{"id":151578,"date":"2025-09-18T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/151578\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:35:07","slug":"sydney-roosters-hand-down-victor-radley-sanctions-text-messages-brandon-smith-drug-supply-charges-news-videos-highlights-victor-radley-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/151578\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Roosters hand down Victor Radley sanctions, text messages, Brandon Smith drug supply charges, news, videos, highlights, Victor Radley future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Roosters have handed Victor Radley the \u201cheaviest sanction ever imposed on a player in the club\u2019s history\u201d in the wake of his text message scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Radley was caught up in former teammate Brandon Smith\u2019s fight against allegations he disclosed inside knowledge for betting and supplied cocaine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-brandon-smith-alleged-text-messages-linked-to-betting-allegations-revealed-court-case-victor-radley-south-sydey-rabbitohs-latest-news\/news-story\/c3cb22da546e0ee72f368bb635a380ea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alleged text messages between Radley and Smith were apart of evidence against the now Rabbitohs hooker<\/a> and the Tricolours have now handed down their own punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of the NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series before the Grand Final, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=nrl&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20252902\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbet.com.au\/betting\/rugby-league\/nrl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Radley has been handed a 10-match suspension without pay, while he will also make a $30,000 donation to St Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>No charges have been laid against Radley, while there is no suggestion he obtained or took illegal drugs. Radley accepted the sanctions and issued a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to sincerely apologise to the club, my teammates, our sponsors, Members and fans for the negative spotlight I have brought on the Roosters,\u201d Radley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI accept the sanctions in full and will work hard to earn back the trust and respect of everyone who supports this great club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the club\u2019s statement read: \u201cThe Sydney Roosters are aware of references in the media to communications allegedly between Sydney Roosters player Victor Radley and others in relation to allegedly obtaining an illegal substance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Radley has not been charged by Queensland Police, the references in the media to communications allegedly between him and others have brought the Sydney Roosters into disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Radley reportedly told to leave Roosters | 01:02<\/p>\n<p>The Roosters\u2019 sanctions come after major doubts surrounding Radley\u2019s future at the Roosters club emerged, with his current contract running until the end of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Roosters chairman Nick Politis has previously taken a hard stance against recreational drug use, which could have spelled the end for Radley at the eastern suburbs club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-roosters-tell-victor-radley-to-explore-his-options-in-nrl-super-league-after-brandon-smith-drug-text-message-allegations\/news-story\/af507a536c18ff47469133d1e86dd196\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reports emerged that Radley was informed to find another club,<\/a> however the fresh sanctions could put to bed a move for the English international.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s previously been reportedly Radley is currently earning around $700,000 per-season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Roosters have handed Victor Radley the \u201cheaviest sanction ever imposed on a player in the club\u2019s history\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14868,4612,43,101684,44,16284,50180,101685,1080,101683,99734,11089,41,39,42,40,60279,4534],"class_list":{"0":"post-151578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-brandon-mychal-smith","9":"tag-gold-coast-titans","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-heaviest-sanction","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-penrith","14":"tag-statement-read","15":"tag-supply-charges","16":"tag-sydney-roosters","17":"tag-text-message-scandal","18":"tag-text-messages","19":"tag-tom-sargeant","20":"tag-top-news","21":"tag-top-stories","22":"tag-topnews","23":"tag-topstories","24":"tag-v-gold-coast","25":"tag-victor-radley"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}