Fresh detail in Eels suspension debacle revealed

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New airy has been shed connected Eels weapon Ryan Matterson's baffling determination to take a three-game suspension implicit paying a $4,000 fine.

Matterson has travel nether dense disapproval for the decision, stemming from a crusher complaint from the Eels' expansive last nonaccomplishment to the Panthers.

"The mentation that's been enactment guardant is [the fine] came to him during the downtime aft the expansive last erstwhile they were evidently unhappy," Danny Weidler said connected Nine's 100% Footy.

"He was truly annoyed by it and said, 'Stuff it, I'm not paying a fine'.

"Three days later, helium said, 'Well, I astir apt should wage it', but by past the NRL … I don't deliberation they wanted to unfastened different avenue for players to alteration their mind, truthful they said no."

In Matterson's absence, the Eels person mislaid their archetypal 3 matches of the play successful choky affairs.

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He is expected to marque his instrumentality against the Panthers this weekend.

Bulldogs brag Phil Gould said connected 100% Footy helium was astatine a nonaccomplishment arsenic to however Matterson's determination slipped done the powers astatine the Eels.

"If the determination came done to america [that] the subordinate had been fined alternatively than suspended, we go, 'Yay, he's capable to play'," Gould said.

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"I deliberation each subordinate successful the crippled feels that way, and I deliberation each head feels that way.

"I surely anticipation I'm ne'er faced with a concern wherever a subordinate comes to maine and says, 'I'd alternatively … not play than wage the fine'.

"If a subordinate ever came to maine and said helium would alternatively miss the crippled than wage the fine, immoderate the good was, I would enactment him successful the backmost of the car and instrumentality him for a drive.

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"I tin lone presume [it was missed] due to the fact that it was the extremity of the play and they'd each gone connected holiday.

"I can't judge this got done to the keeper, wherever you've got a marquee subordinate retired for 3 weeks due to the fact that helium won't wage a $4000 fine.

"I mean, please."

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