Quote: No1 Saint "It was clumsy. Your description is a joke and shows you dont have a clue of the meaning of the words you actually type. The alternative is your trolling.
I once broke my arm tacking someone legally so that getting injured proves nothing.
There arnt many 'vicious' or 'pre meditated' challenges these days although I have seen a few , most of them were commited by the late Terry Newton and I remember a couple by our very own Sonny Nickle.'"
Your description as "clumsy" is the joke. This is how most people saw it including the Rfl Disciplinary panel,and explains why Meli escaped a longer ban.
Rule: 15.1(b) Detail: High Tackle – Intentional – stiff arm tackle – no attempt to tackle legitimately – violent Grade E
The committee are no doubt this was a serious act of misconduct and had the potential for serious injury which thankfully did not occur. The committee give the player credit for admitting guilt to a very reckless tackle. The player does have an excellent disciplinary record over a 15 year first grade career in Super League and the NRL and feel that a 4 match suspension and a £300 is appropriate in this in instance.