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NRL clubs split on playing Alameddine brothers over gang war concerns
Zain Alameddine was able to play last night while his brother remains sidelined by the Eels. (Supplied)
The Bulldogs allow one of their development players to continue his football dream despite his brother being benched by the Parramatta Eels over concerns about gangland violence.
Zain Alameddine ran out this weekend for the Bulldogs just days after reports his brother, Mohamed, had been sidelined by the Eels over safety concerns.
It comes after an assassination plot targeting a relative at a suburban rugby league game earlier this year was foiled.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs is allowing a promising young player in its ranks to continue playing despite his brother being benched over concerns for his safety due to familial links to Sydney's Alameddine crime family.
Bulldogs, Eels take contrasting stance amid gangland safety concerns
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels have taken differing approaches after safety concerns arose involving players with family connections to people publicly linked to an alleged gangland conflict in Sydney.
While the Eels have stood down NSW Cup winger Mohamed Alameddine indefinitely due to safety concerns, his brother Zain Alameddine was able to take the field for the Bulldogs' Ron Massey Cup side this weekend.
Neither Mohamed nor Zain Alameddine is accused of any wrongdoing, and there are no allegations linking either of them to organised crime.
Late last month, it was revealed that Mohamed Alameddine was stood down due to safety concerns relating to members of his extended family. Police have alleged members of the Alameddine organised crime network have been involved in a conflict with the rival 'Coconut Cartel' since the beginning of the year.
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Zain Alameddine was able to play last night while his brother remains sidelined by the Eels. (Supplied)
Escalating gangland tensions see a junior member of the Alameddines benched from playing rugby league, but his brother has been given the green light to play.
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