The Roosters are privately seething over an alleged hip-drop deal with from Melbourne’s Felise Kaufusi which didn’t appeal to a cost from the NRL’s match overview committee, as Lindsay Collins’ season hangs within the stability.
Three-time premiership-winning coach Trent Robinson will meet with membership officers on Monday to find out whether or not to hunt a judiciary downgrade to a grade three harmful contact cost levelled at Collins, which carries a four-week suspension with an early responsible plea.
However in response to sources acquainted with the state of affairs, the membership is bemused Kaufusi will not be going through his personal sanction after video circulated of the Queensland State of Origin star utilizing his physique weight to cease the momentum of Siosuia Taukeiaho whereas two different teammates, Brandon Smith and Harry Grant, accomplished a second-half deal with.
Taukeiaho wasn’t harm within the deal with, whereas Collins’ influence brought about Storm ahead Tom Eisenhuth to harm his ankle. The damage is more likely to maintain Eisenhuth out for almost all of the finals sequence.
The NRL stated it took no additional motion in opposition to Kaufusi as a result of it was deemed he landed on the bottom when he swivelled to make the deal with, quite than on the decrease legs of Taukeiaho.
Collins’ solely hope of taking part in once more this season is to take the early responsible plea and hope the Roosters make the grand closing, or efficiently search a downgrade on Tuesday night time – a plan of action which comes with an enormous danger.
Melbourne’s Felise Kaufusi tackles Sio Suia Taukeiaho.Credit score:Channel 9
Collins would miss the remainder of the 12 months if he was to lose on the judiciary given the penalty could be elevated to 5 matches.
The NRL’s match overview committee has taken a dim view of hip-drop tackles which have brought about critical accidents this 12 months, together with Brisbane’s Patrick Carrigan, who was handed a four-game ban for his deal with which broke the leg of the Tigers’ Jackson Hastings.
