Phil Gould says NRL suspensions too long after Nathan Cleary's five-match ban
By Chris De Silva - 6 hours ago
Nathan Cleary's five-game ban for his spear tackle has angered Phil Gould.
Rugby league great Phil Gould has questioned the length of suspensions across the NRL, saying the game does not need to be without its best players for extended periods.
Gould's comments come off the back of Panthers star Nathan Cleary being handed a five-match suspension for a dangerous tackle on Parramatta's Dylan Brown at the weekend.
Cleary was handed a grade-three charge, which normally draws a four-match ban, but had another match added on due to a prior incident.
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Should miss at least 1 game of the finals
This could the most asinine comment ever and pathetic. It should be completely irrelevant who made the tackle. The punishment fit the crime. Lockyer also big boofhead. Theh start. Show together. "The Two Boofs"
Right, and had DB broke his neck and ended up in a chair for the rest of his life, that's okay because the game can't be without its biggest stars for the next few rounds!
Guarenteed had JAC or Matt Burton been tackled like that, Gus would be calling for a lifetime ban!
Wouldn't say that if he broke browns neck
God he's a fuckwit
That's like saying Bill Cosby shouldn't go to jail because the world needs star celebrities.
Phil pighead Gould is the worse kinda dope there is. OK he may have had a footy brain back in the day, but now he uses his media profile to ensure his voice and agenda is front and centre. 100% Footy is without doubt the worst Rugby League program there is and thats saying something as 360 is not much better. However his hatred of Parra is so transparent and his protection of teams he is aligned with or has been is far from impartial. He should just disappear into irrelevance and ensure the dogs remain there too.
It is the same as his podcast with Matt Thompson, who sometimes stands up to him disagreeing, but just the way he talks when asked something like he waits for the audience to get prepared and ready to listen like he is Jesus speaking to his apostles.
Totally agree and well said.
So the ban is insufficient cause the game needs big players???? Really, so let's say Makatoa did that tackle, getting 5 weeks is fine as he is a nobody? Just asinine understanding.
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