Great's fired-up defence of thumping Kaufusi hit

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If Phil Gould was tasked with deciding Felise Kaufusi's destiny astatine the NRL judiciary connected Tuesday night, the seasoned enforcer would beryllium cleared to play successful the archetypal crippled of the Dolphins-Broncos derby.

There's "no mode successful the world" Kaufusi should beryllium suspended for his changeable connected Knights playmaker Jackson Hastings successful circular three, according to Gould.

As Hastings turned his backmost and passed the footy to Bradman Best connected his left, Kaufusi smashed the Knights halfback with a precocious shot.

Kaufusi was sin-binned, deed with a grade-two complaint for unsafe interaction and slapped with a three-game suspension.

The erstwhile Storm pugnacious seed volition service a four-game prohibition if helium loses his entreaty astatine the judiciary, but volition flight with lone a good if he's successful.

The Queensland State of Origin back-rower is pushing to beryllium freed for the Dolphins' clash with the Broncos astatine Suncorp Stadium connected Friday night.

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"If they amusement a clip of each his different tackles this year, (like) wherever helium gave it to Brandon Smith, (you won't spot a difference) ... He's fixed it to blokes and everyone's been applauding him for it," Gould said connected Nine's 100% Footy.

"He was a fractional measurement excessively precocious ... but (had) nary accidental to propulsion out, nary accidental to propulsion out.

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"He should not beryllium sitting connected the sideline for that, determination is nary mode successful the satellite helium deserves to beryllium sitting connected the sideline for that, nary mode successful the world. But they'll find a way."

Panel divided implicit Kaufusi suspension

Kaufusi floored Smith with a precocious changeable successful the Dolphins' triumph implicit the Roosters successful circular one, clobbering the New Zealand planetary arsenic helium turned his backmost and passed to his left, but nary disciplinary enactment was taken.

Nine's Cameron Smith was among those who commended Kaufusi's hit.

Kaufusi and his squad are expected to notation Joseph Suaalii's precocious deed connected Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad astatine the judiciary.

Suaalii's changeable connected Nicoll-Klokstad successful circular 2 appeared akin to Kaufusi's changeable connected Hastings, but the Roosters prodigy was lone fixed a $3000 fine.

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