The NRL will meet with Penrith next week to make a decision on the playing future of embattled playmaker Tyrone May.

May, 23, was spared jail on Friday after being sentenced to a three-year good behaviour bond for filming sex tapes without consent.

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He was also ordered to perform 300 hours of community service, having pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally recording intimate image without consent.

The police prosecutor said a strong message needed to be sent about women being “more than playthings”.

Richard Pontello SC, in May’s defence, argued he was a role model in the community and worked with an education program called “Panthers on the Prowl”.

“What an inappropriate name,” Magistrate Robyn Denes replied.

“As soon as I read it I went, ‘well they didn’t think that one through did they?’.

Mr Pontello said: “I’m sure they’ll take it on board, your honour.”

Penrith Panthers NRL player Tyrone May leaves Parramatta Local Court in Sydney, Friday, January 31, 2020. (AAP Image/Peter Rae) Source: AAP

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The 23-year-old hasn’t played since September 2018 after being stood down under the league’s controversial no-fault policy in May last year.

He was one of the first players forced to sit out under the policy, which sidelines players if they face criminal charges carrying a maximum 11 years in jail or more.

It is unclear whether May’s time on the sideline last year will be taken into account when considering his punishment.

He pleaded guilty in November.

May’s legal representatives are expected to urge the NRL to include his absence from the game in a formal submission next week.

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The earliest May, who is off-contract at the end of the year, could appear for the Panthers is during the NRL Nines exhibition in Perth beginning February 14.

May, who has continued training with the team, was supported at Parramatta Local Court by teammate Nathan Cleary, as well as coach Ivan.

Penrith Panthers NRL player Tyrone May leaves Parramatta Local Court in Sydney, Friday, January 31, 2020. (AAP Image/Peter Rae) Source: AAP

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The NRL is also expected to make a decision on the future of Curtis Scott when chief executive Todd Greenberg meets with the ARL Commission next week.

Scott on Friday pleaded not guilty to six charges, including two counts of assaulting a police officer, during his boozy Australia Day celebrations.