usually had been glad with my clarification,” Brimson’s supervisor Jim Banaghan instructed AAP on Wednesday.
“It’s all over, pink rover.
“I instructed everybody there was nothing in it and all of it married up.
“AJ is straight down the road, sincere and a very nice child. He simply thought he’d have a little bit of enjoyable and all of it turned to custard.”
The veteran participant supervisor mentioned he had seen all of it in his three a long time of administration and will see a humorous facet to the saga.
“We’ll all have fun subsequent yr and I’ll have Brimson’s suggestions out the day earlier than the Cup,” he mentioned.
Brimson had claimed he put up the screenshot of his mom’s win as a prank when he claimed it to be his personal, and was unaware of the earlier wager nonetheless exhibiting.
It’s anticipated the previous Queensland State of Origin consultant will obtain a mild reminder about taking care in future social media use.
The NRL has beforehand taken motion in opposition to gamers for betting on NRL video games.
The newest was in 2017 involving former Wests Tigers exterior again Tim Simona, who was deregistered for putting bets on opposition gamers in matches he was enjoying.
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