Lawyer wants world to see Canberra Raider Curtis Scott's arrest footage

Scott has permission to miss Friday's mention of the seven charges he's facing, including two counts of assaulting a police officer, at the Sydney Downing Centre.

The 22-year-old is preparing for the Raiders' round-two game against the New Zealand Warriors on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

His lawyer, Sam Macedone, hoped they would find out a date for when his case would be heard - potentially in July.

Scott was arrested following Australia Day celebrations in Sydney, with Macedone confident the video footage of the incident would help his client.

Macedone has been talking to the police about a potential deal, but at this stage the case will proceed as is.

"We're in the middle of a to and fro ... I made them an offer and that's my last offer. They'll either accept it or we battle on," he told The Canberra Times on Thursday.

"I want it to battle on. I want everyone in the world to see what happened. That's what I want and that's how confident I am."

The police prosecutors want time to get an expert report prepared.

They're seeking the opinion of someone who trains police in the use of weapons to see whether the arresting police officers' actions were warranted.

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Macedone hoped the report would aid Scott.

"The police want to ask a weapons trainer expert - in other words someone who trains the use of weapons in the police force - to have a look at the video and give them a report as to whether the police were justified in what they did or not," Macedone said.

"I'm certainly hoping the report will come back and say, 'No they weren't', because that should bring the matter to an end very quickly."

The NRL isn't the only thing the coronavirus is affecting, with courts also cutting down on appearances due to the pandemic.

Luckily for Scott the NRL cleared him to keep playing while his case was ongoing.

Otherwise, he would've found himself in a similar position to Manly's Manase Fainu and St George Illawarra's Jack de Belin, whose cases both look set to be delayed while they sit on the sidelines.

"All the courts are closing down ... but this thing's still on [Friday]. It's just going to get another date given to it, which is hopefully going to be a hearing date, which is what I'm looking for," Macedone said.

"A lot of the hearings are being called off between now and the end of May. I don't expect a date until about July. And that's a hearing date.

"But I'm asking for a further mention date before then - in about five or six weeks time - so that we can have a look at this so-called experts report and what it says."

Macedone said Scott's spirits were good, despite the ongoing turmoil.

He played his first game for the Raiders in their 24-6 victory over the Gold Coast Titans last weekend, after making the switch from the Melbourne Storm during the pre-season.

Scott combined well with his new winger Nick Cotric, with the duo - dubbed "Scottric - showing promise of what was to come.

There was one passage of play in particular where Cotric made a break down the right wing before finding Scott in support.

Scott in turn found Raiders halfback George Williams, who went within centimetres of scoring.

"I spoke to him yesterday. He's fine, he's alright. He's keeping his head down," Macedone said of Scott.

"He likes to know what's going on and I get his permission to do what I suggest we do and I stay in touch with him, but he seems to be in good spirits. He's playing the game."

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Saturday: Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors at Gold Coast, 3pm.