Dragons pair arrested over drunken brawl

St George Illawarra centre Tim Lafai and hooker Siliva Havili have been arrested over their part in a drunken brawl in Wollongong on Sunday morning.

St George Illawarra players Tim Lafai and Siliva Havili are under investigation by the NRL and could face police charges over a drunken brawl in which a man was allegedly knocked out.

Lafai and Havili were issued with criminal infringement notices after being arrested on Sunday morning in Wollongong.

Police are investigating the incident and the alleged victim Reed Harris told the Seven Network he was considering pressing charges.

"My brother told me I got blindshotted, coward punched," Harris said.

"All I remember is blood all over me. I have a constant headache and I can't really move too well. I am still at work but I am struggling.

"If it was a fair fight, one-on-one and this happened I might just leave it as that.

"But because it was a coward punch (I might take it further). I could have been dead. I could have been in a coma." The alleged incident occurred outside Fever Nightclub around 5am, before continuing soon after at a nearby convenience store on Crown St, after which Lafai, Havili and Dunamis Lui were taken into custody.

The Dragons said they were co-operating with police and had informed the NRL integrity unit.


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