Melbourne large Cameron Smith has deed retired astatine the trio of players engulfed successful the Storm's video controversy.
Brandon Smith, Cameron Munster and Chris Lewis are being investigated by the NRL's Integrity Unit aft videos emerged of the trio partying successful a country wherever a achromatic substance was contiguous connected a table.
The incidental occurred conscionable days aft the Storm were knocked retired of the finals bid by the Panthers.
Smith, a legendary Storm skipper and icon of the club, said the decisions made by the trio were "mind-boggling" fixed they good alert of the risks.
"These boys cognize the rules. It's amerciable successful nine and wrong the crippled of rugby league," Smith told SEN radio.
"I'd similar to deliberation they're smarter than the mode they've acted.
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"To let outsiders into a country and they've got phones retired filming … it's mind-boggling to spot these guys marque these mediocre choices."
The videos that surfaced besides occurred lone 24 hours aft Warriors rising prima Reece Walsh admitted to being caught with cocaine by Queensland Police implicit the weekend.
Smith's blast comes the time aft Melbourne CEO Justin Rodski issued a nationalist letter to the club's members and fans regarding the matter.
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"Having spent a batch of clip with the players progressive implicit the past fewer days, I cognize they are highly remorseful and embarrassed," helium wrote.
"They cognize they person fto their nine down - their teammates, their coaches, our staff, partners and you - our members and fans - who look up to them and enactment them."
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