Parramatta has informed the NRL integrity unit after being made aware of photographs circulating on social media of rising star Isaiah Iongi.
This masthead has been sent photos of Iongi seemingly smoking a substance. After becoming aware of the matter, the Eels have contacted the NRL, as is required under the rules whenever a club suspects there is a potential integrity issue.
Parramatta fullback Isaiah Iongi.Credit:Instagram
Parramatta officials contacted Iongi on Tuesday morning.
Iongi is considered a future superstar, nominated as one of the rookies of the year after a breakout season in 2025.
After playing just one NRL game for Penrith, Iongi has made the No.1 jersey his own at the club following the departure of Clint Gutherson.
Story updated: Eels have spoken with Iongi this morning.
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Kram the man you're back good to see and your comments are spot on and totally agree
Krams, great to see you.
Spot on, he's young and footy players are footy players, not rocket scientists or monks.
Hope the club and players embrace him and support him.
I'd still like to see legal action, just out of principle.
Kram !!!! So nice to see you
everytime someone from " the family " reappears it's always amazing
hopefully it's a good year !!!
He'll be fine. The bloke had his ex smearing him mid last year and got better.
It's coming out that the pic was taken while playing for Penrith by his ex. How true that? No idea.
Yea she's been bothering him for a while now, heard some noise about it last season of her trying to get him in trouble. Shes a menance
The club shouldn't go over the top and punish him. If this is a revenge type of situation it needs to be taken into context . We really need to stop trying to label footy players as role models . These kids have lived very different lives from the average 22 year old .
Nrl needs to work through this and not put the kid out of the game for any longer than a week . The mobile phone - ruined many a marriage, career , integrity . Each one of those photos were taken in private settings by people he trusted . That hard bit. Realisation that nrl players are fair game for this sort of pay back .
Parra did the right thing by reporting it immediately to get on the front foot. Makes it look a bit better.
How long ago was this? Was it before his time at Parramatta? If so there's not much for the club to do.
If he was playing for Parra at the time, the club really has no choice but to make a stand. The current court case suggests the club wants to act with integrity in all matters, and would expect the same from players.
Where's the photo of Ionghi hittin' da bongi?...fucking lightweight smoking scoobs at home. Unless they're at a hotel room, with a condom on the smoke detecter, it's uuaustralian.
My opinions are biased here as I've smoked more pot than a retired sherpa. I will point out that times have changed though.
As of early 2024, approximately 1 million Australians have accessed medicinal cannabis, a significant increase from 18,000 in 2019 ...if it didn't get you stoned it wouldn't work. There is weed with no thc. No-one goes near it. It doesn't "cure" anything because the "cure" IS the stoned....1 million people get regularly stoned....and that's just from the government dealers...so spare me any pearl-clutching
Funny how this came out while we are defying the NRL because this has given them leverage they did not previously possess. If this is his ex doing this off her own bitch-bat, well, that sucks but that's life...but if she was materially encouraged to do this then the pool just got dirtier
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