New Zealand Warriors fullback Reece Walsh, who admitted to possessing cocaine after a night out on the Gold Coast, has been fined and placed on a good behaviour bond.
The 19-year-old NRL star pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and contravening a police move-on direction in the Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.He admitted to having a small bag of cocaine on him when searched by Queensland police officers after being arrested in the early hours of September 25.
Walsh had fronted a press conference after the incident alongside Warrior chief executive Cameron George and his manager, Nash Dawson, where he admitted to taking cocaine during the night.“I had some [cocaine] during the night,” Walsh said in the press conference. “No one else is involved in this. It’s solely on me. I’m putting my hand up. I should never have done it. It’s a mistake I made and I’m aware of that.When asked whether Walsh had a problem with drug abuse, Mr George said the incident was a “one-off”, and that it was a “stupid decision made by an inexperienced person”.“He’s owned up to the mistake he’s made,” he said.
Really he the tip of the iceberg , it’s a drug of the establishment and it’s being protected,only drug testing mandatory and testing houses and units will reveal the extent of it
And who really thinks he won’t get on it again
Ben Barba 2yrs NRL
Would like to believe it was a one off. Help this young talented man face and fix a problem, if there is one. Don’t enable him, please.