2019, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Finch checked himself into a mental health facility after an incident on an interstate flight. Concerns were raised after Finch was seen asleep with a bloody nose on a flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast. One witness was quoted as saying "He looked like he couldn’t bring himself to get off the plane. White as a ghost, couldn’t control his runny nose and (appeared) paranoid. He wasn’t abusive. He just didn’t want to get off the plane, like he was scared about something". In late September Finch joined the YKTR Sports organisation, run by former rugby league player Isaac John. On September 30 Finch launched his podcast, Brett Finch Uncensored, with Brad Fittler featuring as his first guest. The podcast now runs independent to YKTR Sports. Child abuse material On 14 December 2021, Finch was arrested and charged with five counts of sharing child abuse material. In May 2022, NSW Police laid an additional two charges which included using a carriage service to make available child abuse material. In August 2022, Finch pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to make available child abuse material. The other charges were dropped. On 23 November 2022, Finch avoided a custodial sentence and was handed a two-year community sentence. A conviction was recorded with Finch also needing to obey strict probation conditions along with seeing a psychologist for a 12-month period. References External links State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats 1981 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people Maitland Pickers players Melbourne Storm players NRL All Stars players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Parramatta Eels players People convicted of child pornography offenses Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Maitland, New South Wales Sydney Roosters players Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils players Wigan Warriors players