Brandon Smith dropped by Sydney Roosters ahead of Parramatta Eels clash over ‘rookie mistake

Brandon Smith has been dropped by the Sydney Roosters after failing to attend a team meeting during their NRL bye week.

Smith missed the meeting due to a self-proclaimed “rookie mistake” where he failed to check his schedule and went out for a coffee with his girlfriend at the time of the meeting.

What’s next? Smith’s Roosters teammates will take on the Parramatta Eels on Saturday in Round 15 of the NRL season.

Brandon Smith has been dropped after failing to attend a Sydney Roosters team meeting during their NRL bye week.

Smith missed the Roosters’ mid-season review on June 3, a self-described “rookie mistake” the premiership-winning hooker feared could prompt the club to terminate his lucrative contract.

The sixth-placed Roosters have not yet taken that action, but at a meeting on Tuesday afternoon the club’s coaching staff decided Smith would not play in Saturday’s round-15 clash against Parramatta.

The decision came after the Roosters handed Smith a breach notice last week, frustrated at the latest in a list of indiscretions committed since he arrived from Melbourne in 2023.