Dolphins roll dice on 'cheapest shot' suspension

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The Dolphins volition rotation the dice astatine the NRL judiciary successful the anticipation of making hitman Felise Kaufusi disposable for Friday's all-Brisbane blockbuster.

Kaufusi was deed with a people 2 unsafe interaction complaint aft rushing retired of the antiaircraft enactment to whack Knights playmaker Jackson Hastings connected Friday night.

Kaufusi deed Hastings successful the backmost aft the second had passed the ball, causing the Newcastle halfback to permission the tract for a caput wounded assessment, and miss the remainder of the contest, which the Dolphins won.

The complaint carried a three-game ban, but Kaufusi risks missing 4 games if helium loses astatine the NRL judiciary connected Tuesday night.

However, the nine has opted to question a downgrade to a people one, which would effect successful a monetary good lone and nary suspension.

It would let Kaufusi to enactment up against the Broncos this week, for what is being billed arsenic the conflict of Brisbane betwixt the 2 undefeated teams.

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Speaking connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show, NRL fable Billy Slater said Kaufusi did person coagulated grounds to situation the grading.

"I tin really find grounds for Felise to combat that (charge)," Slater said.

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"I deliberation helium pulled retired of it late, and erstwhile the shot near Jackson's hands helium (Kaufusi) was committed."

Slater's co-panellist Andrew Johns, however, bristled astatine that suggestion.

"It's the cheapest changeable successful the game," Johns said.

"Hitting blokes successful the backmost aft they've passed the ball."

The judiciary volition beryllium connected Tuesday night, wherever Kaufusi is expected to look via video call.

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