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Eels star blasted over selfish $4000 decision - CtrlF.XYZ

Eels star blasted over selfish $4000 decision

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Rugby league large Wendell Sailor has taken purpose astatine Ryan Matterson aft the Eels prima opted to beryllium suspended alternatively than wage a fine.

The Parramatta backrower was sanctioned for a crusher tackle connected Penrith's Dylan Edwards during past year's NRL expansive final.

Under the revamped NRL punishment system, Matterson had the enactment of paying a $4000 good oregon being suspended for 3 play games.

He chose the latter, labelling the monetary magnitude "absurd" and accusing the governing assemblage of taking excessively overmuch currency disconnected the players.

He aboriginal attempted to back-track and alteration his determination to a fine, and the Eels besides approached the NRL with the request, but were knocked back.

It means Matterson - a New South Wales Origin typical guardant - volition miss the club's opening 3 games against Melbourne, Cronulla, and Manly.

"Ryan Matterson... I cognize he's a bully player, but for maine I would person conscionable paid the money," Sailor told Triple M vigor connected Tuesday.

"He would beryllium connected 5 oregon $600,000 a year, past there's different worldly connected the broadside that.

"What it says to maine is helium would alternatively beryllium retired 3 games than effort to triumph a expansive last oregon contention points.

"He should person known, him doing that says to the players and the club, 'money is much important than playing for the jersey'."

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The $4000 equates to astir 1 3rd of Matterson's play income.

Sailor isn't the archetypal high-profile prima to talk retired against Matterson's decision, with erstwhile Blues guardant Aaron Woods taking purpose astatine the Eels second-rower successful October.

"He's conscionable 1 of the tightest humans you'll meet. I can't judge it, there's nary mode I'd miss a game, I'd wage $50,000 to play 1 game," Woods said.

"If helium was astatine the Dragons he'd beryllium successful the different alteration country due to the fact that helium wouldn't beryllium allowed successful our one, he'd beryllium with the NSW Cup team.

"I don't understand, immoderate radical would beryllium dying to play an NRL crippled and he's missing it for $4000."

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