Brisbane’s Matt Lodge has been slapped with a two-week suspension following a shocking tackle on Melbourne’s Cameron Munster in the NRL season opener on Thursday night.
In determining the sanction, the NRL match review committee deemed the tackle worthy of a grade two dangerous contact charge.
The incident occurred in the opening minutes of the Broncos’ defeat, when Lodge took Munster’s legs out as the Storm five-eighth made a clearing kick.
Matt Lodge using his New York tackling techniques on Munster. #NRLStormBroncos #nrl pic.twitter.com/7Idbowi1KT
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An early plea will incur a 210 point punishment, while a guilty plea if he fights the charges would attract 280 points under the NRL’s Judiciary Code.
He should be suspended for 8 weeks after violence towards a woman that being the grand final kicking girl Ms Munster.💪😁👍
Grub move, grub bloke. Should be longer
Lol@siebold…bennett rules
Lol@rorters tonight glory glory to the pride of rugby league.