SO SAD: All my efforts in this “club” You always do this

Valentine Holmes has promised to repay the faith instilled in him by coach Billy Slater after fearing for his Origin future following the ‘white bag’ scandal.

The North Queensland star will play for the Maroons next Wednesday night for the first time since his off-field storm, when he briefly posted an image on Instagram last September of himself holding a white bag between his teeth.

Holmes claimed the video was a prank gone wrong but the Cowboys and ntegrity unit came down hard on the winger.

He was hit with a $100,000 fine, $50,000 of which was suspended, and also copped a one-match ban.

Holmes fronted the North Queensland board to explain his actions and he also underwent an education program