A Melbourne Storm star has been spared an assault conviction over a restaurant scuffle in which another man mouthed off at a woman and then threatened to kill the NRL forward.

Second-rower Shawn Blore, 25, pleaded guilty to common assault stemming from a melee in July 2024 involving his brother and a third man in Sydney's city centre.

In agreed facts before a Sydney magistrate on Friday, the other man - Naaman Mikhael - had been asked to leave Lebanese restaurant Zaffi for being aggressive and making threats about 2am.

A physical altercation involving about 15 people started outside the restaurant's door, which spilled onto the street.

Blore, his older brother Dean and Dean's partner left the restaurant about the same time, having arrived only a short time before.

As the melee died do

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