Grayson Goodwin, once a budding football star rooted in a family renowned for their rugby league legacy, has had his legal fate sealed two years after his arrest on charges of distributing cocaine, ketamine, and methamphetamine.

Goodwin hails from a storied lineage, being the son of St George legend ‘Lord’ Ted Goodwin and the younger sibling to former NRL players Bryson, Bronx, and Luke. However, unlike his father and brothers, the 36-year-old has found himself in the public eye for far less commendable reasons, with a string of missteps shadowing him for over a decade.

Recently, after spending two years incarcerated, Goodwin stood before Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court for sentencing. This marked a pivotal moment in his journey toward rehabilitation.

Judge David Barrow, recognizing Goodwin’s guilty pleas, handed down a sentence of five years and six months. Factoring in time served, Goodwin will be eligible for parole after serving a minimum of three years and four months, setting his potential release for May 2029.

Judge David Barrow took Goodwin’s guilty pleas into consideration when he jailed him for a total of five years and six months.

Grayson Goodwin (pictured), a once-promising footballer and member of rugby league royalty turned drug dealer, has finally learnt his fate two years after he was arrested for supplying cocaine, ketamine and ice

Grayson Goodwin (above, with arms outstretched) is the son of St George great ‘Lord’ Ted Goodwin and the younger brother of former NRL players Bryson, Bronx and Luke (Broncos halfback Adam Reynolds is pictured, bottom)

With time already served, Goodwin will be eligible for parole when his minimum term of three years and four months expires in May 2029.

Daily Mail understands Goodwin has been a model prisoner at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre at Silverwater, where he has worked in a peer support role.

But Goodwin has not always been a positive influence, nor has he always chosen his friends wisely.

An early sign that Goodwin was headed for trouble came in August 2013 after NRL bad boy Blake Ferguson was caught speeding while driving on a suspended licence.

Ferguson had been stood down by the Raiders and had gone to ground when Goodwin shared a picture of the two of them in a car with the caption: ‘I’ve found him!’

Goodwin attracted further media attention in March 2014, when he became the first league player to be banned for posting inappropriate content on social media. 

The handy five-eighth was playing for the Cabramatta Two Blues in the Ron Massey Cup when a homophobic comment appeared on his Twitter account during an NRL game between the Tigers and Souths.

The tweet, which was deleted within minutes, said: ‘Gay refs shouldn’t be allowed to ref because they r so s##t.’

Unlike his famous father Ted, Grayson Goodwin (pictured with his dad) has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons for more than a decade

Goodwin posted this picture of himself with NRL bad boy Blake Ferguson in August 2013 with the caption ‘I’ve found him!’ after the Raiders winger had been stood down by his club 

That remark was believed to refer to gay referee Matt Cecchin, and Goodwin said it had been posted by a friend who used his phone while he went to the toilet.

Although the friend took responsibility for the tweet and gave evidence before the NSW Rugby League judiciary, Goodwin was suspended for 26 weeks. 

‘My mate owned up but the tribunal was of the opinion the account was mine and so was the phone,’ Goodwin later said. ‘My career has been ruined and I can’t play at all.

‘The ironic thing is that Matt used to babysit me when I was a kid and I have nothing but respect for him.’

A month after that suspension, Goodwin was dragged back into the spotlight when another of his mates, Sharks playmaker Todd Carney, was photographed appearing to urinate in his own mouth.

Goodwin was accused of leaking the picture of Carney performing ‘The Bubbler’ in the toilets at popular Cronulla nightspot Northies, but denied it.

Under constant attack on Twitter, Goodwin responded: ‘I will make this clear I did not post any photo of Toddy. Thank you for all your death threats.’

At the time, it was reported the Goodwin family had tried desperately to stop the picture of Carney being circulated, with Luke asking Facebook users to delete the image.

Pressure on Goodwin eased when Carney’s drinking buddy Mark Robinson claimed he had taken the photo and forwarded it to his brother, who lost his phone at the races.

Goodwin’s involvement in drugs became public knowledge after he was pulled over while driving his Mazda 3 at Matraville, in Sydney’s south-east, on a Friday afternoon in October 2019.

Goodwin (left, with Broncos captain Adam Reynolds) pleaded guilty in April to four counts of supplying a large commercial quantity of the prohibited drugs ketamine, cocaine and ice

Goodwin was accused in June 2014 of leaking a picture of Todd Carney performing ‘The Bubbler’ (above) in the toilets at popular Cronulla nightspot Northies 

Police had seen him stopped at a red light ‘looking at his lap and making quick glances upwards’.

Asked if he had been drinking or taking drugs, Goodwin said: ‘No mate, I can tell you when my last party was, it was Thursday.’

Questioned further as to whether he had a drug of choice, Goodwin immediately answered ‘cocaine’. 

Police returned to their vehicle and conducted a background check on Goodwin, ‘which led to intelligence relating to drug supply’, according to papers tendered in court.

Told officers would be searching his car, Goodwin responded, ‘F**k’, then said, ‘I’ve got four bags in there.’

The father-of-two, who was then working as a baggage handler, pleaded guilty to drug possession when he faced Waverley Local Court.

‘I was an idiot,’ Goodwin told magistrate Allison Hawkins when asked why he had bought the drugs.

On that occasion, Goodwin escaped conviction and received an 18-month good behaviour bond, but he hit the big time with his next arrest.

‘Lord Ted’ Goodwin remains one of the most popular players in Dragons history, appearing in three grand finals in the 1970s and winning one

Detectives began looking at Goodwin in July 2023 as part of an investigation into large-scale drug supply.

Goodwin and his ex-partner Simone Fisher, an AFL program coordinator, had been using the encrypted app Threema. Fisher’s username was ‘Auntie’ and Goodwin’s ‘MysticMac’.

Messages recovered by investigators revealed Goodwin had sold 1kg of ketamine for $15,000 and another kilo of meth for $28,500.

Police raided Goodwin’s mother Joanne’s home at Cronulla in October 2023 and located 4.965kg of ketamine and 183g of meth.

Goodwin’s property at Cronulla was raided a few days later, leading police to seize 1.449kg of meth, 150g of cocaine and $24,050 in cash stored above a refrigerator.

When police arrested Goodwin in his Ford Ranger the following month he said he was ‘just a delivery boy’ and showed them a secret compartment in his car.

Goodwin, whose mother was never accused of any wrongdoing, pleaded guilty in April to four counts of supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.

Fisher pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal group and drug supply, and was sentenced in Downing Centre Local Court in February to a 12-month community service order. 

‘Lord Ted’ Goodwin remains one of the most popular players in Dragons history, appearing in three grand finals in the 1970s and winning one.

A try-scoring machine on the wing, at centre or fullback, he spent seven seasons (1972-1978) at St George, followed by a short stint at Newtown and his final three years of first grade (1980-1982) with Western Suburbs.