made the papers. he must share a brain with Brendan Fevola.
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Canberra Raiders star Joel Monaghan sorry for photo of him in lewd act with dog
UPDATE 6.40pm: CANBERRA Raiders and State of Origin star Joel Monaghan has expressed his "remorse and disgust'' for a photo that circulated on social media websites that pictured him simulating a lewd act with a dog.
The National Rugby League was dragged into uproar once again this afternoon when the photo appeared on a number of websites, with Monaghan clearly pictured in what has been described as a Mad Monday prank.
The photo was posted on social network site Twitter by a Melbourne radio station but has since been removed.
Monaghan this afternoon issued a statement through his manager Jim Banaghan, blaming himself for an "act of stupidity that will haunt him for the rest of his life''.
"There are no words of explanation that can be offered because none can be appropriate,'' Banaghan said.
"Joel wants to make it clear that he was the one playing a prank on an absent team mate by simulating the act.
"Joel has to now face his family as well as fans and supporters with that shame and has already undergone counselling to help him cope with the consequences of what has happened.
"It was a moment of abject stupidity brought about by too much drink and a complete lack of any thought process.
"The fact that someone has sought to compound the situation further by the use of social media only adds to the trauma, but Joel accepts that it is his actions alone that are at fault.
"He apologises unreservedly for the outrage that people feel at the moment and blames nobody but himself.
"He will meet the club over the issue and accepts that there must be ramifications but the fact is he is not in a fit emotional state to have those discussions at the moment.
"Joel is a genuinely good person who is simply shattered by a moment of sheer madness.''
Earlier in the day, Monaghan's club the Raiders announced they were investigating rumours about the photograph, and Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner said he was "dumbfounded " and "appalled" by what he had been told about the photograph.
''If he did it, it is something he will live with for the rest of his life," Furner said.
'We don't know whether it's authentic but I am as appalled as everyone else.
"If he did do it, I don't know why he would do it."
But Monaghan's statement this afternoon confirmed the photo was genuine, and that he was the player involved.
The National Rugby League is investigating the matter.
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