Canberra Raiders recruit Curtis Scott is free to return to training with the NRL club opting not to impose any sanctions following his "not guilty" plea on Friday.
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The Green Machine will anxiously await NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg's decision next week, with the league boss yet to decide whether he'll enact the no-fault, stand-down policy.
Scott appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Friday, where he pleaded not guilty to six charges - including two counts of assaulting a police officer.
His lawyer, Danny Eid, said they would fight the charges "to the last breath" and the allegations were "contextually false".
Scott will return to court on March 20, a week after the Raiders' opening game of the NRL season - against the Gold Coast Titans at Canberra Stadium on March 13.
The 22-year-old was meant to return to training on Wednesday, after he spent a night in jail following Australia Day celebrations in Sydney.
But the Raiders gave him the rest of the week off to prepare for his appearance in court.
He's expected to return to training next week.
Greenberg was yet to decide whether he would stand down Scott, with a decision expected following the Australian Rugby League Commission board meeting on Thursday.
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While he's free to continue training, Greenberg's decision will decide whether he'll be able to take part in the Raiders' pre-season trial against Canterbury in Port Macquarie on February 29 and then the start of their season.
The charges aren't serious enough for him to be automatically stood down.
Eid questioned the conduct of the police, who tasered and arrested Scott before taking him to the Surry Hills Police Station on Monday.
He said he would rely on the police's own footage from their body cameras to form Scott's defence.
"We will defend this to the last breath. The police clearly misunderstood their powers," Eid told reporters outside court.
"There is a significant concern about the manner in which police conducted themselves.
"We'll flesh it out in due course. I'm saying Mr Scott is not guilty of all charges."
Eid called on the NRL integrity unit to put the evidence into context and voiced his concerns they would make a decision based purely on the police account.
He pointed to Scott's clean record.
Scott also had his bail conditions adjusted to allow him to return to the Moore Park area, where he was arrested and where the NRL's headquarters are located.
The former Melbourne Storm centre switched to the Raiders during the off-season, signing a four-year deal with Canberra.
He was set to replace Joey Leilua at right centre, which led to Leilua joining Wests Tigers for three years despite being contracted to the Green Machine for 2020.
Scott was starting to form a combination with Nick Cotric, who's set to switch to the Raiders right wing, with the duo being dubbed "Scottric".
"There's nothing in my opinion that should stop him from going back to training and I hope the NRL integrity [unit] would seriously consider the matter properly," Eid said.
"Not just on a set of police facts we say is contextually false and is not supported largely by the objective evidence.
"I'm concerned that a decision in the short term would be made that may not reflect the evidence that will be born out in due course."