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NRL respond to whether Roberts, Brown should have been sent off
Despite concerns the send-off isn’t always used when it should be following a chaotic Round 22, NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley says that players will still be given their marching orders when required.
Parramatta’s Nathan Brown and South Sydney’s James Roberts were both sent to the bin for ugly acts in their respective games and have since been hit with grade two charges by the MRC.
Though Annesley admitted he would have been comfortable with either player being sent off for their actions, he told reporters during his weekly football briefing that he supported the on-field officials’ decisions.
He says it is ultimately up to the referees to make a call and pointed to the fact that given both players were binned and are now facing suspensions, they did not get away “scot-free”.
Canberra’s Nick Cotric is the only player to have been sent off this year following a dangerous throw.
Brown and Roberts can both accept two-game bans if they make an early plea in response to shoulder charge and dangerous contact charges respectively.
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