West Tigers striker Russell Packer could be in hot water when he meets the eels against Clint Gutherson on Thursday.
Referee Gerard Sutton stopped the watch shortly before Mitchell Moses of Parramatta scored a penalty for a separate problem to call Packer and report the duel.
Greg Alexander, a Fox League expert, called the device “normal” and was concerned about the damage it could do.
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“That is normal. They are one of the worst tackles in the game, especially when there is a little bit of purpose there, ”said Alexander.
“There is no reason for Packer to do that, he could do all kinds of damage. A 110 kg player who falls on the neck of a player is an ordinary game. “
Packer is no stranger to careless play.
Six weeks ago, he was sentenced to sin and eventually banned for two games to fight Canberra’s Joe Tapine.
The Tigers will also sweat over full-back Adam Doueihi, who has been reported because of a shoulder suit against Maika Sivo.
The 21-year-old put a shoulder on Sivo to keep him from scoring in the eighth minute.
“Adam Doueihi did it again, he just supported himself there and turned his shoulder like he did just a few moments earlier with Junior Paulo,” said Alexander.
“It’s a shoulder load, but it doesn’t do enough damage to Maika Sivo. He’s too big a body, you have to hit him a little harder. “
His failed attempt to stop Sivo comes just a week after Manly’s Brad Parker tried to save the Fijian flyer … without resorting to a shoulder load.
“Parker dills him … the big statue was knocked over,” said Fox League commentator Dan Ginnane, the eel collision on lap 10 with the sea eagles.
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