Real answer? Damage control.
One confected "scandal" was fixed by a way over the top reaction, and ridiculously heavy fine.
A second, and actual scandal, makes it look like the NRL is awash with sexual perverts and domestic violence - and that threatens the jobs of those at the top.
They hope that it will blow over if they don't react as they did with Dogs, as it draws attention to a problem they don't want.
So, it's batten down the hatches time, in the hope some great football in the finals will make people forget about it, and it can be quietly dealt with by a rap over the knuckles and warning not to be bad boys next time.