State of Origin streaker Wati Holmwood has walked free from a Sydney court hours after he was slapped with a three-month jail sentence and a fine for his naked dash at ANZ Stadium.
"It's not over," Holmwood said as he brushed through the media pack outside Burwood Local Court on Thursday.
The New Zealander ran onto the field wearing nothing but joggers during the final minutes of the rugby league Origin decider in July.
He pleaded guilty last month to entering a playing field without authorisation and wilful and obscene exposure in a public place.
He has been sentenced to three months jail for two bond breaches and fined $2000 for his on-field romp.
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But the Tempe man lodged an immediate appeal and was granted bail on Thursday afternoon.
Defence lawyer Will Tuckey told a sentencing hearing earlier in the day his client was of "limited" intelligence and that his behaviour on Origin night and the intense media interest that followed had damaged his already-strained relations with family.
Mr Tuckey urged Magistrate Christopher Longley to hand down a non-custodial or suspended sentence, saying Holmwood - who got his kit off in 2011 at a Warriors vs Tigers match at Leichhardt Oval - understood what would happen if he had another go.
"If he takes his clothes off again and runs onto a football field, he will also be running straight into a jail cell," Mr Tuckey told the court.
"This is a gentleman with complicated needs, he's had a great deal of media attention, he's been publicly humiliated."
The lawyer said the Origin nudie run was a victimless crime viewed by many as "comic".
"It would be hard to find a person who was particularly offended on that night," he said.
"There's no evidence of anyone being traumatised by the action and there's no evidence of any ongoing harm."
But the magistrate said a jail term was now the only appropriate option for the serial streaker, who was due to be sentenced last week and failed to show up.
Mr Longley said Holmwood could have faced a total 18 months behind bars.
Leaving court, Holmwood, 33, described the sentence as "disgusting".
"It's terrible mate," he said.
He'll be required to report to police three times a week while out on bail.
