“F***ing own up, you’re a cheater ... explain yourself,” read another.
“Didn’t need to use me just so you could see if something else would work,” read a third.
She was charged with one count each of stalking/intimidation with the intention to cause fear of physical harm (DV) and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.
“No one should ever have to put up with being treated like this,” Magistrate Megan Greenwood told the court, describing Studdon’s conduct as “out of control, fixated and obsessive behaviour” that left the victim “terrified”.
“You do this again, that’s where you’re going – you’re going to jail,” Greenwood said.
After her number was blocked, Studdon allegedly sent emails and made bank transfers containing abusive messages in the transaction descriptions, such as “check msgs, enjoy the d***”.
On January 13, Studdon was arrested and spent one night in custody after allegedly appearing at her ex-partner’s home and attempting to forcibly open her car door as she returned home from work.
She was released on bail and initially indicated she would contest the charges.
However, her lawyer, David Newham, entered guilty pleas on her behalf to multiple offences, including using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.
Newham told the court his client was “humiliated” by the “highly regrettable matter”.
“She knows she’s made a mistake, she acknowledges she’s gone off the handle, but to say that she should be sent to prison today, that’s way too excessive,” he said
Magistrate Greenwood described domestic violence as a “scourge on society” and said using bank transfers to send messages was “classic controlling behaviour”.
Studdon was sentenced to two years of community service and fined $2561.06.
She has a previous conviction for domestic violence in 2015.
Studdon played for the Dragons last season but is without a club for the 2026 NRLW season.
She has previously represented the Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra, Parramatta and Cronulla.
