The Sharks “reluctantly” accepted the ban rather than risking an additional week if they lost at the judiciary. Kennedy joins Melbourne’s Jahrome Hughes, who was suspended earlier this year for pushing a referee while he was defending his line. Cronulla players can understand why the NRL is cracking down on contact with referees, but they feel bad for suspended fullback Will Kennedy, who could be replaced by a promising youngster for Saturday’s game against the Cowboys. Kennedy will miss one gam.
Graham Annesley, the head of football for the NRL, gave an explanation last week of why the bans were necessary in order to serve as a warning to players at all levels of the game that touching officials is never appropriate, regardless of the circumstances.
Braden Hamlin-Uele, a teammate, stated, “I think Adam Gee would have folded Will. It’s a good thing Will was facing the other way.” You know Will, and he’s one of the kindest guys, so it’s awful.
It’s a fast-paced game, so I don’t know how he missed the bright red jersey, but he never intended to do that.
“The club would have tried to combat it if they had seen a method to do so. It was regrettable that it transpired in that manner,
Although we never intentionally do that, it does happen. It’s never obvious, which is why I can see why they’re taking harsher measures.
The use of sharks Daniel Atkinson might take Kennedy’s spot at fullback, but it’s more likely that he’ll stick in the halves, where he and Braydon Trindall shone against the Wests Tigers while Nicho Hynes was sidelined due to injury.
Adolescent Liam Ison, who scored a hat-trick earlier this month at fullback for the Jets in reserve grade, has been dominating and might make his debut for the journey north.
I’ve played with him in a few Newtown games, and he moves fairly quickly. He is a true competitor, a football player at heart, and he’s
