Greats 'surprised' by judiciary's call on Dolphin

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By Chris De Silva and Lachlan Harper

UPDATE: League greats Brad Fittler and Billy Slater person ruled Dolphins prima Jarrod Wallace hard done by aft helium was dealt a three-game prohibition by the NRL judiciary.

Wallace and teammate Anthony Milford were some deed with three-match bans for abstracted incidents from Saturday's nonaccomplishment to the Warriors.

Milford was charged with people 2 unsafe interaction for a precocious deed connected Marcelo Montoya that resulted successful him being sent to the misdeed bin, portion Wallace was dealt a people 2 enarthrosis complaint connected Rocco Berry.

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Both men could look four-match suspensions if they determine to combat the complaint and are blameworthy astatine the panel.

Both Fittler and Slater expressed sympathy towards Wallace, saying determination was small the 31-year-old could bash successful what coiled up being an unfortunate clash.

Dolphins seasoned Jarrod Wallace was deed with a three-match prohibition for this clash against the Warriors (Nine)

"I was a spot amazed with the Wallace one," Fittler told Nine's NRL Sunday Footy Show.

"There was plentifulness of players successful the tackle, and helium didn't marque contact, it was a caput collision, not a enarthrosis collision, truthful I was amazed astatine that."

"When those forwards are making dual interaction and sometimes there's 3 successful the tackle and they're successful adjacent proximity, it's near-impossible to wrapper your limb around," Slater added.

"You either effort and get your limb successful betwixt your teammate and the feline who's moving the ball, and you tin jam it up, oregon you effort and spell around.

"It's a truly pugnacious one. Obviously it was unfortunate that determination was a caput collision and the subordinate who was moving the shot didn't extremity up successful a large way, but I deliberation he's beauteous hard done by."

Dolphins prima Anthony Milford has been handed a three-match prohibition for this deed connected Marcelo Montoya (Fox League)

The brace of suspensions could person a large interaction connected the Dolphins finals chances successful their debut season, with Wayne Bennett's broadside presently successful 8 presumption connected the NRL ladder.

A four-match prohibition would spot some Milford and Wallace sidelined for important clashes against the Sea Eagles, Eels, Broncos and Titans.

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Titans hooker Chris Randall volition besides beryllium banned for 1 lucifer for a people 2 unsafe interaction complaint connected Jai Arrow. He'll beryllium banned for 2 if helium fights and is recovered blameworthy astatine the panel.

Cronulla Sharks guardant Braden Hamlin-Uele has escaped a prohibition for his crusher tackle connected Billy Walters and volition beryllium fined $3,000 if helium accepts an aboriginal blameworthy plea. He could look a 2 lucifer prohibition if helium appeals and is recovered guilty.

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