Disgraced former rugby league player Curtis Scott acknowledges his need for help following a night in custody over alleged assaults on a teenager and a police officer outside a Sydney Swans AFL match.
Incident at Moore Park
On March 14, police allege that Scott, 28, and his 55-year-old mother, Dianna Allen, assaulted an 18-year-old man after an argument following the game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The teenager suffered facial injuries, received paramedic treatment, and was transported to a hospital.
Officers later stopped a tram at Moore Park to question Scott, but he allegedly assaulted one officer, causing minor injuries, before fleeing. Scott surrendered to police the next day.
Court Proceedings and Bail
Scott appeared via video link from a Sydney police station, handcuffed, at a bail hearing. He faces charges of affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assaulting a police officer. Allen faces charges of common assault and resisting a police officer; she received bail the previous day.
The court granted Scott bail with conditions, including no return to the Sydney Cricket Ground and placement under a rehabilitation and mental health expert’s care, likely involving abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors requested no contact with his mother, but the magistrate rejected this after opposition from Scott’s lawyer, Paul McGirr.
‘I don’t accept that someone can’t talk to their mother,’ McGirr stated.
Scott’s Response and Background
After bail approval, Scott addressed reporters: ‘It’s obviously been a rough few days. Obviously I’m going to get painted as the bad guy all the time, but in this case there’s definitely two sides to this story. Rough night, that one.’
McGirr described the incident as ‘not a random attack’ and noted involvement with Scott’s mother. He added, ‘We concede they are serious matters. Certainly, members of the public were very fearful of this behaviour.’
McGirr mentioned Scott’s ‘come to Jesus moment’ after custody and possible brain injury from a February concussion in Las Vegas, stating, ‘I don’t believe that he got the right care and attention that he should have.’
Magistrate Daniel Covington acknowledged Scott’s history, including 2022 domestic violence convictions against his former partner and a 2021 NRL contract termination after a pub incident. Despite this, the magistrate found no breach risk.
Scott debuted for Melbourne Storm in 2016, won a 2017 premiership, and played 84 NRL games before transitioning to heavyweight boxing. He returns to court on April 8; Allen on April 9.
