Revealed: the two Dragons players that won’t sign sworn statement

St George Illawarra’s Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro are the two Dragons players who have indicated they won’t sign the NRL’s sworn statement regarding the events that unfolded at Paul Vaughan’s house party more than a week ago.

Sources with knowledge of the matter told the Herald that Alvaro and Lomax have sought legal advice, urging the pair not to sign unless they believe what they are signing is a true reflection of the night.

Zac Lomax.Credit:Getty

The remaining 10 players – Gerard Beale, Jack Bird, Jack de Belin, Matt Dufty, Kaide Ellis, Tyrell Fuimaono, Josh Kerr, Blake Lawrie, Josh McGuire and Corey Norman – are believed to have signed the document.

Lomax and Alvaro’s reluctance to sign the document raises fresh concerns over the legitimacy of claims that the players were the only people in attendance (apart from Vaughan’s family and police), or if they breached the bubble on the way home.

The Dragons were in meetings all weekend in the hope the 12 players would be allowed back into the bubble on Monday.

The NRL originally indicated that the players would not be allowed back to training within 14 days unless all had signed the statement that had been reworked in consultation with the RLPA over the weekend.

The NRL is now considering changing its stance to allow the 10 players to return to training on Monday. Complicating matters is the potential for the NRL to relocate all nine Sydney teams, as well as Newcastle and the Central Coast-based New Zealand Warriors, into a Queensland hub.

Lomax and Alvaro might not be able to travel with their teammates unless they have signed the document.

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