NRL stars are filmed with a 'white substance' on a hotel room table - hours after their team crashed out of the premiership
- Two Melbourne Storm players filmed in a hotel room with a white substance
- The embarrassing footage comes just hours before Rugby League's Dally Ms
- NRL have confirmed they are investigating the vision posted to social media
- It is understood the video was taken just hours after Storm's semi-final loss
Two Melbourne Storm players have been filmed with a 'white substance' just hours after they were bounced out of their Grand Final qualifier against the Penrith Panthers on Saturday.
The NRL has confirmed they are investigating the shock video posted to social media, with the embarrassing discovery coming just moments before Monday's star-studded Dally M awards begin, held for the first time in Brisbane.
Footage taken on a mobile phone seen by Daily Mail Australia appears to show two players in a hotel room with white powder on a table along with a rolled up note and a card.
Footage taken on a mobile phone seen by Daily Mail Australia appears to show two players in a hotel room with white powder on a table along with a rolled up note and a card (pictured)
Several other unknown males are also seen in the room.
Melbourne Storm management are yet to release a statement on the incident.
This year's minor premiers were defeated by the Penrith Panthers 10-6 in Saturday's preliminary final, shattering their hopes of making it back-to-back Grand Final wins.
The unsavoury off-field drama comes as rugby league's biggest stars take to the red carpet with their partners for the code's night of nights.
For the first time in history the lavish event to recognise the game's best talent is being held in Brisbane after every team was forced to relocate to southeast Queensland due to the NSW's coronavirus outbreak.
Walsh capped an incredible rookie season that included playing State of Origin for Queensland by winning the Rookie of the Year award
Footage has emerged of NRL young gun Reece Walsh inside a Gold Coast nightclub before his arrest on Saturday night. This incident is unrelated to the Queensland player
Concerns there is a wide-spread culture of drug use within the sport have been growing after NRL young gun Reece Walsh was arrested at a nightclub for refusing to leave and possessing cocaine.
The New Zealand Warriors fullback appeared alongside the club's CEO and coach on Sunday afternoon, tearfully admitting to being arrested in possession of the drug and using it through the night.
Video shared on social media shows a blurry-eyed Walsh dancing inside a Gold Coast nightclub on Saturday and repeatedly lifting up his shirt to show his abs.
Walsh sings and gestures at the camera before propelling himself up on a stairway and lifting his legs up. The video was captioned 'few lines Reece'.
The New Zealand Warriors fullback appeared in a video alongside the club's CEO and coach on Sunday afternoon, tearfully admitting to being arrested in possession of the drug
Walsh was arrested in Surfers Paradise on Saturday night, hours after Penrith's preliminary final win over the Melbourne Storm.
Walsh was given a 'move on direction' to leave an area near Cavill Avenue, but officers found him still there 45 minutes later.
The 19-year-old was filmed arguing with police before he was handcuffed and led away to a police station where a search found he was in possession of cocaine.
Walsh fronted the Warriors' fans via video on Sunday afternoon to admit to having the drugs and apologise for 'getting himself into a bit of trouble'.
NRL star Reece Walsh has been arrested in the Gold Coast with footage emerging of the 19-year-old being led away by police
'I was told by some officers last night to move on. I didn't move on and that led to me getting arrested and taken back to the police station,' Walsh said.
'Once I got back to the police station I was searched and I was in possession of a small bag of cocaine, which I had some of during the night.
'No one else is involved in this. It's solely on me and I put my hand up. I should never have done it. It's a mistake that I've made, I'm aware of that and I'm really remorseful.'
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