<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Text messages allegedly exchanged between Sydney Roosters player Victor Radley and South Sydney Rabbitohs hooker Brandon Smith will form part of police evidence when Smith fronts court on drug charges this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith will face Southport Magistrates Court on the Gold Coast on Thursday, where he is expected to plead not guilty to unlawfully supplying a dangerous drug and using or disclosing inside knowledge for betting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Rabbitohs star allegedly received a text from Radley's number to help obtain an "8 ball" of drugs during a golf weekend getaway on the Sunshine Coast.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dr-elise-turner-claims-she-was-asked-to-leave-virgin-airport-lounge-melbourne-for-pumping-breastmillk/82385555-7b25-4d25-a883-364bd353a0d6" target="_blank"><strong><span>Airline says sorry to 'furious' mum for booting her out of Aussie lounge</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anthony-heraghty-super-retail-rebel-bcf-supercheap-auto/d35af5ef-29dd-4f7c-8290-9cedd70b7595" target="_blank"><strong><span>Boss of $3.9 billion Aussie retail giant sacked over workplace relationship</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"G tee up your cousin in sunny coast for me. Little short ball," police claim Radley texted Smith.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Short 8 ball if you will."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/charged-nrl-star-brandon-smith-victor-radley-nrl-text-messages/cf8f0035-d012-402a-ab13-1e573806866b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say Smith replied "yeah sweet bro" and "when do you want it?".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An eight-ball refers to 3.5 grams of cocaine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith was in Sydney at the time of the text exchange, however police will allege he supplied Radley with a contact for him to source "a dangerous drug namely cocaine" on June 7, according to a court summons seen by the </span><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-alleged-radley-drug-deal-texts-short-8-ball-you-sorted-us-good-20250916-p5mvhy.html" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney Morning Herald"><em><span>Sydney Morning Herald</span></em></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith's phone was taken by police on August 9 at Gold Coast Airport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The text messages are set to be used in a brief of evidence when Smith fronts court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No charges have been laid against Radley, and there is no suggestion he acted unlawfully in any way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>Watch more in the player above.</span></strong></em></div></div>