Jordan Rapana could have averted severe punishment on the sphere however the Raiders winger has a nervous wait after being penalised for a shoulder cost on Scott Drinkwater.
The incident occurred within the twenty seventh minute of Saturday evening’s recreation between North Queensland and Canberra as Drinkwater returned a Raiders kick deep inside his personal half.
The Cowboys fullback was then met by Rapana, who appeared to make little try to wrap his arms round Drinkwater.
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Drinkwater was despatched flying however Rapana was not completed there, later coming in with what seemed to be a swinging arm as he accomplished the sort out.
“Scott Drinkwater is slammed by Rapana,” Andrew Voss mentioned in commentary for Fox League.
“This is brutal, absolutely brutal. You be the judge at home. I think Houston, we have a problem.
“Are we happy with that? It’s not a shoulder side-on but I don’t think there was much of an attempt to wrap the arm around.”
While Rapana was solely penalised for the incident, he may discover himself in sizzling water with the match assessment committee.
“He could be in a bit of trouble,” Mal Meninga mentioned on Fox League, noting Rapana’s failure to wrap his arms round Drinkwater within the sort out.
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A grade one shoulder cost carries a effective, no matter whether or not Rapana was to take the early responsible plea or struggle it. A grade two cost, nevertheless, carries a two or three-game ban.
And ought to Rapana’s shoulder cost be deemed a grade three offence, he could be between three and 4 matches on the sidelines.
It was not the primary time Rapana had discovered himself below the scrutiny of the match assessment committee.
Rapana was despatched to the sin bin in Canberra’s trial recreation towards the Wests Tigers after a excessive shot on Adam Doueihi, later charged with a grade one careless excessive sort out.
Rapana although was in a position to keep away from any time on the sidelines by taking the early plea, which noticed him fined $3,000.
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Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
