Carney - Grade 1 - Will Play

[Chris]

Subject. That is all!

[Guest]

Grade 1 love tap?
A joke, but a relief

[Guest]

Still stupid though...

[Guest]

Shouldn't have been put on report in the first place but thank God that's off our minds.

[007]

Roosters' Dally M winning five-eigth Todd Carney has escaped suspension with a low grade charge on his careless high tackle on the Titans' Scott Prince on Friday night and will be clear to play in the 2010 Telstra Premiership Grand Final next Sunday.
Carney received a grade 1 charge which carries 56 points for an early plea and only 75 for a guilty plea, meaning he is free to play in the Premiership-decider against the Dragons at ANZ Stadium.
The incident occurred in the 37th minute of their Preliminary Final win over the Gold Coast at Suncorp Stadium and had Carney nervously awaiting the NRL Match Review Committee's decision.
The Dragons' lock Jeremy Smith was also charged - for dangerous contact with the knee in the 73rd minute against the Tigers last night - but he will escape a 1-week suspension with an early plea.

[Guest]

The Dragons' lock Jeremy Smith was also charged - for dangerous contact with the knee in the 73rd minute against the Tigers last night - but he will escape a 1-week suspension with an early plea.

So...WHY THE ****ING HELL WASN'T HE PENALIZED????

I am now sure that the NRL wants the Saints to win for that old redneck bastard Bennett.

[Guest]

Gus was right with his comments. It was a nothing tackle, NRL want to be seen to doing something go and give him a grade 1 knowing that he won't risk challenging. **** the NRL.

[Kramer]

I cannot agree wirh Gus, Smith went in knees first.
I'm yet to see any reference to that in the tackling manual.

[Guest]

I cannot agree wirh Gus, Smith went in knees first.
I'm yet to see any reference to that in the tackling manual.

You're not reading the updated one.

Rules for tackling players update 2010 (Please find included addendum for St George-Illawarra players or any players being coached by Wayne Bennett)

[Guest]

Great that CARNEY will be able to play, but this really irks me that he was even sighted. We have all seen far worse tackles let go over the last few weeks (hit on Warea Hargreaves), and this nothing incident warrants him being sighted??? He barely made contact with the bottom part of his neck and that deserves a sighting??? Yet we can offer all the excuses under the sun as to why the tackle on Warea Hargreaves was an accident and had so many contributing factors to warrant no action.
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What a load of crock, how was Carney's incident any better of worse than the hit on him by ELLIS a few weeks ago???

[crikey chris]

So...WHY THE ****ING HELL WASN'T HE PENALIZED????

I am now sure that the NRL wants the Saints to win for that old redneck bastard Bennett.

St Merge are a pretected species.

The NRL gets a stiffy when Gaznier is mentioned

Carney was never going to be suspended for the "high shot", contact went from Princess' shoulder across to his armpit. What, the Princess got tickled and blacked out. Gimme a break.

Go easts

Crikey

[Guest]

Because the NRL is run on spin like all corporates. This way everyone is happy. This way no one can complain that he wasn't charged and he still gets to play in the grand final.

Every child wins a prize!!

[TheLoneRooster]

Great that CARNEY will be able to play, but this really irks me that he was even sighted. We have all seen far worse tackles let go over the last few weeks (hit on Warea Hargreaves), and this nothing incident warrants him being sighted??? He barely made contact with the bottom part of his neck and that deserves a sighting??? Yet we can offer all the excuses under the sun as to why the tackle on Warea Hargreaves was an accident and had so many contributing factors to warrant no action.
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What a load of crock, how was Carney's incident any better of worse than the hit on him by ELLIS a few weeks ago???

Hear hear, well said mate.
Carney should not have even been cited for that and should have ZERO points against his name. That is a BS decision by the NewsRL.