The bizarre circumstances that led to two Canberra Raiders players being kicked out of their hotel in Vegas for brawling in a lift

Canberra Raiders players Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies have fronted the media to apologise following an altercation at their Las Vegas hotel just days before the 2025 NRL season opener. Canberra Raiders players Hudson Young and Morgan Smithies speak to media in Las Vegas Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has slammed the players actions as "unacceptable" and confirmed they have been spoken to The NRL has been made aware of the incident, though police were not involved. Hudson Young has fronted media in Vegas and apologised for his role in the hotel scuffle Morgan Smithies and Young are good friends and had been out celebrating that night 'We're not going to go into details of that. Raiders chief executive Don Furner has called on the players to take responsibility for their actions in Vegas The Raiders are one of four NRL sides in Vegas for the season opener that kicks off March 2 This will be the second year that the NRL has launched its season in Las Vegas in Nevada Following their brief eviction, one of the players was escorted to a new room, only to discover it was already occupied by a Penrith Panthers player, further complicating the situation.