Some players simply can't get suspended no matter how hard they try.
By Klein standard (which he's set over many years of Origin) this was a sendoff - he's done it multiple times before. By how fans WANT Origin to be played, it's probably play on, but this is a send off for the past 5 years of Origin.
The judiciary not backing his call especially given it was a Cat 2 sends a really confusing message as to whether the NRL actually care about head injuries and CTE or not. A non protected player would've been suspended for weeks.
So I've learnt this morning that the rules around punishment are different for rep games. The same charge would have resulted in Ponga missing 2 weeks if this was an NRL game. On the one hand I get it, but on the other it comes across as though head contact is less of a concern in rep games.
"You only need one playmaker in the side, a side with more ready made play makers because of the status of the players picked......precludes the likes of Moses, kicking is important but not a factor when you have someone like Cleary there. Moses…"
"I completely agree with you about Cleary obviously but I can't see how you say they don't suit each other when they've only played 1 game together for a win? Your kicking game is everything in origin and having a secondary kicking option in Moses is…"
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Great point Chief. Same with Matty yesterday morning saying he was sure Dylan Lucas would come onto the bench.
Hilarious that this was a fine only.
Some players simply can't get suspended no matter how hard they try.
By Klein standard (which he's set over many years of Origin) this was a sendoff - he's done it multiple times before. By how fans WANT Origin to be played, it's probably play on, but this is a send off for the past 5 years of Origin.
The judiciary not backing his call especially given it was a Cat 2 sends a really confusing message as to whether the NRL actually care about head injuries and CTE or not. A non protected player would've been suspended for weeks.
So I've learnt this morning that the rules around punishment are different for rep games. The same charge would have resulted in Ponga missing 2 weeks if this was an NRL game. On the one hand I get it, but on the other it comes across as though head contact is less of a concern in rep games.
Meelky.....don't mention the war!
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