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Former NRL star Chris Sandow has escaped a conviction over a New Year's Day brawl after agreeing to speak out against violence.
Sandow was captured on video fighting on the street in Cherbourg, Queensland, in defence of his non-blood related "brother", who was allegedly threatened by other men the night before.
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Former NRL star Chris Sandow has been arrested and charged with public nuisance after he was filmed brawling in the street in his home town of Cherbourg, Queensland. Vision courtesy Nine News.
The 28-year-old former Parramatta and South Sydney player was fined $300 after pleading guilty in the Murgon Magistrates Court on Tuesday to a public nuisance charge.
Sandow avoided a conviction after he agreed to magistrate Andrew Hackett's unorthodox request that he become a community spokesman for conflict resolution in Cherbourg, stating he had the potential to be the next Johnathan Thurston.
"You hold a position in the community of pre-eminence," Mr Hackett said.
"I think you are a leader, leaders lead - fighting is not leading.
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"Don't just play for yourself, it's what JT does," the magistrate said, referring to the Test, Origin and premiership-winning rugby league icon and Indigenous role model Thurston.
Sandow spent the next 40 minutes hiding inside court and declined an invitation to comment on the magistrate's request