The organisers of the party after which Sydney Roosters forward Dylan Napa was alleged to have been knocked out have distanced themselves from the incident.
Napa was struck with a fire poker by another party-goer on Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning having come to the aid of a woman, according to News Corp Australia.
The Roosters player was allegedly asleep at the Palm Beach property when he was awoken by screaming, and he saw a man destroying property and yelling at a woman.
He was reportedly knocked unconscious.
Host Theo Chambers, a mortgage broker and the son of Chambers Cellars owner Steven Chambers, has moved to distance the Palmbu event from the incident.
“I would like to particularly stress that the apparent break and entry and assault which took place at my premises the day after the charity event, happened a considerable time after the event had been closed and all attendees had been cleared from the premises by licenced security,” Theo Chambers said in a statement provided to AAP by his lawyers.
“I had also left and locked up the property for the evening. There is no information suggesting that the charity event and the break and entry and assault were in any way connected.
“As more information comes to hand, I will consider pressing charges and any other claims I may have against those responsible.”
Chambers said the event raised more than $13,000 for charity.
A police spokeswoman told AAP emergency services were called to the Bynya Road premises around 3am on Sunday following reports of a fight.
“Two men, aged 33 and 24, and a 26-year-old woman, were treated at the scene by NSW ambulance paramedics for minor injuries,” the spokeswoman said.
Six hundred people attended the party at the Palm Beach mansion.
It’s an annual charity event called Palmbu in support of the Vasculitis Foundation.
The Roosters issued a brief statement saying they were aware of the incident and the NRL had been informed.
The 24-year-old Napa was last week selected in the Queensland emerging representative squad.
Bruce
Guest
Nambuuca Sensational contribution from the mid North Coast - is that sum total of analysis in your area - you could just ignore and go fishing
Cedric
Guest
an odd ball article; it appears that the person who wrote the story did not write the headline. Weird and sloppy journalism.
Magnus M. Østergaard
Roar Guru
Cartwright is a doink. He exGF acted inappropriately but he is a doink. Paying off girls to try and get them to have abortions behind your GF back is ridiculous.
Nambucca Rooster
Guest
Yawn
Bruce
Guest
On first glance it seems like he was an innocent bystander and hope he gets better. But why did the Herald bury the story - surely a reasonably high profile NRL player is involved , even innocently in a situation which requires hospitalisation, is news esp as he was from a club with a seedy reputation. He appears to be innocent here but its buried under in a story about Cartwright. Marketing $$ from someone?
Mushi
Guest
Okay so the title plus lead paragraph, ie the lead, misrepresenting the content isn't misleading? Also two things worth noting, it's impossible to read beyond the first paragraph at first interaction of the reader so it is the responsibility of the writer and the first two lines of text do not actually give the accurate representation, unless you mean sentences/paragraphs? It's a basic principle of writing that was taught in journalism courses at university before the prevalence of the Internet. But your right it's a lack of stoicism that is the issue here...
The Barry
Roar Guru
The headline for all the world reads like this is a story of a player misbehaving. Whether he was successful or not he deserves better than that. There's enough opportunity for journalists to nail players when they're actually being scumbags that they don't need to go for the cheap headline with no cause.
Alex L
Roar Rookie
It's not misleading to anyone who bothered reading two lines of text Mushi, don't necessarily think it's down to the writer to try and account for peoples internet induced ADHD.
Mushi
Guest
Um well whats the point of a headline, or media at all, if its misleading? Quality writing has the crux of the story delivered by the end of the first paragraph.
Mushi
Guest
Yep that's the take away...
Alex L
Roar Rookie
Well do we know if he actually succeeded on that front or if he just provided a speed bump?
Alex L
Roar Rookie
Guys whinging about the headline; you're making A-League fans look stoic.
Mushi
Guest
I once sent a query to the AAP about an obviously factually incorrect (and illegal due to the subject matter) article where the writer contradicts the stated facts and got the digital shoulder shrug and a "feel free to seek legal representation". If a retarded baboon and the AAP had different views on a story I'd take the baboon
Edward Kelly
Roar Guru
Story and headline was probably written for AAP by an 18 year old sub editor in Melbourne who hates Rugby League.
Mushi
Guest
Agreed there was a chance for positive hyperbole for once and it was missed like a jamie soward one on one tackle. It's touch and go if I'd be more ashamed of my kids being a faceless AAP writer than an ISIS recruiter at this point!
The Barry
Roar Guru
Yeah me too. Pretty disappointing. Is it even really necessary? Does the sensationalist headline attract more readers than "Player rescues woman" or whatever?
Mushi
Guest
Hands off our raging ranga
Mushi
Guest
Also as roosters fan i read the click bait headline expecting another story about misadventures and then it turns out he was putting himself in harms way to help someone. Even the lead paragraph hints at wrong doing.
Chook
Guest
I'm a Rabbitohs supporter, but I think that's a little unfair. As you say he is young and still learning. I think he is a good forward. I don't think he will ever be a superstar but he is solid.
Magnus M. Østergaard
Roar Guru
That is the word that it was a poker. Indeed, if it was he is pretty lucky, could have been so much worse. Thank goodness that it wasnt