The 24-year-old Cronulla star was pulled over at 9.45am on Monday in the southern Sydney suburb of Caringbah. He has been stood down from training and playing and is due to front court in May.
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Top lawyer Lee Hagipantelis believes footy star Braydon Trindall's failed roadside drug test won't result in action from the
NRL because it wasn't carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
A new report has claimed that Braydon Trindall was partying with teammates on the night before he failed an initial roadside
alcohol and illicit drugs tests early on Monday morning.
Trindall immediately reported the result of the tests to his club, the Cronulla Sharks, and will
appear in court in May, with a secondary sample of the illicit drug test yet to be confirmed.
Hagipantelis said that while the club has done the right thing by reporting the incident immediately, Trindall could still be stood down until his case is heard in court.
'However, another interesting note is that, if he is found guilty ... of driving with an illicit drug, does that become relevant then from the NRL's illicit drug policy perspective, or is it just simply a matter of bringing the game into disrepute?' the former Wests Tigers chairman told
News Corp.
'The answer is, it is not relevant for the governing body's illicit drugs policy because it is not an official WADA test.
'The WADA rules require that testing occurs on the day of competition. So if he is found guilty of driving with an illicit drug, the NRL will not be able to rely upon hat to invoke their illicit drugs policy.'
NSW Police confirmed in a statement on Tuesday afternoon that a 24-year-old man who had been driving on Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah about 9.45am on Monday, was stopped for a random breath test.
'The man produced an expired licence and allegedly returned a positive result to a breath test,' the statement read.
'He was arrested for the purposes of a breath analysis and was taken to Miranda Police Station, where he allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.124.
'He also allegedly returned a positive result to an illicit substance. The 25-year-old man was issued an infringement notice for unlicenced driver - expired licence.
'Proceedings were also commenced for driving with middle range prescribed concentration of alcohol and drive with illicit drug present in oral fluid.
'He was also issued a court attendance notice for drive with middle-range PCA and an illicit drug. He is due to appear before Sutherland Local Court on Friday 17 May 2024.'
A report from
The Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday claimed that Trindall was celebrating with teammates after Cronulla's win over North Queensland before leaving and continuing on to celebrate with friends.
Trindall told the club no players were with him after he left the apartment, according to the Herald.
Daniel Atkinson will start against Canberra on Sunday afternoon, with Trindall forming a nice combination with Nicho Hynes after the club put their faith in him and allowed Matt Moylan to go to the 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.