{"id":457385,"date":"2026-02-04T07:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/457385\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T07:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:47:17","slug":"former-nrl-player-david-mead-scares-wannabe-crooks-from-his-home-in-his-undies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/457385\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NRL player David Mead scares wannabe crooks from his home in his undies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former NRL<\/a> star David Mead has stopped an attempted break-in of his home … in his undies.<\/p>\n

Mead shared security vision of the attempted robbery on his Instagram page, showing the moment the would-be crooks entered his home and then quickly fled.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: David Mead stops attempted break-in in his undies.<\/p>\n

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The two people, presumably men, have their faces covered as vision captures the moment they inspect the house and then open the front door.<\/p>\n

They appear to unlock the front door through a slat window on the side. Then walk in only to suddenly bolt as they hear the 37-year-old Mead running to the door.<\/p>\n

In the video, Mead is seen in his undies and can be heard saying, \u201cwhat the f***.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe wannabe crooks thought no one was home. Credit: @davidmead411\/Instagram\"ButBut Mead gave the masked men the fright of their lives. Credit: @davidmead411\/Instagram<\/p>\n

The would be crooks then quickly run down the small path and jump the fence as Mead flies through the door.<\/p>\n

He is then seeing opening his gate and and he chases them down the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWHAT THE F***?!\u201d was Mead\u2019s caption on his video too **<\/p>\n

\u201cAttempted break-in last night at our house,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung fellas out there don\u2019t get involved with this crap. Don\u2019t waste your future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mead played 147 games for the Gold Coast Titans between 2009-16 and also had two stints at the Broncos before retiring in 2022.<\/p>\n

Several high-profile players sent Mead their best wishes after the incident, including Storm star Jahrome Hughes.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids be crazy these days man. Hope you guys are all good, bro. Hope that pot plants all good too,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

Code-hopper Israel Folau said: \u201cHope you guys are all good bro.\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n

Former teammate Joe Tomane said: \u201cWildddd!!!! Hope you guys are OK, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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