Overview
- Munro pleaded not guilty to charges including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault and did not give evidence during the hearing.
- The Burwood Local Court hearing was adjourned to 15 February 2027, which effectively rules him out of NRL selection while the case continues.
- The NRL has kept Munro stood down under its automatic no-fault stand-down policy that suspends players charged with serious offences while legal proceedings run.
- Police evidence read in court says the complainant initially delayed reporting because she was afraid he was a "famous NRL player," and officers who attended four days after the alleged April incident reported observing no injuries.
- Munro remains on full pay and training with the Rabbitohs, his lawyer has called for the NRL to use discretion in cases like this, and the next court date will determine whether the suspension continues or changes.