- Sharks player Braydon Trindall enters rehab center
- NRL star failed roadside drug and alcohol test
- Cronulla backs young playmaker
Cronulla playmaker Braydon Trindall has reportedly entered rehab and will not be playing for the Sharks any time soon with his football future on the line.
The 24-year-old five-eighth failed a roadside alcohol and illicit drug test early Monday morning after reportedly partying with his teammates.
The test came after his team’s 42-6 win over the North Queensland Cowboys at PointsBet Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Cronulla Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta said the club is backing the star in his recovery.
Braydon Trindall (pictured) has entered rehabilitation and will not be playing for his team anytime soon.
Braydon Trindall was celebrating with his teammates the night he tested positive for drugs.
“It’s important that we understand the problems and, more importantly, that we address them,” he said. News Corporation.
“He is under the care of our social welfare officer and we will ensure he is given the best possible treatment, as we would with any other player at our club.”
New South Wales Police confirmed in a statement on Tuesday afternoon that a 24-year-old man driving on Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah, about 9.45am on Monday, was stopped for a random breath test.
“The man presented an expired license and allegedly returned a positive result on a breathalyzer test,” the statement reads.
‘He was arrested for the purpose of a breath analysis and taken to the Miranda police station, where he allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.124.
‘He also allegedly tested positive for an illicit substance. The 25-year-old man received a violation report for driving without a license: expired license.
‘Procedures were also initiated for driving with prescribed medium concentration of alcohol and driving with illicit drugs present in the oral fluid.
‘He was also issued a court appearance notice for driving with mid-range PCA and an illicit drug. He is due to appear at Sutherland Local Court on Friday, May 17, 2024.
The Cronulla Sharks star tested positive in an initial roadside drug and alcohol test and told his club.
A Sydney Morning Herald report on Tuesday claimed Trindall was celebrating with teammates after Cronulla’s win over North Queensland before leaving and continuing to celebrate with friends.
Trindall told the club there were no players with him after he left the apartment, according to the Herald.
Daniel Atkinson will start against Canberra on Sunday afternoon, with Trindall forming a good combination with Nicho Hynes after the club trusted him and allowed Matt Moylan to go to Super League.
Trindall scored two tries in the big win over North Queensland and claimed the Preston Campbell Medal as the best player in the All Stars game earlier in the year.