Presented to the media for the first time since a controversial and costly online post, the first question posed to the Kangaroos star was: “what was in the bag?”
Valentine Holmes has refused to divulge the substance pictured in the controversial social media post that threatened his spot in the Kangaroos side before a milestone match against New Zealand.
Although the post was deleted shortly afterwards, and the Cowboys star told those close to him it was meant as a joke, he feared it would cost him his Test jersey for the three-match series. Instead, Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga called him onto the wing for the clash against the Kiwis. “I gave my statement to the integrity unit, the NRL and the club,” Holmes said. “So I’d prefer to leave it at that.
Pressed on if he meant for the image of him with the bag to be posted on social media, the 28-year-old said: “Nah. I’ll just leave it with the statement I left with the NRL and the integrity unit, but happy to answer any questions you want for Australia.”“Yeah, definitely,” he said. “Not only with what happened, but I hadn’t played the last four games with the Cowboys as well due to suspension for the high tackle.“I didn’t think he’d select me.
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