THE Bulldogs will refrain from tearing up Jacob Loko’s contract but the centre is expected to be suspended from a number of NRL matches for his booze-fuelled rampage in Sydney CBD last weekend.

Loko fronted the Canterbury-Bankstown board at ANZ Stadium on Friday to answer further questions from the Bulldogs disciplinary committee about his second serious off-field misdemeanour this year.

Canterbury-Bankstown CEO Raelene Castle confirmed the Bulldogs were in ongoing discussions with the NRL Integrity Unit about the most suitable form of punishment for Loko.

In January, when Loko was charged with drink-driving four times the legal limit, Canterbury-Bankstown opted to suspend him from the Auckland Nines, two NRL matches and issue a fine of $5000.

Given the CCTV footage screened on the nightly news bulletins of all major TV networks last Monday, where Loko is pictured brawling with Manly Sea Eagles winger Jorge Taufua, the Canterbury-Bankstown centre is once again expected to be hit with a heavy punishment.

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The Sunday Telegraph has been told the Bulldogs will refrain from tearing up Loko’s contract, with the club intent on trying to allow the promising rookie a pathway into the NRL.

Loko burst onto the NRL scene as a teenager with the Parramatta Eels in 2011 but has only played 23 NRL matches in the past four seasons, with a series of major injuries continually hindering his progression.

“Jacob has fronted the Canterbury-Bankstown board and the club’s disciplinary committee and we are continuing to work through the issue in conjunction with the NRL Integrity Unit,” Castle said.

“We’re still working through the process so it would be inappropriate to make any further comment.”

Channel Nine obtained CCTV footage of the incident from last Saturday night in the CBD, where Loko and Taufua became involved in an altercation.

The licensee of Hotel Chambers in the city has since said Loko has been issued with a life ban after attempting to return to the venue later on in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Bulldogs and the NRL are expected to announce Loko’s punishment this week.