Cowboys star cops long ban for 'lazy' high tackle

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Cowboys prima Valentine Holmes has been heavy criticised for a "lazy" tackle aft helium was sent to the misdeed bin successful his side's daze nonaccomplishment to the Titans

Just past week, Holmes was fined $1,800 for a careless precocious tackle connected Mitchell Moses and it's apt he'll look a similar, if not worse, punishment for his changeable connected Jayden Campbell.

Sin binned successful the 20th minute, the Titans scored done Phillip Sami with the one-man vantage and yet went connected to win the crippled 22-13.

NRL fable Brad Fittler was highly captious of Holmes astatine half-time and the Cowboys show arsenic a whole.

Valentine Holmes was misdeed binned for this precocious shot. (Nine)

"I've got to accidental I deliberation they've been a small spot lazy, they've completed precocious (but) their subject was poor," helium said connected Nine's coverage.

"Val Holmes, helium did it past week, I thought that helium had a occupation and was a spot lazy with his technique, helium got caught retired contiguous and outgo his squad a try."

With Andrew Johns describing the misdeed bin precocious changeable arsenic a "bad one", Fittler believes he'll beryllium retired for a while.

"For definite ... he'll service clip for this 1 too. I deliberation past week was a warning," helium said.

Fittler past doubled down connected the Cowboys' deficiency of potency.

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"They've completed truthful high, I reckon they've had a batch of calls spell against them particularly down connected their line, I thought determination was immoderate ridiculous calls truly but they've looked lazy, not supporting each other, I don't spot that advertisement lib play that's threatening," helium said.

"Without Scott Drinkwater I consciousness similar there's not overmuch onslaught successful them."

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The Titans were disconnected to the cleanable commencement erstwhile AJ Brimson capitalised connected a Alofiana Khan-Pereira enactment interruption and spot footwear successful the seventh minute.

Straight distant North Queensland deed backmost done Semi Valemei and Coen Hess earlier Holmes was fixed his marching orders.

Despite Sami's try, the Titans inactive trailed astatine half-time 13-10 aft a Chad Townsend tract extremity close connected the break.

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Both sides came retired of the sheds wholly antithetic teams, with Jayden Campbell scoring instantly to springiness Gold Coast the lead.

Khan-Pereira past added different four-pointer successful the 45th infinitesimal to marque it 22-13, with the people remaining the aforesaid astatine full-time.

Along with Holmes' incident, the Cowboys volition person a fig of concerns aft Coen Hess and Luciano Leilua were besides enactment connected study portion Reece Robson near the tract for a HIA precocious successful the game.

Next week the Titans play the Warriors connected Friday portion North Queensland has different derby against the Broncos arsenic they effort to support their apical 8 spot.

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