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News.com.au
25-05-2025
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Panthers' season from hell gets worse as enforcer Liam Henry banned for nasty crusher tackle
Panthers enforcer Liam Henry has been slapped with a two-game ban after being sin-binned and placed on report for a crusher tackle on Knights fullback Fletcher Sharpe. In the 22nd minute with the Knights leading 18-0 in Bathurst, Henry appeared to lift Sharpe up in a tackle and push down on the back of his neck, which drew a penalty. 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 > 'Both feet left the ground,' Steve Roach said on Fox Leaue's coverage. After intervention from the Bunker, referee Belinda Sharpe called Henry out for further punishment. 'You have got a grip you lift him up and then you put pressure down,' referee Sharpe said. 'It is on report and it's in the bin.' Commentsator Andrew Voss had no issue with the decision due to the NRL's tough stance on crusher tackles. 'That's the tackle that we are trying to stamp out,' Voss said. 'If there is any sort of re-grip or second motion if you will. 'Liam Henry finds himself in the bin and Sharpe goes off the field for Newcastle.' Off the ensuing set, Dylan Lucas scored a try to make it a hat-trick for the star back-rower and give the Knights a commanding 24-0 lead. Henry will be rubbed out for two matches should he take the early guilty plea.
News.com.au
08-05-2025
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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.
