KIMMORLEY CHARGED

[RICHO]

from www.nrl.com.au

Storm captain Stephen Kearney and the Melbourne team's centre Ben McDougall were among the four players charged by the NRL judiciary after it reviewed offences from round 11 today.

Kearney was charged with a grade two careless high tackle on the Raiders' Terry Martin in the Storm's thrilling come-from-behind round 11 win.

While the Storm's captain could escape a one-match suspension if he enters an early guilty plea, his teammate McDougall will sit out for at least one match for his dropping his knees into the Raiders' Joel Monaghan in the 53rd minute of the match.

Kearney wasn't the only captain pulled up for a round 11 offence.

Cronulla captain Brett Kimmorley was charged for a careless high tackle in his team's clash with the Sea Eagles in round 11.

With an early guilty plea, Kimmorley won't miss the Sharks' round 12 clash with the Rabbitohs.

The fourth player to be charged in round 11 was the Warriors' Frances Meli, who faces at least a one-match suspension for striking Rabbitohs utility Ashley Harrison in the Warriors' win over the South Sydney club on Sunday.

 

[RICHO]

It's a bit of a joke to be charged for it, but the good news is an early guilty plea gives him 37 points.

If he fights it and is found guilty, its 75 points.

Either way, Noddy plays this weekend.

 

[Macca]

I hope he fights it.

 

[Foz]

A joke of the league nomination.
So much for flicking petty charges.

 

[millersnose]

i seen half a dozen or worse tackles in that game

this whole procedure needs an overhaul

crockers efforts were 50 times more likely to cause injury

 

[Special K]

Meli gets a week? That is a disgrace... His dog shot was a thousand times worst than Bird!

 

[brumal]

Meli gets a week? That is a disgrace... His dog shot was a thousand times worst than Bird!

It was a thousand times funnier too!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[shadowboxer]

fight it.

 

[Zack DLR]

That really is rediculous if Meli is only looking at a week for the worlds 2nd cheapest hit.

If Birds was worth 8, Meli's is at least worth 5, Fair enough, Kneeing is pretty bad and should be punished, but a cheap punch like that, when there was no fight going on..... very ordinary.

 

[tUp]

kimmorly better fight it, ther was nuttin in it! :evil:

 

[King of the Hill]

I predicted that the penalty he'd be looking at would be a few points short of 100
It didnt deserve any more than an on-field penalty, and even that was dubious because it came after a forward pass

He should fight it for the sake of his record but wouldnt risk missing the Souths game

Meli's shot was a disgrace. Should have gone for minimum 6 weeks. If the main criteria for Bird going for 10 was bringing the game into disrepute, Meli's was almost as bad and should have gone for a fair while.

 

[coolumsharkie]

It was a shouler slap FFS!!!....