Breakers statement:

The club is aware of an incident involving Corey Webster last night and his subsequent arrest on an alleged minor assault charge. The club is making further enquiries into what occurred and has no further comment to make at this time, but will however address this incident with the media once further information is available.

This guy just can't seem to keep out of trouble.

I wonder if the Breakers rule a line through him at the end of the season?

There's actually cideo footage of him being thrown out:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qvJeATp31dw

Should have been arrested long ago for assaulting a decent FG%

hahaha CT

Webster suspended for one game.

Breakers general manager Dillon Boucher said the club was limited in what it could say due to the police investigation and Monday's court date.

"At this time I would like to stress that Corey maintains his innocence of the charge and will defend himself vigorously through the court process," he said on Thursday.

" ... However the club has found reason to suspend him for his actions, not for the charge alleged by the police ... that's for the court to decide.

"But it's a breach of our club and team values."

So what were his actions if not assault as alleged by the charge from the police?

The actual act of getting arrested? Regardless of what he did or didn't do leading up to that, the fact that he was in a bar and ended up being arrested more than warrants a suspension I would think...

This guy cant seem to stay out of trouble.

-Drugs twice
-Cheating on his pregnant wife (coincided with the team having issues last year)
- Diversion previously from assault
- alleged Bar fights

The breakers preach this "no dickhead" policy and then hand him multiyear deals.

A 1 game suspension is far from a stern approach, considering some of his former team mates were dealt harsher punishments for less.

It would be interesting to see what the rest of the team thought if they weren't on a gag order

He was suspended one game for breaching team protocol regarding being out past midnight and drinking on a Tuesday mid-week. Same as breaching team curfew really.

The Breakers are erring on the side of caution with regards to the notion of 'innocent until proven guilty'. NZ employment law is very employee focussed.

Expect that they will come down hard if he is found guilty..

They may still come down hard even if he isnt guilty (i.e. rip up contract); but probably not an appropriate reaction at this point.

He wasn't up front with the team or management with what happened.

Don't agree with suspension. Innocent until proven guilty.

The guy goes against all the Values that team used to be renowned for, Breakers harp on about a strong family image and values and the players sign the contracts knowing this so going out midweek and calling in sick on his "9-5 job" practice is a violation.

Last year he was caught up in controversy with team mates and then the team was said to stand by him through his marital problems after he violated the family values.

Breakers are weak handed these days so he got off lightly, the no dickhead policy is a laugh considering it seems to be shooting them out like a dickhead factory.

The suspension might do them some good considering his alleged assault on a decent FG%

"I do wish professional sports teams would stop acting like their players work 9-5 jobs."

I don't think many do, quite the opposite, and I would like to see sports teams, the media and the public stop pretending players work 24-hour jobs.

I don't think many do, quite the opposite, and I would like to see sports teams, the media and the public stop pretending players work 24-hour jobs.

I don't think many do, quite the opposite

You're going to have to explain to me how a midnight curfew relates to a 9-5 job?

Basketball players work nights. They should still be up and about at midnight.

They mostly work in during the day. They only work around 40 nights per year.