Queensland Police will allege South Sydney hooker Brandon Smith provided inside information about his return from injury to friends that led to bets that stood to pay out more than $20,000.
It comes as the Sydney Roosters begin exploring their legal position if they decide to terminate the contract of Victor Radley after the alleged text exchange between Brandon Smith, Victor Radley and the alleged drug dealers under investigation was revealed on Tuesday.
This masthead has also obtained the correspondence that forms the basis of the second Queensland Police charge against the Rabbitohs recruit.
Smith has been accused of providing “inside knowledge to a changed starting team” when he informed a person of interest to the police that he was going to start at hooker against Manly despite