Brisbane Broncos superstar David Fifita has one chance of exiting the world of pain he finds himself embroiled in right now.

Locked up in a Kuta police cell, accused of assaulting a nightclub security guard in the early hours of this morning, the so-called million-dollar forward, is walking in the shoes of many Australians before him.

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7NEWS.com.au understands that whilst he has been visited by lawyers who regularly represent Australians detained in Bali, he has not yet appointed a legal team and his Brisbane Broncos club is in frantic talks about how to help their star forward.

His best chance of avoiding an assault charge - which carries a two year and eight-month maximum term - lies with reaching a peace agreement with the alleged victim and paying the man compensation.

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It’s a well-worn path. Some, like Sydney man Scott James Harrison, who was accused of assaulting three hotel security guards in a drunken rage a week ago, walked free, without charge, after peace agreements.

Fifita (far right) seen inside the Bali jail. Credit: 7NEWS

But a peace agreement with the victim can’t always save everyone.

Adelaide tradie Nicholas Carr, whose drunken rampage was caught on camera and went viral, was also accused of assault.

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He reached a peace agreement with his victim, motorcyclist Wayan Wirawan, and paid him $4000 compensation for a new motorbike, medical expenses and compensated him for time off work. Wayan forgave him publicly.

But Carr was still charged with assault, has been locked up since the incident on August 10 this year and is scheduled to hear his sentence in Denpasar District Court next week.

Brisbane NRL player David Fifita has reportedly been arrested in Bali over an alleged brawl. Credit: AAP

Fifita is now locked up in the same cell, at Kuta police station, where Carr spent his first days after arrest.

Sydney woman Susan Leslie O’Brien was last week sentenced to three months and 15 days jail after being found guilty of negligent driving causing the death of a teenage motorcyclist on August 14.

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The way out

O’Brien slammed head-on into the young man whilst overtaking a truck and despite reaching a peace agreement with his heartbroken family and paying compensation to them, she was unable to avoid a trial and now jail time.

Fifita is yet to be named as a suspect by police, who, under local law, can hold him in custody for 24 hours before doing so.

Kuta police chief, Teuku Ricki Fadlianshah, has told 7NEWS.com.au that police are still investigating the case.

When they have two pieces of evidence - a witness statement and a medical report of injuries - he can be named as a suspect on an assault charge.

David Fifita in Bali police station Credit: Supplied

Teuku says the severity of the charge depends on whether the alleged victim suffered minor or severe injuries.

In Fifita’s case, it seems the injuries are on the minor side meaning the preferred charge is under Article 351 of the criminal code - carrying a two-year and eight-month maximum term.

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Even if Fifita were to reach a peace agreement with the security guard, Dani Irawan, like Nicholas Carr, it may not be enough to save him from a jail stint and trial.

That will depend, at the end of the day, on the skill of his legal team and his negotiators.

Fifita has yet to sign up with a lawyer to represent him. Muhammad Rifan, from Bali law firm Austrindo, was at the police station earlier today but 7NEWS.com.au understands he has no deal to represent the footballer.

Rifan last weekend represented the Sydney man accusing of assaulting security guards, who walked free, and he also represents Nicholas Carr.

Broncos great Sam Thaiday says the club needs to re-sign David Fifita sooner rather than later. Credit: AAP

What will also play a role in Fifita’s fate is how keen Bali police, already fed up with Australians behaving badly in Bali, are to make an example of him. They may want the case off their books or they may seek to make an example of him, like in Nicholas Carr’s case.

His celebrity status among NRL fans may not help him with this.

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And we have not yet heard Fifita’s version. Earlier today police said he had yet to be interrogated to glean his statement. We don’t know what he says happened. He may well say he did not do any of the things which find him behind bars.

One thing is for sure - police and the owners of La Favela nightclub in Seminyak, the area where Fifita was arrested about 2am today - are becoming increasingly fed up with the violence of drunken tourists.

Worst case scenario for Fifita is that he is charged and taken to court. Under Indonesian law, there is no provision for bail, pending trial, and he would remain locked up at the Kuta police station and then Kerobokan jail.