Jack Hetherington has been slapped with a one match ban for his post-match carry on with Bulldogs hooker Reed Mahoney.
The Newcastle forward was binned late in their defeat to Canterbury for an altercation with Mahoney and continued the dispute into the sheds, where the pair had to be seperated.
The incident was captured by the cameras, resulting in a charge from the NRL on Monday morning.
Wests Tigers halfback Aidan Sezer is facing a ban for a late challenge on Panthers opposite number Brad Schneider.
Sezer has been charged by the match review committee for dangerous contact after clipping Scheider’s leg after he put in a downfield kick at Bathurst on Saturday.
It was similar to the incident the previous round which led to a one-game ban for Manly’s Josh Aloiai for late contact on Shaun Johnson which sent the game against the Warriors into extra time.
Sezer will be out for two matches if he chooses to contest the charge at the judiciary and is unsuccessful. He can pay a $3000 fine with an early guilty plea, as it his third offence.
Titans prop Jaimin Jolliffe has been cited for the second time in two weeks and faces a $1800 fine with an early guilty plea or $2500 if he unsuccessfully challenges the dangerous contact charge at the judiciary for a low tackle at the back of the legs of Manly forward Taniela Paseka when he was already being held up by two defenders.
James Tedesco will be free for the next game of the Sydney Roosters’ inconsistent NRL campaign after escaping suspension for tripping Ryan Papenhuyzen.
The Roosters captain went on report for the uncharacteristic shot on his rival fullback in the 70th minute of Melbourne’s 18-12 win on Thursday night
Chasing a Roosters kick, Tedesco flew in to tackle Papenhuyzen but his left leg connected with the right foot of the Storm star and knocked him to the ground.
Papenhuyzen was irate with the contact and appeared to appeal for a sin-binning, but referee Ashley Klein permitted Tedesco to stay afield.
On Friday morning, the match review committee charged Tedesco with grade-one dangerous contact (tripping) and offered the 31-year-old a $750 fine with an early guilty plea.
That sum would have been $250 higher if not for Tedesco’s clean judiciary record.
Tedesco risks having to pay $1000 by pleading his case at the judiciary, but either way he will be free for the Roosters’ traditional Anzac Day clash against St George Illawarra next Thursday.
The Roosters’ loss at Allianz Stadium means they will finish the weekend outside of the top eight.
Trent Robinson’s side is yet to string back-to-back wins together across the opening seven rounds, despite again entering as one of the competition’s heavyweights.
Tedesco’s teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has also escaped suspension for his late hit on rival prop Christian Welch and can accept a $1800 fine.
For the second straight week, Eels forward Bryce Cartwright has been charged and will cop a heftier fine this time around.
Cartwright was pinged for dangerous contact on Dolphins forward Mark Nicholls early in Friday night’s loss in Darwin and is facing a punishment of $1800-$2500. He was fined $750 for the same offence last week.
PJ
Roar Rookie
Exactly. On-field mics picked up Hetherington threatening to carry on after the game, and the ref did the right thing in response. Surely the trainers knew the reason why Mahoney was delayed coming from the field. And if not, surely they knew Jack well enough to know any confrontation in the tunnel was not going to end well. This, and having their superstar fullback noticeably limp onto the field at the start of the game - resulting in a season-ending injury - makes you question the decision-makers at Newcastle. Their fans should be livid.
The Barry
Roar Guru
I agree. The ref did the right thing and gave Hetherington plenty of time to get off the field before sending Mahoney. Then the Knights trainers let Hetherington wait for him in the tunnel
PJ
Roar Rookie
The Newcastle trainers etc allowed Jack to lurk in the tunnel and wait for Mahoney. What were they expecting... that they were going to exchange pleasantries and hug it out? :laughing:
Dutski
Roar Guru
Rugby League Central still has a good supply of wet lettuces it seems.
Hoy
Roar Guru
Agreed... it was up there with lowest of the low acts. I remember Josh Reynolds had a propensity for it for a period and I couldn't understand why he wasn't given a solid ban each time.
Abbot
Roar Rookie
A week for Hetherington is light!! What if his punch got Mahoney in the face or incited an all in brawl. This pathetic suspension will only encourage other players to try it on in the tunnel, expecting similar light punishment.
The Barry
Roar Guru
…and we all know that’s how the NRL will play this out. They’ll ignore it and hand out fines until someone gets injured and then that player will be made an example of and we’ll have a crackdown on something that’s completely preventable if they hadn’t swept it under the carpet
Albo
Roar Rookie
Yep ! It used to be an immediate send off and a couple of weeks off via the judiciary ? These days its a penalty and a $750.00 fine ? And that Tedesco trip on Paps was a bad one. It could have caused Paps a serious injury .
Good Grief
Roar Rookie
I thought it was nothing but a reflex action from a player that had been completely wrong footed.
Good Grief
Roar Rookie
Teddy’s having a good season. This was his first poor game, coming back from a concussion. It wasn’t cranky, it wasn’t frustration - he was just wrong footed by Paps. I think you are reading waaaay too much into this.
Blink
Roar Rookie
I think you're right GC. I've seen this over and over in WAFL, AFL but not so much in NRL. Old guys (like me) get cranky and lash out. It's out of character for Tedesco which makes me think you're right. The teams losing, he's having a s--t game and then this kick (not a trip).
Froggy
Roar Rookie
The irony is us Roosters fans were hoping he’d get suspended just so we could play our best fullback at fullback.
Gamechanger
Roar Rookie
Tedesco is in that really “ cranky stage” prior to retirement. He has done it all and recently concussed for the 10 th time. In a club which isn’t performing and he isn’t performing, brain snaps like the trip occur. Sheer frustration kicks in. It’s with that context in mind, NSW selectors have to be concerned that the ill discipline and poor decision making he is displaying gets transferred to the Origin arena. It’s time to make the call on Teddy. No origin in 2024.
zonecadet
Roar Rookie
Oh I like that one.
zonecadet
Roar Rookie
Queensland the winner yet again!!! They will welcome him as NSW captain.
Dutski
Roar Guru
Thanks. The Jet was more cargo plane with the amount of baggage he took to the judiciary
Tony
Roar Guru
It was often punished with summary justice :happy:
Tony
Roar Guru
JWH was suspended for one game for tripping James Roberts in the Roosters V Souths qualifying final in 2019, but that was probably only due to his usual baggage of carry-over demerit points. He missed the preliminary final but was back for the grand-final win.
The Barry
Roar Guru
Yep, tripping was downgraded a while back. It’s a weird one, when I was growing up watching and playing tripping was among the lowest of the low acts and players would get sent off for it, not just sin binned
Dutski
Roar Guru
Just curious- anyone know when someone was last suspended for tripping? I’ve looked and can’t find anything