An apologetic Latrell Mitchell has taken to social media to address his actions after fronting the South Sydney board on Tuesday morning.
The embattled Bunnies fullback departed Rabbitohs headquarters smiling from ear to ear having just finished pleading his case to the club board at Heffron Park in Maroubra.
Rabbitohs powerbrokers are now weighing up a penalty for the superstar, who is earning about $1.2 million a season on his NRL deal alone.
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“Sometimes in life you make poor decisions and I have accepted that I as a man, a family man, club man want to do better,” Mitchell wrote on Instagram.
“I can take this time now to move forward look ahead and continue on being the best version of myself.
“Love to all that has supported me through this. Very grateful.”
Latrell Mitchell issues apology on Instagram. Instagram
Mitchell was hit with a breach notice by the governing body a fortnight ago after images emerged of him leaning over a table with what appeared to be a white substance on it.
The vision was purportedly taken in a Dubbo hotel room while Mitchell was there appearing at a weekend junior carnival.
Latrell Mitchell leaves South Sydney headquarters after fronting the board. Nine
The NRL has banned Mitchell for one game, but South Sydney is reportedly set to hand down a significant monetary fine on top of that.
But if Mitchell is worried, he wasn’t showing it as he strolled through a media scrum on Tuesday.
“We will leave it with the board and go from there,” Mitchell said with a smile.
“I just had a good yarn to them. I’ll leave it with them and get home to my family now.
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“To be honest I don’t really know (what I was doing in the photo), we will just leave it there.”
About an hour after he left there, Mitchell was seen at the No Limit Boxing weigh-ins at Sydney’s ICC with his agent Matt Rose.
Mitchell is still only 27 years old but has had a more storied rugby league career than most would dream of.
He won two premierships at the Roosters before jumping ship to their bitter Sydney rivals, where he was handed the No.1 jersey he desired.
He made a triumphant State of Origin return this year to help New South Wales pummel Queensland in Melbourne, before missing game three through injury as the Blues reclaimed the shield.
The Rabbitohs have struggled in his absence since a foot injury ended his season prematurely.
The NRL is weighing up whether Mitchell will be made to serve his one-game ban in round one next year, or count it at the end of this season.