The South Sydney duo were arrested in late 2014 after being asked to leave a bar in Arizona and assaulting a bouncer. Sutton was fined and stripped of the captaincy while Burgess has since joined the Sea Eagles.
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Titans drugs scandal
In February 2015, five Gold Coast players, including Origin stars Dave Taylor and Greg Bird, were stood down after being charged with cocaine possession and supply.
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Kirisome Auva’a
Auva'a is currently serving a nine-month suspension for a domestic assault charge from 2014.
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Todd Carney
Carney was sacked by Cronulla and de-registered in 2014 for this infamous 'bubbling' incident.
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Blake Ferguson
After a string of misdemeanours, Ferguson was sacked by the Raiders and deregistered by the NRL in 2014 after breaking an alcohol ban and assaulting a female patron in a bar.
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Paul Gallen
The NSW Origin skipper was fined $50,000 in 2014 for offensive messages posted on social media, attacking the NRL. He is also facing a possible Test ban in 2015.
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Robert Lui
Lui was deregistered in 2012 after being charged with domestic assault.
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Russell Packer
Packer has just been released from jail after assaulting a man outside a bar in 2012. He served 12 months behind bars and is looking to return to the NRL with the Dragons.
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Mitchell Pearce
Pearce was stood down and fined $20,000 in 2014 after he was asked to leave a bar in which he was accused of assaulting a female patron.
10/11
James Tamou
Tamou was stood down and fined $20,000 in 2014 after being charged with high-range drink driving. The front rower missed a State of Origin match as a result of the suspension.
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Zane Tetevano
Tetevano was sacked by the Sea Eagles in 2014 after being convicted of domestic assault.
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Here are the biggest off-field black eyes the NRL has received in just the last two years.