My brother didn't dive: Cayless
By Laine Clark
June 29, 2005
PARRAMATTA Eels captain Nathan Cayless has had a shot at his club coach Brian Smith for hinting that his brother, Sydney Roosters prop Jason Cayless, faked an injury to milk a penalty in last Friday's fiery clash.
Cayless lay prone after a tackle by Parramatta back-rower Glenn Morrison late in the Roosters' 12-8 win, giving the video referee time to review the incident and penalise the Eels.
"I was very, very disturbed by the last penalty and the [ensuing] goal [by Roosters back-rower Craig Fitzgibbon]," Smith told Channel 9.
"I just think those things should be left in the hands of the referee ... it makes me sick."
But Nathan Cayless yesterday admitted he was "pretty disappointed" by Smith's criticism, saying his brother was "pretty crook" from the tackle which earned Morrison a grade one careless high tackle charge.
"I was pretty disappointed about what was said, probably more from [comments by] my own coach," Cayless said.
"Jason never has [taken a dive] before and he just wouldn't do that, [but] everyone is entitled to their opinion.
"He was crook after the game and on Saturday he had headaches all [Friday] night.
"But he [Smith] is doing his best for Parramatta and I was just thinking about my brother."
However, Cayless agreed with his coach that players "lying down" to milk a penalty was becoming more prevalent.
"I think it is creeping into the game, the new rule where if you stay down the video referee can look at it," he said.
"You might get a penalty out of it; it's a bad part of the game; it's really unsportsmanlike if you do lay down and you are not hurt."
Cayless admitted that tonight's judiciary hearing would be distracting for the Eels.
The Eels captain also claimed it was unfair that Nathan Hindmarsh could conceivably miss two games if he is found guilty on a grapple tackle charge tonight.
Cayless said Hindmarsh should only miss an NRL match - not the all-important Origin clash - if found guilty.
Blues players are rested from the weekend NRL round, meaning Hindmarsh will miss the Origin series decider in Brisbane if found guilty after being named in the NSW team yesterday.
"He'll not only miss the Origin game but he can't play for Parramatta against Souths on Sunday," Cayless said.
"He misses a club and Origin game which could be classed as two or even three club games considering how big Origin is.
"He misses a fair bit of footy when he is only supposed to be missing one match.
"I think something has to be done about that."
Eels boss Denis Fitzgerald backed Cayless's call for a judiciary review. "I think it should be reviewed ... with regards to the judiciary and the effect of one match, a State of Origin match, which means so much more than one premiership match," he said.
The Daily Telegraph
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I'm glad that he did have a go at Brian......
end of an arguement
