Dragons boss sorry for detail in Finch letter

St George Illawarra president Craig Young says helium made "an mistake successful judgement" by providing a notation for disgraced prima Brett Finch connected nine letterhead.

Finch, who played 270 NRL matches and represented New South Wales, is awaiting sentencing after pleading blameworthy to 1 number of utilizing a carriage work to transmit, people oregon beforehand kid abuse successful August.

In a missive to the District Court judge, Young wrote that Finch was a "highly decent young man."

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In a statement, Young has conceded helium was incorrect to usage his presumption astatine the nine for the reference.

"It was an mistake successful judgement to enactment this connection connected nine letterhead," Young said.

Former NRL prima Brett Finch is awaiting sentencing. (AAP)

"I was asked to supply a missive of enactment to a household person who I judge made a superior mistake but is simply a fundamentally decent person.

"I should not person connected the nine to this substance and would similar to apologise to members, fans, sponsors and each different stakeholders for immoderate distress caused."

Young, a erstwhile constabulary detective, wrote successful the notation that helium had known Finch "for the bulk of his life."

"I judge that Brett is simply a highly decent young antheral who has made a genuine mistake successful this instance," the notation says.

"I besides judge that you volition ne'er spot him earlier the courts again."

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