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News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
NSW Blues add two players to Origin squad in surprise move
The NSW Blues have added two more players to their squad for the State of Origin series opener. Coach Laurie Daley named a strong squad of 20 on Sunday night, with the omission of Terrell May and injury concerns to Payne Haas and Stephen Crichton the main talking points. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Now in a surprise move, Bulldogs second-rower Jacob Preston and Tigers utility Adam Doueihi have arrived in camp after being called up to NSW's squad. Channel 9 filmed Doueihi and Preston arriving at the Blues' base in Leura in the Blue Mountains, where the team will prepare ahead of next Wednesday's series opener at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Preston has been in strong form for the Bulldogs and he will join club teammates Crichton and Max King, who is set to make his Origin debut on the bench. Fellow Bulldogs forward Kurt Mann was named 18th man in Queensland's squad. Preston's selection is intriguing given he is still serving a four-game suspension for a crusher tackle on Tino Fa'asuamaleaui in round 9, meaning he is ineligible to play Game 1 of Origin even if Daley wanted to catapult him into the team. Preston will next be available for selection for the Bulldogs' Round 15 clash with the Rabbitohs. The addition of Doueihi to the squad will raise eyebrows given the Wests Tigers centre has hardly been in scintillating form so far this season. Doueihi's penalty goal that sealed a golden point win over the Sharks at Leichhardt Oval has been his season highlight so far. NSW Blues squad for State of Origin Game 1 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Brian To'o 3. Stephen Crichton 4. Latrell Mitchell 5. Zac Lomax 6. Mitch Moses 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Mitchell Barnett 9. Reece Robson 10. Payne Haas 11. Liam Martin 12. Angus Crichton 13. Isaah Yeo (c) 14. Connor Watson 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Hudson Young 17. Max King 18. Stefano Utoikamanu 20. Haumole Olakau'atu 21. Jacob Preston 22. Adam Doueihi
Sydney Morning Herald
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
NRL 2025 LIVE: Raiders host Bulldogs in top of the table clash
Hello and welcome to Super Saturday which kicks off with a belter of a contest between the league-leading Bulldogs up against the second-placed Raiders. Canberra and Canterbury go head-to-head at GIO Stadium from 3pm, with each side a little weaker in the forwards. Queensland Origin prop Corey Horsburgh is out for the Green Machine with concussion while the Bulldogs have lost star second-rower Jacob Preston to a four-match suspension. Ricky Stuart's men have won five games on the trot while the Dogs have lost just once so far this season. Later today the Dragons face the Warriors and North Queensland host Penrith in Townsville. Should be a cracking afternoon of footy. Bulldogs hooker Reed Mahoney. Credit: Getty Images
News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo wants NRL to reassess match review system after Jacob Preston's four-match ban
Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo says it's 'unfair' that Jacob Preston will miss four games for a crusher tackle because of prior but different offences and wants the NRL to reassess the match review system. What would have been a $1500 fine for his grade-1 crusher tackle on Gold Coast's Tino Fa'asuamaleaui turned into the monster ban because of two previous grade-1 offences already this season. Preston was staring at a minimum three-match ban with an early plea, but that became four after he and the Bulldogs lost their fight at the judiciary on Tuesday. Ciraldo said the offence paled in comparison to other incidents that had drawn four-week bans, and said the way the cumulative effect came into play should be reviewed. 'Obviously, I don't think Jacob deserved four weeks. We went and fought that and got a fair hearing,' the coach said. 'It is what it is but if you look at the things that have got four weeks in the past, I think it's a bit unfair for Jacob to get four weeks. 'The first couple (of charges this season) as well, he only took the early guilty plea just to pay the cash and avoid missing a week (under) suspension. 'You end up agreeing to a $1500 fine and try and move on from it, and then a couple of weeks later you're getting a four-week suspension. I don't think it's ideal.' Preston will miss this weekend's top-of-the-table away clash against Canberra this Saturday as well as matches against the Sydney Roosters, Dolphins and Parramatta. Ciraldo said the back-rower was 'shattered'. '(Preston) is pretty shattered, you look at some of the games that are coming up in that period and they're big games, they're really important for us as a football club,' Ciraldo said. Preston won't play again until after the opening State of Origin game and would then look to press his claims for game two. He joins suspended teammates Sitili Tupouniua and Josh Curran in missing the clash with the Raiders.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NRL news: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui hit with damning allegation as Jacob Preston rubbed out of State of Origin
Former NRL player James Graham has accused Tino Fa'asuamaleaui of 'staying down' to draw the penalty that resulted in Jacob Preston being banned for four weeks and rubbed out of State of Origin. Preston was unsuccessful at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night, which increased his suspension from three to four games. He was charged for a crusher tackle on Fa'asuamaleaui in the Bulldogs' win over the Titans on Sunday, and because it was his third charge of the season he copped a heavy ban. The back-rower had enjoyed a superb start to the season and many had touted him as a State of Origin bolter for NSW. James Graham believes Tino Fa'asuamaleaui stayed down to draw the penalty that got Jacob Preston suspended. Image: Fox League/AAP But the four-week ban will rule him out of Origin 1 contention, and would make it very hard for him to play Game 2 as well. Because the Bulldogs have a bye in Round 13, he won't have completed his ban by the time the team for Game 2 is named at the end of Round 14. ADVERTISEMENT In a stunning post-hearing statement, Preston's lawyer Paul McGirr claimed 'diving' was widespread in the NRL, with players attempting to earn penalties from crusher tackles. "I'm not suggesting this with Tino, but some players certainly appear to be lying down a bit in order to milk a penalty," McGirr said. "Particularly when players go down and behave like their heads almost falling off, and then they're running it up two or three times in the next (set of) six." Hundreds of hours are spent on knowing how to release the head and the 'pressure' applied on Tino is the most minor I've seen when it comes to a crusher tackle. I'm in disbelief — Macca (@Andrewmacca27) May 5, 2025 James Graham accuses Tino Fa'asuamaleaui of 'staying down' While McGirr was careful not to accused Fa'asuamaleaui, the same can't be said of former Bulldogs captain Graham. Speaking on 'The Bye Round' podcast before the judiciary hearing, Graham launched into Fa'asuamaleaui for staying down to draw the penalty. "I was calling this game on radio and I couldn't believe Tino was allowed to stay down to get that penalty," Graham said. "I don't agree with that. This is an absolute farce. I nearly swore on radio." Tino Fa'asuamaleaui stayed on the ground after Jacob Preston's crusher tackle. Image: Fox League Graham launched a staunch defence of Preston and said he believed the Bulldogs player took steps to avoid hurting Fa'asuamaleaui. "I think we've actually forgotten what an actual crusher tackle is. When Melbourne Storm brought it into the competition it was by design. It was pre-meditated and it was intended to injure and hurt an individual. ADVERTISEMENT "In my opinion, Jacob Preston actually had a choice where he could have done the old-school crusher tackle and looked to really put some force into Tino's neck. Or move his body to allow the head to come through, and in my opinion he makes the latter of those two decisions." An interesting sub-plot in the situation is that Fa'asuamaleaui will be one of the first players picked for Queensland, but he won't be facing off against Preston for NSW. According to reports the Titans player apologised to Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton after the full-time siren. Jacob Preston (L) was unsuccessful at the NRL judiciary. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Jacob Preston excuse rejected at NRL judiciary During the hearing, Preston rejected claims from the NRL's lawyer Lachlan Gyles that he had added to the force on Fa'asuamaleaui's head by leaving the ground in the tackle. Gyles also claimed there was no evidence to suggest Preston tried to remove his arm like he suggested - a point the Bulldogs second-rower flatly denied. ADVERTISEMENT "As my arm comes out that's when I lose my feet simultaneously," Preston said. But the panel of Tony Puletua and Paul Simpkins took less than 15 minutes to agree with Gyles, pointing to Preston's feet leaving the ground as their main issue. with AAP
ABC News
06-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Jacob Preston's lawyer hits out as Bulldogs NRL star receives four-match ban
Jacob Preston's lawyer has implored the NRL to launch a crackdown on diving after the Canterbury forward's State of Origin hopes were dashed at the league's judiciary. A dejected Preston was on Tuesday night found guilty of a crusher tackle on Gold Coast's Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and handed a four-match ban in a blow to the ladder-leading Bulldogs. Preston's disappointment was doubled by the fact he could have received a fine if not for two previous offences this year. Instead, he will be sidelined for a month. The NSW hopeful will miss matches against Canberra, the Sydney Roosters, the Dolphins and Parramatta, and not play again before teams are picked for State of Origin II. But in a stunning post-hearing statement, Preston's lawyer Paul McGirr claimed diving was widespread in the game as players attempted to earn penalties from crusher tackles. "I'm not suggesting this with Tino, but some players certainly appear to be lying down a bit in order to milk a penalty," McGirr said. "Particularly when players go down and behave like their heads [are] almost falling off, and then they're running it up two or three times in the next [set of] six." Preston (left) and his lawyer Paul McGirr during Tuesday night's NRL judiciary hearing. ( AAP: Dan Himbrechts ) McGirr's comments come after the record spate of sin-bins for foul play a fortnight ago, before a significant reduction at Magic Round. Taking part in his first NRL hearing, McGirr said his stance came out of a fear the league would go down the same path as rugby union with stop-start play. "The general punter in the pub is sick of it," McGirr said. "After the game even sometimes you can see opposition players smiling at each other and laughing about it. "In this instance, the referee never even called anything out." Photo shows Stefano Utoikamanu stands with blood on his eyebrow surrounded by players during a Melbourne Storm-Canberra Raiders game. Stefano Utoikamanu and Trent Loiero are not cited by the NRL's match review committee after giving away penalties that cost Melbourne victory against Canberra. Inside the hour-long hearing, Preston claimed Canterbury had prepared for Fa'asuamaleaui to turn his back into tackles. And while McGirr suggested that left Fa'asuamaleaui vulnerable to injury, Preston said the Bulldogs had discussed how to tackle him safely. McGirr then showed the panel at least 12 separate runs from Fa'asuamaleaui in Sunday's match at Lang Park, where he turned his back into tackles during the Titans' loss. "Generally he will run the ball up and hit and spin and look to offload or gain post-contact metres while threatening to offload," Preston said. "We practise ways that are safe. We always prioritise the duty of care of players." The judiciary panel of Tony Puletua and Paul Simpkins took less than 15 minutes to reach its decision to suspend Preston. AAP
