Canberra Raiders ahead Corey Horsburgh will contest his three-match ban for a shoulder cost on Brisbane’s Corey Jensen, within the hopes of saving his season.
By combating the cost, Horsburgh and the Raiders run the danger of the enforcer lacking 4 weeks in the event that they lose on the judiciary, however he shall be free to play in Sunday’s essential last spherical conflict towards the Sharks.
The incident got here within the 79th minute of Canberra’s 29-18 loss to the Broncos, with Horsburgh pinged for a grade one shoulder cost by the NRL’s match assessment committee on Sunday morning.
He was not penalised on the time, however Horsburgh will now be sidelined for 3 weeks with a responsible plea or 4 weeks if he fights the cost and loses.
A 3-week suspension would rule him out till the preliminary finals – ought to the Raiders make it to that stage.
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Meanwhile, Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has copped a one-match suspension for his ugly shot on Canberra veteran Jordan Rapana.
The 24-year-old was placed on report within the seventeenth minute when he continued a deal with after the ball was offloaded, making contact with Rapana’s head.
Legendary Bronco Corey Parker mentioned after the sport: “He clenches the fist and he absolutely makes contact with Rapana… we’ve seen what unfolds when you do go to the judiciary.
“But he did not need to do that, it comes from frustration. Kotoni Staggs could find himself in a spot of bother.”
He is now set to overlook their last regular-season match towards the Storm, a major blow because the Broncos look to safe the minor premiership.
Elsewhere, Raiders stars Zac Woolford and Jordan Rapana have copped fines for a crusher deal with and harmful contact respectively, with Rapana sin-binned in the course of the match.
It comes after Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was handed a large six-game ban for 2 separate incidents throughout his aspect’s victory over the Wests Tigers. Meanwhile, Sydney teammate Luke Keary was fined $2500 for a harmful throw on Tigers lock John Bateman.
Waerea-Hargreaves will contest the grading of one of many fees within the hope of three weeks being taken off his unique punishment.
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