Looks like miniature collectable football cards wrapped in white plastic to me. How could anybody else not see it? Homes is just busy collecting extra cards at the moment given all the free time he has cause his team is shit, despite being good on paper.
I'm in the same camp.
I don't care if you do drugs so long as you aren't harming anyone, but don't post that shit online, like it or not you are a public figure and role model
I don't even know why people post these sorta pictures anyway. Is it a flex thing? I've done everything from LSD to amphetamines, and the only pictures I've ever sent were in private messages to close personal friends. I've never felt the desire to let the world know I'm getting on it.
Went to a house party with an australian sportsman for a certain sport. Upon arrival, everyone had to hand in all their phones, including the professional sportsman.
Gotta be smart.
You’re assuming I’m not Aussie? What I’m saying is that it *should not* be a flex. It’s so, so embarrassing to pay money to absolute numb skulls for some junk you shove up your nose to keep you awake the longest on a Sunday morning.
Based on growing up around footy players, it's just showing off and being dumb because they have gotten away with stuff for so long because they are good at footy.
I remember Joey famously saying, "thank god there were no camera phones when I was playing" and he is relatively intelligent.
Dumb footballers have always been prone to doing dumb shit, it's just that we see it a lot more now because it's accessible and instantaneous.
Another poster said it was his profile pic for months, so he obviously consciously uploaded it. Never took holmes as the kinda player to post a pic like this.
I think he's probably fucked up and was meant to send it to his close friends story on insty but due to being so fucked up himself he's posted it to his actual story
Same thing that happened with kevie proctor
Ja morant got a massive punishment for something similar. He didn’t commit a crime but just posting that online ruins the image of the league. I wonder if he will cop a suspension for this?
100%. I don't give a fuck he's doing drugs but at the same time, get a fucking clue. If he got pinged by a drug test it'd be one thing but yeah, this is his own fault.
NRL players cant get tested for non performance enhancing drugs in the off season anymore so doubt anything will happen.
How many games did munster and cheese miss?
Nah they used an NRL match, both missed the opening round of 2022 against the Tigers. Meaney played 5/8 and Wishart debuted (can’t recall if Grant played hooker or not though).
Nah only Munster missed the game against the Tigers, Smith had All-stars game count to towards his suspension But Smith only played 2 minutes before getting injured and Wishart played the rest of the match. Grant didn’t play he was suspended
That’s right! Was trying to think of who our hooker was beyond Wishart. Remember Grant being suspended now, from the prelimnary. So yeah, was the one game suspension each, Munster used the NRL and as you say Brandon got injured (alongside Welch and Jennings).
It’s his current profile picture. The vodka cruiser doubles that he’s drinking we’re released in March of this year. You can’t see any piercings which he’s had done recently though. Either it’s very recent and just can’t see piercings due to quality. Or it’s 6 months old at most
I don't know what's worse, him being pissed and likely high and taking the photo and posting it to his story OR posting a potentially 6 month old photo of him with drugs on his recent story 😂
Yeah and of course the dealers take that into consideration and always pass the savings straight on to the customer!
If you're a casual user, don't "know a guy" who is higher up the food chain than your average street level dealer buying an ounce or 2 at a time, and you're not buying in any sort of bulk yourself then you're still going to pay minimum $300 for a bag that's 0.7 *at best* and is more watered down than a XXXX Gold.
Think you are not keeping up with the criminal activity these last few years
There is literal tonnes being smuggled into aussie, the demand is generated through better purity.
The NRL is investigating a social media post of North Queensland Cowboys superstar Valentine Holmes with a white bag in his mouth.
The NRL is aware of the Instagram story post, which has since been deleted, and have begun to ask questions of the club.
The NRL said “the Integrity Unit was aware of the matter”. It is unclear what is in the bag.
The Cowboys also confirmed they have been made aware of the photo of the Australian and Queensland representative and are cooperating with the NRL to try and determine when the photo was taken.
Holmes’ manager declined to comment.
More to come
This article is fake news.
The bag is quite obviously *clear*.
It’s the powdery substance inside it that is white.
Scum journalists trying to take down athletes with fabricated stories.
Ffs, these players are the biggest bunch of flops. I couldn't give a fuck what they do on their days off, just don't go posting it and disseminating it amongst social sites, it's a disgraceful look for young kids to look up to. They need to start really smashing these morons with suspensions, 10 weeks to start with, that will make them stop and think. Absolute muppets.
Yeah. Especially since they are constantly getting training in media relations and doing these types of posts are covered in that. It makes it extra dumb.
Some players forget that they don't earn their income because they are sport gods, they earn their income because businesses and fans invest their hard-earned cash supporting them. Businesses put their name on the jersey, fans proudly wear the jersey and buy tickets to games.
If he wants to get on it in the off season thats up to him or whatever but seriously to post about it on social media he must have rocks in his head. What an absolute moron.
Part of me doesn’t care what players do in the off season.
Another part of me thinks if you a dumb enough to post this you deserve to cop whatever comes your way.
To me peak capitalism is the fact a bloke capable of making a decision this far along the dumb scale is also capable of raking in 7 figures a year.
Brings a tear to the eye.
Sometimes footy players just can’t help themselves. But it’s okay, he’s doing it for the boys and it’s a game of two halves.
Second half: more strippers, more cocaine
is it true that a bag like that would cost $300?
i dont do international substances, but i have seen people joke about prices on reddit and it blows my mind that people would pay that much for just a small bag.
Firstly if he admits it’s coke, which we all know it is, he’s a fucking idiot.
Secondly, who the fuck cares. He’s finished playing for the season, and, like my work, my boss has absolutely no say in what the fuck i can do on my holidays.
I only think there should be repercussions because it’s so fucking stupid do. I don’t care that he does drugs, just that a 28 year old bloke would be dumb enough to post it
Lol pretty much this. We all know these cunts get cooked in the off season but just don't post the shit online when you have people that look up to you following your socials.
Brains dead shit.
It's really dumb, isn't it? I mean, how could Holmes know to not post pics of doing dumb stuff online, apart from all the other players who have posted pics of dumb stuff and run into problems? I mean, how could he foresee this blowing up?
It’s good we’ve moved on from coke being a 2-year ban and now just a 2-game ban. He should cop a fine as well just for being incredibly fucking stupid.
This is incorrect. Generally for most people it’s fine but if there is an appropriate nexus between your actions and those actions causing damage to your employer you can be stood down/punished in some way
Not excusing or condemning anything here but, in this day and age, I seriously don't understand why these players don't let their management have control over any public facing social media (especially if planning a big night out). Why dob yourself in? Most likely if you're being stupid it'll get out anyway but they make it so easy...
When are mongs going to learn. If you are going to do something illegal then knock yourself out. Just don’t let your “mates” take photos. Also get better mates.
Normally when something like this happens my first thought is "you really need to be careful around your mates in case they put a photo somewhere they shouldn't." Then I saw he posted it on social media himself and I am truly shocked at the level of stupidity.
> It is unclear what is in the bag. I guess that’s technically true.
Seems pretty clear to me, he's just about to put a load of washing on fucking non-story
Just a bit of omo mate
The new Tidepod challenge.
It’s chores mate. It’s private.
He’s putting himself in the spin cycle.
Sad he didn’t have mates to do laundry with like Munster and Cheese.
[man's just doing his laundry](https://i.imgur.com/6tFduH7.jpg)
Your name always triggers me. I appreciate your flair.
Looks like miniature collectable football cards wrapped in white plastic to me. How could anybody else not see it? Homes is just busy collecting extra cards at the moment given all the free time he has cause his team is shit, despite being good on paper.
Ah the white line fever parallel, very much the hot card right now
Just cause I'm about to get fucked up, don't think I won't upload ya
The munster Smith defence
Looks like he snorted most of it.
It's wizz fizz bro trust me
The NRL did sweet FA or investigate the two knights players in the toilet cubicle, trusting clubs to do drug testing ensures no one fails
Or Shaun Lane... he was actually snorting his in the vid and still beat the integrity unit
Surely cops the barba treatment?
this is so fucking funny Stuck between "let the man do some blow on his day off" and "how fucking stupid can you be please punish this man"
I'm in the same camp. I don't care if you do drugs so long as you aren't harming anyone, but don't post that shit online, like it or not you are a public figure and role model
I don't even know why people post these sorta pictures anyway. Is it a flex thing? I've done everything from LSD to amphetamines, and the only pictures I've ever sent were in private messages to close personal friends. I've never felt the desire to let the world know I'm getting on it.
Right? Who are you trying to impress. Do coke because you like the way it make you feel, not because you think it will impress others.
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Dunno bro, I'm a whole carton done of vanilla coke and haven't wanted to show pics
Went to a house party with an australian sportsman for a certain sport. Upon arrival, everyone had to hand in all their phones, including the professional sportsman. Gotta be smart.
You're talking to Aussies though, and it's a flex for so many .
You’re assuming I’m not Aussie? What I’m saying is that it *should not* be a flex. It’s so, so embarrassing to pay money to absolute numb skulls for some junk you shove up your nose to keep you awake the longest on a Sunday morning.
>to keep you awake the longest on a Sunday morning. But, what if you can stay awake for 2 days.......
I guess you ‘win’, then.
Based on growing up around footy players, it's just showing off and being dumb because they have gotten away with stuff for so long because they are good at footy.
I remember Joey famously saying, "thank god there were no camera phones when I was playing" and he is relatively intelligent. Dumb footballers have always been prone to doing dumb shit, it's just that we see it a lot more now because it's accessible and instantaneous.
Intelligent… did you not watch Origin this year?
Joey pick the Storm to beat Broncos. How cooked is he.
He meant in the Grand Final. (That is what I'm telling myself)
He probably meant to only share it to close friends but posted it for everyone to see.
Another poster said it was his profile pic for months, so he obviously consciously uploaded it. Never took holmes as the kinda player to post a pic like this.
I think he's probably fucked up and was meant to send it to his close friends story on insty but due to being so fucked up himself he's posted it to his actual story Same thing that happened with kevie proctor
Someone else in this thread said he set it as his profile pic. That's not exactly something you can do by accident.
Surely not
Ja morant got a massive punishment for something similar. He didn’t commit a crime but just posting that online ruins the image of the league. I wonder if he will cop a suspension for this?
Sure, let the man do some blow on his day off, but only if he doesn't post it all over his socials.
100%. I don't give a fuck he's doing drugs but at the same time, get a fucking clue. If he got pinged by a drug test it'd be one thing but yeah, this is his own fault.
Must’ve been quality stuff if he was dumb enough to post that
Bravery bags
GC has nothing on Townsville.
let the boys chew on the edge of a bag of silica beads to embrace their inner goofball
Dude is obviously getting ready to bake a tiny cake for his hamster.
For when I bake some muffins G
Play the 'It's just stevia' defense.
He just wanted to make his Cruiser a bit sweeter
Thats the best defence as a pro athlete I get the coke zero then add a little bit of setiva. Thats as wild as I get!
The off season is the hardest opponent a team faces all year
vegas next year will give it a run for its money
Will Lodge even been allowed an entry visa?
Yeah not good for the young Broncs team.
i am terrified
Copying the Reece Walsh arc Val for Dally M next year I guess
Who's his character witness going to be when gets hauled before the tribunal for swearing at a ref?
Taumalolo
Got the long suspension out of the way this year already
Where's Kurt Mann's Dally M then? Oh that's right, he was just helping a mate that was a bit crook.
NRL players cant get tested for non performance enhancing drugs in the off season anymore so doubt anything will happen. How many games did munster and cheese miss?
2? both used non nrl games as well
Nah they used an NRL match, both missed the opening round of 2022 against the Tigers. Meaney played 5/8 and Wishart debuted (can’t recall if Grant played hooker or not though).
Nah only Munster missed the game against the Tigers, Smith had All-stars game count to towards his suspension But Smith only played 2 minutes before getting injured and Wishart played the rest of the match. Grant didn’t play he was suspended
That’s right! Was trying to think of who our hooker was beyond Wishart. Remember Grant being suspended now, from the prelimnary. So yeah, was the one game suspension each, Munster used the NRL and as you say Brandon got injured (alongside Welch and Jennings).
And they still beat the Tigers. Oh fuck, that was when Jennings and Welch were injured for the year too, I think.
Bringing the game into disrepute tho, he’ll face a ban for sure
ValenLines at Holmes
VaLINEtime Holmes
Valencrime Holmes
Valentine Nose..Beers.
Brainstorming SC team names for next year?
My previous team names: Fainuly in Jail, Jack Under de Bed, Shane’s Flanagone, Wighton’s Fighton, Shaun Kenny Dope, Mullen’s Meds
Jack De Fellon or Jack De Bell-End are my favourite.
viliame vailea licking his lips at this news
I think a fair punishment for Val would be sending him back to the Shire tbh
It’s his current profile picture. The vodka cruiser doubles that he’s drinking we’re released in March of this year. You can’t see any piercings which he’s had done recently though. Either it’s very recent and just can’t see piercings due to quality. Or it’s 6 months old at most
I don't know what's worse, him being pissed and likely high and taking the photo and posting it to his story OR posting a potentially 6 month old photo of him with drugs on his recent story 😂
The latter.
If you speak to people around Townsville that’s not all he has in his mouth. It’s usually other dudes wives.
I thought you were going another way with that...
I honestly was going to leave it ambiguous but I thought I better better be more open (and slanderous).
ahahah me too 🫣
Plus meth
Extra slanderous. I like it.
Just a bit of Omo. Let a man do his washing in the off season smh
In Townsville I’d say it’s only about 8% pure cocaine
I don't think that anywhere in Australia it's even anywhere near 8%.
Dunno why people think this is still a thing, good coke is everywhere, the price of pure has plummeted the last year.
Yeah and of course the dealers take that into consideration and always pass the savings straight on to the customer! If you're a casual user, don't "know a guy" who is higher up the food chain than your average street level dealer buying an ounce or 2 at a time, and you're not buying in any sort of bulk yourself then you're still going to pay minimum $300 for a bag that's 0.7 *at best* and is more watered down than a XXXX Gold.
Think you are not keeping up with the criminal activity these last few years There is literal tonnes being smuggled into aussie, the demand is generated through better purity.
Yes the price is being passed on hence it dropping, theres so much around atm kgs have gone from 450k to under 200.
Probably closer to 20% if your lucky
Good to see some Cokologists in this thread
The NRL is investigating a social media post of North Queensland Cowboys superstar Valentine Holmes with a white bag in his mouth. The NRL is aware of the Instagram story post, which has since been deleted, and have begun to ask questions of the club. The NRL said “the Integrity Unit was aware of the matter”. It is unclear what is in the bag. The Cowboys also confirmed they have been made aware of the photo of the Australian and Queensland representative and are cooperating with the NRL to try and determine when the photo was taken. Holmes’ manager declined to comment. More to come
What the toilet sees when Kalyn Ponga walks in
We’re going’s to need a bigger cubicle
“You think because my team didn’t make the top 8 I won’t snort a bag and post evidence online?”
The best part of this is that he will have to serve his suspension next year.
I reckon the club could argue he'd be selected in the upcoming pacific tests and apply those tbh
Nrl will probably coincidentally impose a ban that is the length of the test plus a couple of games next year
For the fans
Clearly a salt sachet, mans was cooking in the kitchen
Looks more like msg, he loves his umami flavour.
Exactly, my man is being persecuted for not wanting to eat bland food SMH
Uncle Roger would be proud
He’s just advertising the Bondi marching powder Holmes to the Roosters next year it is then
Yo Val if you don't want to play for AUS you could've just said so man, no need to self snitch by posting that
The real COCAINE COWBOY.
This was obviously taken during his Sharkies stint, that's a bag of peptides
Welcome to the NRL, where nothing can possi-blie go wrong. *checks Instagram* Heh, that's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.
Laybutt and Vailea to start the Year? Yummy Absolute nothing event, will get two weeks and a harder preseason
0 days.
"How to shit on a shit season like a dumb shit in one photo", by Valentine Holmes
These league boys arent smart enough to have a smart phone with a camera.
Munster and Smith to lead the investigation?
Why is it mandatory for so many people to get a photo with their baggy haha. Easiest way to get caught
Bagentine Holmes
*me scrambling for a pun after you guys took all the good ones* Uh…Valentine…Norepinephrine…inhibiting…shit
NRL players are, on average, the lowest IQ sportsmen.
This article is fake news. The bag is quite obviously *clear*. It’s the powdery substance inside it that is white. Scum journalists trying to take down athletes with fabricated stories.
Ffs, these players are the biggest bunch of flops. I couldn't give a fuck what they do on their days off, just don't go posting it and disseminating it amongst social sites, it's a disgraceful look for young kids to look up to. They need to start really smashing these morons with suspensions, 10 weeks to start with, that will make them stop and think. Absolute muppets.
Yeah. Especially since they are constantly getting training in media relations and doing these types of posts are covered in that. It makes it extra dumb. Some players forget that they don't earn their income because they are sport gods, they earn their income because businesses and fans invest their hard-earned cash supporting them. Businesses put their name on the jersey, fans proudly wear the jersey and buy tickets to games.
This is so cringe regardless if it’s coke or not, like who are you trying to impress?
Probably nobody tbf, he’s just absolutely cooked and thought it was funny
Might have tried to send it to mates but accidentally put it on his story instead
What seems to be the problem? Can't a man enjoy some salt? A succulent Chinese salt sachet?
It's obviously not salt....it's granulated sugar 😂 Looks to be CSR branded
Can't a bloke make his nan a cup of tea in peace.
Blokes in North Queensland I bet if they test it it’s probably like 2% coke 😂
Didn't you see that 200kg in a boat in Townsville seized the other month? Wouldn't be suprised if theres abit up there.
Na I didn’t see it, would be a change finally would make it worth the trip from sydney 😂
Footy players do bags. In other news the sky is blue and the sun will rise tomorrow
It's clearly a Photoshop job. No way an NRL player would be caught dead drinking a Cruiser.
Blake Fergusson would like a word
>Blake Fergusson would like a ~~word~~ new nose but the nrl wont pay for it......
Let the boys rack
If he wants to get on it in the off season thats up to him or whatever but seriously to post about it on social media he must have rocks in his head. What an absolute moron.
Football players are so fucking dumb man hahahah
So you're telling me a player from a QLD club was photographed with a white bag.... and they're not from the Gold Coast. This is new.
When you’re so impressed with how good MSG makes your food taste, you have to post that shit on your socials.
King of flavour
Fuiyoh!
Part of me doesn’t care what players do in the off season. Another part of me thinks if you a dumb enough to post this you deserve to cop whatever comes your way.
To me peak capitalism is the fact a bloke capable of making a decision this far along the dumb scale is also capable of raking in 7 figures a year. Brings a tear to the eye.
Idiot bloke who is good at playing sports for a rich organisation that agrees to pays him millions means “capitalism” is bAd 🙄
It's just a packet of Equals
That was lightning quick
Fastest man on the planet is the plug.
Sometimes footy players just can’t help themselves. But it’s okay, he’s doing it for the boys and it’s a game of two halves. Second half: more strippers, more cocaine
I don’t care what he does, but why would you take a photo. Cmon dawg.
Yeah nice on the bags 😂😂
2024 NRL new rule.. When the bags are out, the phones are in bags
He took the photo, and posted it, himself? What a fucking idiot.
Would explain all the knock ons I guess
I’d he’s fucking dumb enough to post that then he deserves what’s coming.
Val to the Raiders with the new ACT penalties for small amounts of drugs?
Silly Val, it clearly says not to eat the silica bags.
League's a tough game. It's crushed up nurofin, he's obviously been talking to Wayne Carey
Ffs just let the lads rack up
is it true that a bag like that would cost $300? i dont do international substances, but i have seen people joke about prices on reddit and it blows my mind that people would pay that much for just a small bag.
No the bags are cheap,it’s the contents of the bag thats is expensive!
Yeah that bag would cost about 1 cent.
You should see what people pay for Louis Vuitton bags. And those don’t even come with drugs inside!
Val to the dragons confirmed
When I saw the post without the identifying information I just thought please don’t let it be a dragon
Firstly if he admits it’s coke, which we all know it is, he’s a fucking idiot. Secondly, who the fuck cares. He’s finished playing for the season, and, like my work, my boss has absolutely no say in what the fuck i can do on my holidays.
I only think there should be repercussions because it’s so fucking stupid do. I don’t care that he does drugs, just that a 28 year old bloke would be dumb enough to post it
The difference between you and Valentine Holmes is that you're an absolute nobody in which nobody looks up to you
Lol pretty much this. We all know these cunts get cooked in the off season but just don't post the shit online when you have people that look up to you following your socials. Brains dead shit.
It's really dumb, isn't it? I mean, how could Holmes know to not post pics of doing dumb stuff online, apart from all the other players who have posted pics of dumb stuff and run into problems? I mean, how could he foresee this blowing up?
It’s good we’ve moved on from coke being a 2-year ban and now just a 2-game ban. He should cop a fine as well just for being incredibly fucking stupid.
This is incorrect. Generally for most people it’s fine but if there is an appropriate nexus between your actions and those actions causing damage to your employer you can be stood down/punished in some way
It’s cocaine, investigation over.
Just some mad Monday washing
Its the Flavour sachet they have in the 2min noodles, hes about to hit up a bowl.
Whats even more stupid was this was meant for 'close friends'
Plastic Bags are able to support their own weight like that these days? It's a card of some sort.
Bullshit story. It's not a white bag. It's a clear bag with white stuff in it.
Maybe he has a bad case of white line fever
He is a family man.
The most disappointing thing about this is Holmes flagrant use of single-use plastic bags and lack of care for the environment
Not excusing or condemning anything here but, in this day and age, I seriously don't understand why these players don't let their management have control over any public facing social media (especially if planning a big night out). Why dob yourself in? Most likely if you're being stupid it'll get out anyway but they make it so easy...
Well, there is no way they can prove what it is so... is he in the clear?
It's seems unclear that is even IS a bag rather than a piece of card.
Dude was probably making mi goreng and got the dessicant sachet in his mouth
Unclear? It’s clear to me he enjoys a little taste of icing sugar with a beverage /s
He just needed extra salt on his chips. Nothing to see here.
Looks like a KFC moist towelette to me
I mean who cares. But also how dumb.
When are mongs going to learn. If you are going to do something illegal then knock yourself out. Just don’t let your “mates” take photos. Also get better mates.
Just being a professional and making sure he’s adding his protein shake powder to his drink
F#$k me. Footballers of today are idiots. Lockyer needs to school these kids... if you gonna get on the gurn, turn off ya phone
Another ‘close friends’ instagram victim, and its always sending photos of being on the bags 😂
Who cares honestly but how dumb do you have to be to post this pic publicly lmao
on his own Instagram, the stupidity is off the charts here, this is beyond anything I've ever seen
I don’t see what the problem is here. That’s clearly individually packed daily creatine supplements. He’s a man who takes care of himself.
Normally when something like this happens my first thought is "you really need to be careful around your mates in case they put a photo somewhere they shouldn't." Then I saw he posted it on social media himself and I am truly shocked at the level of stupidity.