Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
The NRL's integrity unit has been working with police but has also conducted its own investigation, the findings of which are set to be forwarded to the Agent Accreditation Committee within the next fortnight.
It has been anticipated that the giant front-rower would be not present in the Four Nations touring party on behavioural grounds but his grand final heroics makes him hard to leave out.
Andrew Fifita has made plenty of headlines, but none like this.
Ask Luke Lewis the obvious question for him this week - how this Cronulla team compares to the Penrith side with which he played in his only other grand final, 13 years ago - and he's off.
Cameron Smith claims Michael Ennis has never got under his skin and vowed he will keep his cool in the face of any agitation from Cronulla's master provocateur in Sunday's grand final.
The 9,155 souls who turned up at Cronulla's home ground at Woolooware Bay on a Monday night in late March would not have realised they were witnessing the start of something very special.Â
David Givney could easily have every right to turn his back on Cronulla's bid for a premiership on Sunday.
The veteran leader reveals he only began enjoying the game against midway through last season.
Cronulla have slapped a media ban on Andrew Fifita over fears the antics of the outspoken forward could overshadow the club's quest for a maiden NRL premiership.
The chances of the former Parramatta captain being registered in time to take up a contract with New Zealand Warriors next season are remote.
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