As Jack de Belin faces being sidelined for a third season while awaiting a verdict,his lawyer has taken aim at the NRL rule that has left him in limbo.
The Dragons and de Belin's manager want the NRL to reconsider its no-fault stand-down policy with the St George Illawarra star facing a third year on the sidelines.
Judge Andrew Haesler has urged the NSW District Court jury to take as long as necessary to reach a verdict in the trial of the Dragons star and footballer Callan Sinclair.
The barrister for Dragons star Jack de Belin told the rape trial the footballer"let his guard down"when he cheated on his pregnant girlfriend.
Crown prosecutor David Scully also told the jury the woman accusing footballers Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair of rape was allowed to behave like a"19-year-old at Christmas time".
The rugby league star has described the woman he is accused of raping as"attention seeking"and that her dancing was"over the top".
The former lead detective,however,denied he used confidential messages between the Dragons player and his lawyer in an attempt to undermine the footballer's defence.
Dr Ann Ellacott told the District Court she examined the 19-year-old woman on the day she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
A man who lived at the apartment where a woman was allegedly raped by St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin said he lied to police about what he'd seen partly because he didn't want to reveal the footballer was cheating on his girlfriend.
The manager of a woman who says the St George Illawarra star and footballer Callan Sinclair raped her said the alleged victim appeared upset when she arrived at work.
A friend of the woman allegedly raped by St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin had a message from her saying"help"when he found his phone the afternoon following the incident,a court has heard.