Police probe whether Caxton pub played part in Alfie's birthday breach

Brisbane's Caxton Hotel has come into police sights for its alleged role in the private birthday party that has sparked further trouble for the beleaguered Broncos club.

Police were now looking into whether the pub switched off car park CCTV and ID scanners for a recent birthday party for club legend Allan Langer attended by three club officials, Nine reports.

The party was hosted at the hotel after the Broncos' loss to the Sharks almost two weeks ago — the latest in a string of results that have weighed on the NRL club.

Three members of the team's coaching staff, including Langer, were stood down for two weeks and fined $5000 because of the Caxton trip.

Player Tevita Pangai jnr now also faces the sack after he was found to have visited a barber shop south of Brisbane on Saturday.

Under the NRL's rules, players and staff members are not allowed to attend public venues as a buffer from the broader community.

Broncos coach Anthony Seibold has been placed under mounting pressure amid the disjointed pandemic season, with just one win on the team's sheet since games resumed in May.

Seibold has engaged police and lawyers to get to the bottom of rumours being circulated about his personal life.

It comes after Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said breaches of the code's strict biosecurity rules were putting the 2020 NRL season "at risk".

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has also warned such actions could undo the broader work done across the state to keep a second wave of COVID-19 at bay.