Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an alleged fight outside a Canberra nightclub.
The NRL star duo fronted the ACT Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, but won't fight their charges until after the season with a three-day hearing slated for October 30.
Canberra five-eighth Wighton, 30, is facing charges of fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction, while South Sydney fullback Mitchell, 25, is charged with resisting a territory public official, fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction.
The two Australia World Cup stars were celebrating Wighton's 30th birthday when the incident occurred.
The duo arrived at court together and appeared relaxed, while they sat separately inside the courtroom.
Both will start the NRL season next week with the code's Integrity Unit already indicating they wouldn't rule on any punishment against before their criminal matter wraps up.
