There are a number of options. She can report the actions to the police. She can escalate the complaint to the NRL. The final option is to go to the media. She chose the latter.

The story broke on Friday, the day before arguably the biggest grudge match of the season. The response was predictable. People stopped talking about the game and concentrated on the appalling behaviour of the players.

But let's consider the legal issues at play. At any stage, one of the players could have acted like a decent human and told the offending players to pull their heads in and then apologised for the disgusting behaviour. For her part, the woman could have hit end.  Shock, disbelief and a range of other emotions can explain why she did not do this, and she is not the one whose actions are being questioned here. However, she records images showing the men's genitals before ending the chat. She took these pictures without the men’s consent. Presumably, she did this to gather evidence to make a complaint to the club or the police. But that is not now the case. In taking the complaint to the media, she also provides the images. The story then becomes click bait.

"Revenge porn” legislation in NSW make it a criminal offence to distribute an intimate image without a person’s consent. I want to make it very clear I am not supporting the men’s behaviour. I am disappointed the complaint went unaddressed and no doubt the club will ensure steps are introduced so it will be more attentive next time. But I am disappointed the tabloid media has used this woman as a pawn and allowed her to potentially commit a criminal act by publishing details of the imagery.

It would be dreadful if the woman was found to have committed an unlawful act because it is apparent that she shared the pictures to try and bring about positive change. I think we need to be look at whether she intentionally tryied to cause hurt and I don't think she did. I'm unsure whether we can say the same for media outlets that published the full details.