Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith was inside the Broncos dressing rooms on game day after the reigning NRL premiers were stunned by lowly St George Illawarra.
The Dragons snapped a 15-game losing streak by downing Brisbane 30-26 at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.
Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in May 2025. Sam Mooy
And while players looked dejected in the home sheds following the game, there was another figure present who was hard to miss.
The former SAS soldier was there with his daughters, who were reportedly invited into the sheds by Broncos welfare manager Adam Walsh, who is also a former SAS soldier.
“The Broncos invited my daughters today because of all the things they have been through and we were very grateful,” Roberts-Smith told News Corp.
It is unclear whether Roberts-Smith himself was formally invited into the team’s inner sanctum.
Nine.com.au has contacted the Broncos for comment.
Roberts-Smith was arrested by Australian Federal Police at Sydney Airport last month and has been charged with five counts of war crime – murder.
The 47-year-old spent more than a week in prison before being released on bail.
He has denied all allegations against him.
Roberts-Smith’s alleged war crimes were first reported by the now-Nine owned Fairfax Media in 2018.
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He sued for defamation in the Federal Court but lost, with a judge finding the accusations of murder were, on the balance of probabilities, true.
He failed to overturn the findings on appeal to the full Federal Court and the High Court.
The Broncos have lost their last four games in a row and sit 11th on the NRL ladder.
They next face the Titans on Saturday.