Josh Dugan wants us to write better stories. Don’t focus on the negatives. Don’t think so much about selling newspapers. Do what’s right.

Here’s an idea: Josh should tell his fellow NRL players not to get in video chats with females you don't know and then take your clothes off; don’t nude up and climb on tables at the first hint of a Neil Diamond song on Mad Monday; don’t have simulated sex with puppy dogs; don’t do "the bubbler"; don’t put anything in Schlossy’s shoe or set light to Danny the Dolphin; don’t assault women, sexually or physically.

Oh, and don’t get on the roof and take selfies with Blake Ferguson drinking pineapple Cruisers when you should be at a recovery session; don’t get on the drink with him a few days before an Origin decider; don’t miss the Dragons team bus for a game; don’t get on a podcast and swear like a chippie who’s just whacked his thumb with a hammer.

Emotional: Josh Dugan holds back tears during a press conference on Tuesday.

Want better stories? Positive stories? Grow up, remember phones have cameras, that some people have other agendas and want to bring you undone, that some media outlets love salacious scandal so be careful with what you do, that actions have consequences, that women deserve respect, that the game's and your club’s reputations are fragile and can unravel with one single misguided dick pic.