Jason Taumalolo is among five Cowboys set to face court after an alleged egging spree in Townsville on Wednesday night.
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The five players were stopped by police after the incident allegedly occurred outside a Townsville convenience store.
According to The Courier Mail’s Pete Badel, Kayln Ponga and Tautau Moga were also involved.
Breaking: cowboys young gun kalyn ponga and tautau moga are the others involved with jason taumalolo in Cowboys egg throwing saga
— pete badel (@badel_cmail) September 8, 2016
A court appearance doesn’t automatically equal a suspension, with the 23-year-old Kiwi a good chance of escaping with a fine.
Police issue 5 men with Notices to Appear following an alleged wilful damage incident in Townsville last night. https://t.co/M6V9pS1Epm
— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) September 7, 2016
According to a police statement, the players were pulled over for a random breath test around 11:30pm.
At the same time, a member of the public alerted police to the egg-throwing incident and identified the players as the culprits.
The Cowboys are due to play the Melbourne Storm on Saturday night in the first week of the finals.
“It’s disappointing if it does turn out to be true as it’s not what we are about as a club, but as I said in the whole scheme of things we are talking about an egging here and let’s keep it in context," coach Paul Green told News Corp.
“Back when I was the same age, I probably would have been as much trouble as these boys, if it does turn out to be true.”
The five players will all appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on October 11.
