Latrell Mitchell will not be fined for his expletive-laden interview on Thursday night.Credit:Getty
The NRL,however,will not issue Mitchell with a breach notice for the outburst that has been viewed by 164,000 people on Triple M NRL’s Instagram account. At one stage Mitchell says:“I don’t care if I’m swearing,boys”.
South Sydney officials are expected to meet Mitchell on Monday to try and arrange a time for him to meet with Abdo. Souths won’t sanction Mitchell over his use of profanities on radio.
“We encourage players to be themselves and be authentic,” Abdo said. “However,they also know they are professionals and role models which means setting an example. When speaking to fans via media interviews,we have a responsibility to be respectful.”
It comes in the same week the NRL decided not to take action against Mitchell for commenting on the NRL judiciary process following the incident which saw Spencer Leniu rubbed out for eight weeks after calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam a ‘monkey’ in Las Vegas a fortnight ago.
Mitchell responded to an SEN Radio post proposing an eight-to-12 week ban for Leniu should he be found guilty,by replying “and then some”.
The NRL is expected to warn Mitchell about some of his behaviour and remind him about his responsibility as a contracted rugby league player.