Fresh off a grand final loss, a NRL star has scored a victory — spared an assault conviction after intervening in a restaurant scuffle.

Melbourne Storm second-rower Shawn Blore, 25, pleaded guilty to common assault stemming from a July 2024 melee involving his brother in Sydney’s city centre.

Another man, Naaman Mikhael, had been asked to leave the Little Hunter Street restaurant for being aggressive and making threats towards the venue owner, Downing Centre Local Court was told on Friday.

Blore and his older brother Dean were also leaving the premises with a group of friends when the owner heard Mikhael “mouthing off” at Dean’s partner.

A heated exchange between Mikhael and Dean followed, resulting in a physical confrontation in which Blore’s brother pinned the 31-year-old’s back a

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