Fifita tackle

[Weaponhead]

Barnett did a much worse one against Melbourne. Based on Fifita's tackle Barnett should get 5 weeks

 

[chewsta]

Barnett did a much worse one against Melbourne. Based on Fifita's tackle Barnett should get 5 weeks

It was a terrible tackle. Full of intent that one.

 

[wibble]

Compared to Chambers suplex last year that didn't even get a penalty, let alone referred by MRC (yes, he got a suspension for the other one he did in the same game, but that should have been 20 weeks), Slater's shoulder charge for 0 weeks, Munster kicking an opponent in the head for 0 weeks, Burgess headbutting an opponent for 1 week, or McGuire doing his second eye gouge of the season for 0 weeks, Fifita should be getting a warning letter.

Problem is, Fifita isn't going in to a "real" rep/finals game and isn't a "beloved" star (tin foil hat off now).

But there is definitely no consistency.

I'm OK with Fifita getting 3 weeks actually, if that is the standard set for incidents of that level of danger, but clearly it is not. But it won't harm him, or us with such a stacked side and Woods returning, to have a few weeks off.

The biggest issue is the increase to loading if he stuffs up again, but despite his rep he doesn't run afoul of the MRC often, so that should be OK. Just in case, maybe he should not take an early plea, as that leaves 25 points carrying over, and he should just take a full month off.

Or argue the grading? Does that negate the early plea if successful?

 

[Frenzy.]

He’s challenging it

 

[Quigs]

He should of shoulder charged him Billy Slatter style.

 

[Generalzod]

More eye gouging is needed

 

[Card Shark]

I haven’t seen the eye gouging incident but once upon a time it was frowned upon extremely.

Didn’t Steve Linnane get 20 weeks for it?

 

[coolumsharkie]

I haven’t seen the eye gouging incident but once upon a time it was frowned upon extremely.

Didn’t Steve Linnane get 20 weeks for it?

I think it was against Greg Alexander too.. On Fifi's tackle he should be fighting it as the player dropped his head prior to getting tackled, Fifi was none the wiser, the 2nd effort made it look bad which should have just been a penalty only. He'll get 3 weeks though, it's Fifita.

 

[Marchad]

And to make it worse it was on the 5th

And to make it even worse they scored a try.

 

[Generalzod]

It was more like a flop than a crusher tackle, my question why wasn't Bateman charged:

 

[Card Shark]

It’s only a crusher if the tackler locks the head & then comes down on top of it.

All other occasions it just a bloody accident, unfortunately a part of the game.

 

[Generalzod]

Just been hit with a 3 match ban...

 

[roboshark]

So misses dogs and Broncos. 2 must wins

 

[Generalzod]

So misses dogs and Broncos. 2 must wins

He gambled he lost should have just let it go but saying that he was made an example of, again if the NRL was that serious of banning the crusher why wasn’t Bateman not sited or there are different versions of it...

 

[M2D2]

Challenging the grading on a weekend where its now 'the thing' was a mistake and a half.
And batemans wasnt as bad.

 

[Generalzod]

Challenging the grading on a weekend where its now 'the thing' was a mistake and a half.
And batemans wasnt as bad.

But it was a crusher

 

[M2D2]

But it was a crusher

He got put on report.
The MRC didnt see it that way.

 

[Inferno]

It's bullshit that challenging the grading carries the same penalty as challenging the whole charge.

Also if he'd taken the plea, he would have missed 2 but probably would have been suspended so early he wouldn't have been named for Tonga meaning he would have missed the same 2 games anyway.

 

[M2D2]

It's bullshit that challenging the grading carries the same penalty as challenging the whole charge.

Also if he'd taken the plea, he would have missed 2 but probably would have been suspended so early he wouldn't have been named for Tonga meaning he would have missed the same 2 games anyway.

Incorrect. When it comes to rep, every knew he was going to play so it would have counted and the NRL would have allowed it.

 

[Generalzod]

He got put on report.
The MRC didnt see it that way.

Yep the guys at nrl360 read my Twitter out basically saying that he should have been charged