A trusted source of the Newcastle Knights has revealed to Mr Mayo that Kalyn Ponga has been fined for leaving a team bonding session early. It was Friday the 26th of November where the Knights team decided to go to the Cambridge Hotel for some drinks to celebrate their hard training session. It was at around 8 pm when Kalyn decided to call an Uber back to his 3 story Mereweather mansion, where he would spend time with his newly found partner. This unspeakable act left his teammates stranded and dumbfounded by his actions. 

When talking to the players about the incident, some of his teammates were outraged and had this to say 

“I was shocked, he just finished his dinner and left. The bloke wasn’t even drinking beer, he was having this American thing called a Whiteclaw”.  

The management of the club decided a $5000 fine would be a fair punishment for Ponga, as they want to set high standards for their club’s culture. The money from the fine will be used to develop a bar tab where senior and junior players can purchase drinks and grow together as a team. 

A senior Newcastle board member had this to say:

“We were really disappointed with the actions of Kayln Ponga on Friday the 27th of November. Even though he is 23 years old, the boys in the team look to him as a leader on and off the field. With the departure of Mitchell Pearce, we need Kayln more than ever to step up into his leadership role and to provide value off the field. Kayln was fined $5000 dollars and will attend weekly beer-drinking sessions with Andrew Johns to help him to get back to normal. We want everyone to know that the club does take these issues seriously and that Kalyn Ponga will be back to his usual self in no time.