From NRL.com
Eels forward Nathan Brown will miss the next two rounds of the Telstra Premiership whenever the competition resumes after pleading guilty to a dangerous conduct charge.
Brown earned the ire of the match review committee after colliding with Dale Copley at Cbus Super Stadium during Parramatta's round-two win.
He and Gold Coast prop Moeaki Fotuaika were granted extensions last week due to the competition being suspended.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/03/22/round-2-charges-soliola-faces-fine-for-high-shot/
From my understanding, Nathan Brown was up for 2 weeks with an early plea or if he went to the judiciary and lost. What was the rationale behind the guily plea?
I'm not sure if I am being biased, but I don't think he had the opportunity to pull out of the contact when you view it in real time. What do you think?
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Seems a bit rough from what I saw. Should have taken it on and produced umpteen amounts of video footage of Billy Slater sliding in which never got charged.
I thought a early plea would get him 1 week only?
N Brown has a bit of Paul Gallen style in his game. Not in a good way. He tends to overcall the ball too often, wasting a tackle and momentum by taking an ineffective hit up when it's the last thing we need. It's a bigger problem than has been pointed out. This and his ill-discipline are holding him back.
Sometimes I think we should look toward a new lock if browns injuries and suspensions continue
Would Matterson work at lock or is he better suited staying on the edge?
Good point - forgot about the defensive workload