Two NRL players who were busted at an illegal house party will be able to serve their one-match bans while quarantining at an all-expenses-paid Queensland hotel.
Paul Vaughan hosted 12 of his Dragons teammates at his Shellharbour home south of Sydney on July 3 amid the city's lockdown.
Vaughan has been sacked while all players but Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro have signed a document confirming nobody else outside the NRL bubble was at the Covid-breaching barbecue.
While the rest of the Dragons squad who signed the document will fly to Queensland on Wednesday, Lomax and Alvaro won't be allowed into the Sunshine State until Sunday because that would have been two weeks since the illegal gathering.
Those in the team that don't travel on Wednesday will have to go into quarantine for two weeks but it's understood Lomax and Alvaro can serve their game suspension while isolating in their resort-style hotel, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Zac Lomax (pictured) attended Paul Vaughan's illegal house party on July 3 amid Sydney's lockdown
Dragons star Daniel Alvaro also attended the party and has been given a one-game suspension. It's understood he and Lomax can carry out their suspensions while in quarantine
The pair didn't sign the document due to legal reasons while the rest of the players who did have been allowed to return to training.
Many within the league have lashed out at the inconsistent punishments handed down to those who break the rules.
Warriors coach Nathan Brown expressed his anger at his players Euan Aitken and Josh Curran having to isolate for two weeks after being on the same flight as a potential Covid case - while St George players were given just one-match bans.
Brown also noted how Sharks player Will Chambers will have to isolate for two weeks despite him driving back from Melbourne to ensure he didn't put teammates at risk.
'We've got two blokes from our starting side who haven't played for two weeks because they caught an aeroplane where the hostess was crook,' Brown said on Sunday.
'Then all the blokes from Saints get one week.
'So you do the wrong thing and you get a week, but you do the right thing like Will
