Kalyn Ponga claims he didn't know the impacts alcohol could have on concussions when he was caught on a night out late last season while sidelined with head injuries.
Ponga fronted media on Monday for the first time since being captured walking out of a pub toilet cubicle with Newcastle teammate Kurt Mann last August.
The Knights captain insisted that Mann had come to his aid after he fell ill from something he ate, despite his father Andre revealing at the time the pair had been drinking after Ponga purchased a house.