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Lachlan Lewis has found himself being investigated by the NRL's integrity unit over a bizarre incident inside Canterbury's Queensland hub.
Canterbury's horror week has ended in bizarre circumstances with Lachlan Lewis under investigation for allegedly placing a speaker provided by the NRL up for sale on eBay.
Just days after Adam Elliott was stood down by the NRL club, Lewis was also stood down by the Bulldogs on Friday.
Several media outlets reported that the five-eighth put a speaker for sale online after it was originally provided by the NRL to the club while in the Queensland Hub.
The incident is currently with the NRL's integrity unit, with officials trying to get to the bottom of whether it was a practical joke gone wrong.
Regardless, it couldn't have come at a worse time for Lewis.
The 25-year-old is off-contract, and will now be replaced by Jake Averillo in the last-placed Bulldogs' clash with Manly in the penultimate round of the season.
"The Bulldogs have made the NRL aware of an alleged incident involving Lachlan Lewis," Canterbury said in a statement on Friday evening.
"The club are currently working with the NRL integrity unit regarding the matter.
"As a result, the Bulldogs have stood Lewis down until that process has been completed."
The latest drama came as the Bulldogs confirmed they have handed a breach notice to Elliott after he was kicked out of a restaurant.
Bulldogs officials were tight-lipped on Friday night about proposed penalties, but Elliott won't play for the club against this season.
The back-rower will be given until just after Canterbury's final-round clash with Wests Tigers to reply to the notice, with a $10,000 NRL fine also on his plate.
Elliott's ejection from a restaurant after being found kissing NRLW player Millie Boyle in a bathroom was not his first disciplinary issue with the club.
He was at the centre of the club's Mad Monday scandal in 2018.
And he was also embroiled in a pre-season drama this year when caught kissing the partner of a former teammate.
The latest issues have left Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett trying to ensure the team is not distracted heading into Sunday's clash with the high-flying Manly.
The last time Canterbury faced Barrett's old team, they sunk to a 66-0 loss and their biggest defeat in 86 years.
"We spoke about (the Elliott situation) but ... that's a situation that's out of our control," Barrett said on Friday.
"The players have a part to play and the only right of reply they have is to play well on the weekend.
"We owe that to the club and our supporters and our fans and we're really determined to play well against Manly."
