NRL: Former Bulldogs prop accused of match-fixing

Ryan Tandy of the Bulldogs looks to offload. Photo / Getty Images

Former Bulldogs forward Ryan Tandy has been charged over his alleged involvement in a NRL betting scandal, police say.

Detectives on Thursday morning laid a charge of attempt to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception against the 29-year-old at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court.

Tandy is due to reappear at Downing Centre Local Court on July 19.

Police Strike Force Suburb was established in 2010 to investigate alleged illegal betting activity surrounding a round 24 NRL match between the Bulldogs and the Cowboys.

Tandy was penalised two minutes into the August 21 game in Townsville for impeding Cowboys playmaker Grant Rovelli in front of the posts, after the then Bulldogs forward had spilled the ball and given away possession.

The Cowboys were awarded a penalty but took a tap kick instead of kicking for goal and scored a try.

According to a police statement of facts tendered in court on Thursday, Tandy is alleged to have attempted to manipulate the first scoring points of the match to dishonestly obtain a ``financial advantage for Sam Ayoub, John Elias and others, to wit, $113,245 from Tabcorp''.

Player manager Sam Ayoub, 49, and former player John Elias, 48, were previously charged with attempting to gain a financial advantage by deception in relation to the match.

Ayoub has pleaded not guilty.

Tandy already faces four charges of providing false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission.

In March, he pleaded not guilty to those charges. Tandy did not appear in court on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Elias' matter was on Thursday put over to July 7. He also did not appear in court.

- AAP