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05-05-2025
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Imperfect Storm: Match review committee whacks Bulldogs star as Storm duo not charged following controversial Magic Round finish
Storm duo Trent Loiero and Stefano Utoikamanu have not been charged by the match review committee despite both being penalised during Sunday's controversial loss to the Raiders, while Bulldogs star Jacob Preston is facing a hefty ban for a crusher tackle at Magic Round. Loiero was penalised for a high shot in golden point and also for foul play that cost his side a field goal, while Utoikamanu was sent to the sin bin for his role in a melee that cost the Storm possession while in field-goal range during extra time. Storm coach Craig Bellamy conceded his players needed to be more disciplined in key moments, but neither player being charged supports public outcry that the premiership favourites were hard done by with the match on the line. Fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen was clearly frustrated by the calls after the game, telling ABC Sport 'he's gonna be on report for that and watch him get off it'. GOLDEN POINT CHAOS... and Craig Bellamy will be FUMING! After conceding the late try, a series of Storm blunders set up a famous Raiders comeback ðŸ'°Watch #SNWMJ on @Foxtel CH 502 or stream on @kayosports — Fox League (@FOXNRL) May 4, 2025 While the finish to that game was controversial, the perceived crackdown from round 8 appears well and truly over after charges were slashed in half in Brisbane where sin bins, fines and suspensions were all down on the previous week. There were fears that Magic Round could be ruined by bunker intervention, but the officials backed up promises from the NRL last week that the threshold would be changed for video referee interference. After a staggering 18 sin bins were dished out in round 8, only six players were marched during the eight games at Suncorp Stadium, and none of them were for high contact. Two players spent time off the field for professional fouls, another two were punished for a golden-point scuffle, Preston was marched for a crusher tackle, while Brian Kelly was sent to the sin bin for being offside at a scrum. There were 20 charges handed out in round 8 and players missed a combined 16 weeks through suspension, while fines totalled $14,350 for the round to take the season figure beyond $100,000. But there were only eight charges at Magic Round, with players to pay $7350 in fines if they take the early guilty plea. Preston won't be so lucky, with the edge forward's third and subsequent offence set to rule him out for at least the next three weeks to add to Canterbury's suspension woes, while North Queensland's Reuben Cotter has been offered two games for a high shot. The Bulldogs were already without Matt Burton, Josh Curran and Sitili Tupouniua after they were all suspended for round 8, with Preston to be a huge loss on the right edge.
News.com.au
04-05-2025
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‘Never seen that before': Bellamy scolds Storm star for discipline issues after ‘costly' penalties
Storm coach Craig Bellamy and skipper Cam Munster have refused to blame the officials after Melbourne were on the wrong end of three huge penalties in the final ten minutes. Two of those penalties involved lock Trent Loiero, who had a game to forget with four penalties conceded in total. The last game of Magic Round was clouded in controversy following the huge call to take a likely match-winning field goal off Melbourne before Canberra won in golden point. Ryan Papenhuzyen's 75th minute field goal was rubbed out when the Bunker pinged Loiero for foul play in the tackle right before the field goal. Watch your team in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership. Stream every round LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Loiero's elbow made contact with Raiders skipper Joe Tapine's face that by the letter of a law is a penalty, but it's also an interaction that would happen countless times in every match. 'Ryan Papenhuyzen kicks a field goal from right in front, the referee though has his hands in the air, he wants to talk about what happened on the ground between Loiero and Tapine to see if the field goal will stand,' Warren Smith said on Fox League. 'If there was foul play here, this would take the field goal off the books.' Referee Gerard Sutton then told Storm captain Cameron Munster: 'Trent, when he's tackled uses the elbow, he's on report and it's a penalty.' You can watch the golden point drama play out in the video at the top of the page 'That's a massive call in this game,' Kevin Walters said in commentary on Fox League. 'That is absolutely stunning…. I've never seen that before,' Smith said. 'Loiero transgressed first and cost his side a seven-point lead.' Bellamy was asked about the incident and while he said he had only seen the replay once, the Storm coach preferred to blame the discipline of his team instead of the referees, giving Loiero a bake in the process. 'I don't know who was the instigator... at the end of the day you can't be giving the ball away in those positions,' Bellamy said. 'I only had a look at it once so I'm not exactly sure what happened but to turn the ball over 15 metres from their line, if he was in the wrong, he needs to pick his discipline up. 'It's unlike anyone. You show me a bloke who gives away two players who give the ball away in the game. You're not looking at too many people. It doesn't happen often.' Trent Loiero was penalised for this this the right call? ðŸ¤' ðŸ'°Watch #SNWMJ on @Foxtel CH 502 or stream on @kayosports — Fox League (@FOXNRL) May 4, 2025 Canberra went on to the game in golden point when Jamal Fogarty knocked over a penalty in front after Loiero gave away another penalty for a high shot on Hudson Young. 'It's a penalty, high contact and it's Trent Loiero again. A night to forget for the lock forward,' Smith said. 'I've got to say, that's pretty hard on Trent Loiero, very difficult, what's he meant to do there, he can't get out of the way, he's got to go in front, he lowered his contact and it was the way that Hudson Young carried the ball,' Walters said. 'You can see Trent Loiero say to the ref 'what am I meant to do there sir' but you can see the contact on the replay, we know it's a penalty.' Munster said that while the penalties were very costly, the Storm should be focused on their own discipline. 'I can't remember the last time a team got penalised with the ball but in saying that, we played some dumb footy tonight,' the stand-in skipper said. 'As much as it looked like it was in the hands of the ref, we have to be disciplined with the ball. 'We have some learnings, but it's a tough pill to swallow. We can't afford to keep doing it.
