Weeks after a grand final loss, a Melbourne Storm star is set to be sentenced alongside his brother over a melee outside a Lebanese restaurant.
Second-rower Shawn Blore, 25, and his brother Dean have each pleaded guilty to a single assault charge stemming from the July 2024 incident.
Both had initially indicated they would fight affray charges before pleading guilty to the lesser charge in September over the late-night incident on Sydney's Little Hunter Street.
A court has previously heard the violence started when alleged victim Naaman Mikhael was asked to leave a restaurant for being aggressive towards another patron.
Mr Mikhael's lawyer told a previous hearing he was singled out by the Blores while a number of other skirmishes broke out.
Mr Mikhael was also previously charged with