SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - MAY 06: Jack De Belin of the Dragons watches on as he leaves the field during the round nine NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Melbourne Storm at UOW Jubilee Oval on May 6, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Jack de Belin's lawyers are prepared to appeal the Federal Court's decision to support the NRL's no-fault stand-down policy.
The St. George Illawarra forward's lawyers claim the NRL failed to provide evidence that existing sponsors threatened to pull out because of a player being charged with a criminal offence.
The 30-page outline to appeal also suggests the NRL could have removed de Belin from the NRL player marketing fund, banning him from representative games and promotional events instead of banning him from the league.
De Belin was stood down in February after he was charged for aggravated sexual assault.
De Belin pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault following an incident including himself and a friend on December 9 in Wollongong.
De Belin's camp also questioned the inconsistencies in penalties between the automatic stand-down policy and their discretionary decisions.
The 28-year-old is believed to have been refused the right to appeal, compared to Dylan Walker and Tyrone May.
Walker was later re-instated after being found not guilty of domestic charges.