So the MRC low graded a deliberate high tackle to get him off Origin then suspended him anyway?
They graded it low because it was obviously an illegal play and had to do something. Even doing something weak is doing something.
Suspending him for just one week takes him out of Origin 2 and still gives him a chance to get back and play more games to get into Origin 3. A fairer grading takes him out of Origin 2 and very probably denies him a chance to make Origin 3.
Obviously there's been a lack of communication in the NSW rats and filth, can't even conspiracy properly :lol:
No conspiracy involved on the NSW level, just the usual nonsense about it being unfair for suspensions earned at the NRL level to apply to major games in the NRL and/or Origin and International games. Regardless of what state or country is doing the whinging in the media, they can shut their mouths because the system is already set up to consider those more valuable and adjusts suspensions accordingly rather than applying consistent, fair rulings.
Like I say, any other time of year he gets 2-3 weeks for that. But it was going to cost him an Origin jersey so they only gave him one.
Do you actually have eyes Nightward? JT was slipping over and Graham caught him high because of that
Graham caught him high because he had a swinging arm. Poor technique is arguable but lacks a track record. More likely the act was deliberate to try and hurt or at least rattle the opposing team's most valuable player and make it easier to win the match.
If hed stayed on his feet he cops the shot across the chest and noone is talking about anything but what a great hit Graham put on, simple as that
More likely Graham alters his point of aim and the hit is even more blatant, receives little to no reaction from the referees because they let too much of that go, and we wind up here any way with even less fig-leaf justification for an illegal play.
The fact you suggest he "deliberately" went high on JT, despite no evidence as to Grahams mindset, is clear evidence of your emotive response to a big name player in your team wearing a shot.
Not a Cowboys supporter.
And no, not being an NSW supporter doesn't factor into things either. I just want a consistent system of grading and suspensions from the MRC and Judiciary.
Or need I remind you how we had a player grab a ref's shirt and argue with him over a call in one game and another player make accidental contact with a ref in another, but it was the accidental contact that was punished since he should have been more mindful of their presence and the message needed to be sent to all players but collaring an official and having a go at them is acceptable as long as you're a rep-level player and/or wearing the right jersey?
