Musgrove, who joined the Dragons from the Wests Tigers over the off-season, has been involved in a number off-field incidents since making his NRL debut for South Sydney back in 2016, restricting him to just 62 games in the seven seasons since his first game in the top grade.

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Musgrove last year pleaded guilty to driving while his licence was suspended. In January 2021 he was arrested by police and handed a $550 fine for allegedly refusing to move on from Sydney’s Coogee Bay Hotel.

The Dragons come into the season under enormous pressure following a disappointing couple of seasons under coach Anthony Griffin.

The club made a host of off-field changes over the summer to help create a happy environment after murmurs of unhappiness began to spread last year.

While the players and officials noticed a notable change in Griffin’s approach, the result against South Sydney will be a cause for concern at the joint-venture club.

The incident involving the two players isn’t a major breach, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Question marks over the culture of the team have been hovering around the club since the Herald’s revelation last year that only three players turned up to the club’s end-of-season presentation.

The Dragons have the bye to open the season before taking on the Titans in round two.

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