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Shock jock Ray Hadley has accused Parramatta players of acting like 'imbeciles' at a press conference about teammate Dylan Brown, where they made inappropriate cat-calls and dog whistles. 

Brown, 22, has been charged with five counts of sexual touching without consent after an alleged incident at a well-known pub in Sydney's trendy eastern suburbs, the Golden Sheaf.

Police will allege Brown groped a 20-year-old woman not previously known to him multiple times, after being called to the venue at 11.40pm on Sunday, while his side was on a bye round. He faced court for the first time on Wednesday, and is due back there on June 28. 

The NRL decided to use its discretionary powers to stand Brown down while the matter is being dealt with by the courts, and given the significant interest in that fact, Parramatta decided to hold a press conference to address the issue on Wednesday afternoon.

Given Brown will miss a minimum of three games, is facing serious allegations and the club is languishing at 12th on the ladder despite playing in last year's grand final, the presser was expected to be a sombre affair.

Police will allege Dylan Brown (left) groped a 20-year-old woman several times, with the Eels star being charged with five counts of sexually touching

Police will allege Dylan Brown (left) groped a 20-year-old woman several times, with the Eels star being charged with five counts of sexually touching 

The superstar half faced Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday over the alleged incident, and the NRL then stood him down using its discretionary powers while the matter remains before the courts

The superstar half faced Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday over the alleged incident, and the NRL then stood him down using its discretionary powers while the matter remains before the courts

Radio star Ray Hadley has continued his long-running feud with the club, branding some players as 'imbeciles' for making animal noises at a press conference about Brown

Radio star Ray Hadley has continued his long-running feud with the club, branding some players as 'imbeciles' for making animal noises at a press conference about Brown

As it turned out, that was far from the case. 

As senior player Shaun Lane and skipper Clint Gutherson fronted the press pack to talk about Brown's legal issues, instead of the club's top brass, several TV cameras caught players making bizarre animal noises. 

'Meow meow meow,' could be very loudly in the background, with reporters present indicating they heard multiple cat-calls and dog whistles. 

Hadley, who has been in a public war of words with Parramatta for many years, repeated his assertion that the club was 'a zoo with no discipline', and labelled the club's media manager a 'dope' for laughing at the display from the players. 

'As they tried to interview Shaun Lane, who was acting respectfully in his capacity at a senior player, from the sheds came cat calls and dog noises from at least two, maybe more, players,' Hadley said on 2GB's Drive Show with Chris O'Keefe. 

'If that's not bad enough in light of the very serious nature of the allegations against their teammate ... Josh Draper, the media manager, who I don't have much to do with because I think he is a dope, was giggling, thinks it was funny.

'I've been saying for quite some time the place is a zoo, there's no discipline in the joint.

'That's why they haven't won a grand final since 1986, and probably won't win one this year the way they are travelling.'

Eels players have been slammed for not taking Dylan Brown's (far left, pictured celebrating a try with teammates in the side's round 12 win over the Rabbitohs) allegations seriously enough

Eels players have been slammed for not taking Dylan Brown's (far left, pictured celebrating a try with teammates in the side's round 12 win over the Rabbitohs) allegations seriously enough 

The Eels playmaker (right) has played 95 matches for the club since moving over from his native New Zealand

The Eels playmaker (right) has played 95 matches for the club since moving over from his native New Zealand

A reporter present said: 'It made everyone feel uncomfortable. We were unsure why it wasn't addressed,' according to News Corp

The two senior players - Lane and Gutherson - who addressed the media also appeared to downplay the seriousness of the charges for allegedly sexually touching a 20-year-old woman without her consent. 

'He (Brown) probably regrets it, but its something you live from, learn from and move on. He's still only 22, he's not only learning the game, he's learning life,' Gutherson told reporters of his teammate, who has now played over 90 NRL games. 

'He's obviously been a little

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