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Storm enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona will be a marked man on and off the field in Melbourne’s clash with the Eels after his antics against the Roosters. Will he change his tactics?
Fatima Kdouh reveals her likes and dislikes from Round 24 of the NRL season in The Tackle.
More than ever, we are also seeing examples of trainers clearing players on the field before they get taken off after a couple of tackles later, effectively halting momentum twice for teams in an attacking position.
On Sunday, Titans fullback Jayden Campbell was forced off for a HIA even though the high shot from Newcastle’s Adam Clune wasn’t penalised. More confusion ensued.
HOW MANY MORE DOG SHOTS CAN NELSON GET AWAY WITH?
All eyes will be on Nelson Asofa-Solomona when Melbourne take on Parramatta this week, but for all the wrong reasons.
We’ll all be watching, and counting, just how many more dog shots Asofa-Solomona will be allowed to get away with.
Asofa-Solomona got away with a $3,000 fine for trying to attack Joseph Suaalii’s face with his forearm, while the Roosters winger was defenceless on the ground.
It’s a shamefully weak punishment from the MRC, who are supposed to be protecting players from dangerous contact to the head.
What is the MRC, or even the NRL for that matter, waiting for before they finally act?
A catastrophic injury?
Asofa-Solomona has form.
DISLIKES
CONFUSING RULE COULD DECIDE A FINAL
HIA and concussion are under the spotlight again, and rightfully so. There can be no place for loopholes or opportunistic coaches when it comes to the concussion rule book.
Coen Hess is facing a one match ban with an early plea for a high shot on South Sydney’s Campbell Graham. Hess was binned when his shoulder make contact with Graham’s head.
Graham admitted he was ‘dazed’, yet somehow the centre left the field and returned in a matter of minutes after being interchanged under the foul play and not HIA rules.
More than ever, we are also seeing examples of trainers clearing players on the field before they get taken off after a couple of tackles later, effectively halting momentum twice for teams in an attacking position.
On Sunday, Titans fullback Jayden Campbell was forced off for a HIA even though the high shot from Newcastle’s Adam Clune wasn’t penalised. More confusion ensued.
HOW MANY MORE DOG SHOTS CAN NELSON GET AWAY WITH?
All eyes will be on Nelson Asofa-Solomona when Melbourne take on Parramatta this week, but for all the wrong reasons.
We’ll all be watching, and counting, just how many more dog shots Asofa-Solomona will be allowed to get away with.
Asofa-Solomona got away with a $3,000 fine for trying to attack Joseph Suaalii’s face with his forearm, while the Roosters winger was defenceless on the ground.
It’s a shamefully weak punishment from the MRC, who are supposed to be protecting players from dangerous contact to the head.
