Three Wests Tigers players have been given warnings and winger Brent Naden an additional sanction over offensive gestures towards Bulldogs fans.

Samuela Fainu, Latu Fainu and Brent Naden made a gesture known as the ‘khod’ or ‘khwad’ after a try against the Bulldogs on the weekend. The gesture is offensive within the Arabic community, essentially meaning “get f***ed”.

The NRL announced on Wednesday morning that the three players had been given a formal warning about their on-field conduct.

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“The NRL acknowledges that these actions caused, or had the potential to cause, offence to members of the NRL community,” an NRL statement said.

Naden copped an additional breach notice, with a potential fine or even suspension in the works; leading reporter Phil Rothfield has tipped a fine.

Naden again made the gesture in a video that appeared on social media after the same, at the same time saying: “Khod, f***ing Dogs.”

“The notice alleges that Naden’s conduct following the Wests Tigers match on 3 August 2025 contravened the NRL Code of Conduct. The Player will have five days to respond to the breach notice,” the NRL statement said.

The Tigers have a large number of Lebanese players, including Adam Doeuihi, Alex Twal and Tony Sukkar.

Sukkar was in the try celebration, but did not use the gesture.

CODE Sports spoke with a “Middle Eastern rugby league identity” after the incident, who said: “That hand signal is a highly offensive insult. It means ‘get***ed’. I have never made that gesture to anyone – that’s how offensive it is. It’s much worse than giving the middle finger.”