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Manly trio charged

Manly trio charged

03/16/2010 01:50:19 AM

Manly's George Rose, Kieran Foran and Brent Kite - along with Wests Tigers winger Beau Ryan - have been charged by the NRL's match review committee following Monday night's fiery encounter at the SFS.

The Sea Eagles trio were hit with careless high tackle charges, but only Rose is facing suspension after his offence was judged a grade four.

He will sit out one match if he accepts the early guilty plea or two games if he fights the charge at the judiciary and loses.

The Sea Eagles have indicated they may fight Rose's grading at the judiciary, believing level four is too severe.

Kite and Foran will escape suspension if they plead guilty to their respective grade one offences.

Manly coach Des Hasler breathed a sigh of relief after learning he would have the services of both players for Sunday's trip to Parramatta.

"After the injuries we've copped (Stewart and Dave Williams) we didn't need a heap of suspensions on top of that," he told Sportal minutes after the match review committee released its charge sheet.

"It's going to be hard enough going to Parramatta without having a number of players missing."

Ryan could miss up to four weeks after being hit with a dangerous contact charge (unnecessary head/neck pressure).

He will serve three matches if he takes the early guilty plea or four if he unsuccessfully challenges the charge.

Meanwhile, Bulldogs hooker Michael Ennis will miss Friday night's match against the Dragons after pleading guilty to a careless high tackle charge.

Ennis hit Newcastle's Matt Hilder around the face during the Dogs' shock first-round loss on Saturday night in what many saw as a square-up.

Hilder had called Ennis 'a grub' in a pre-match article, setting the scene for a fiery confrontation.

Gold Coast's Bodene Thompson and the Warriors' James Maloney are free to play on the weekend after entering early guilty pleas to danger contact (with the kicker) charges.

 
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Posted by Phill at
16/03/2010 02:04 PM
I'm a Dog's supporter, but I think Ennis deserved a suspension for that shot. What I want to know is why the club didn't fight it since he was up for a 1 week ban either way? Why not have a crack at defending it?
Posted by RAYY at
16/03/2010 05:09 PM
HASLER COMMENTS ON THE NUMBER OF INJURIES HIS CLUB HAS. THAT IS NO EXCUSE TO INJURE OTHER PLAYERS,HE DOES NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE PLAYERS BEING BADLY HURT, ONLY THAT HIS THUGS ARE NOT PUNISHED

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