James Graham, David Klemmer hit hard by NRL match review committee after Bulldogs loss to Rabbitoh

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Canterbury's loss to South Sydney has been further compounded with three players including James Graham, David Klemmer and Sam Kasiano facing lengthy suspensions.

JAMES Graham faces up to five weeks on the sidelines and David Klemmer could be banned for four weeks following the Bulldogs’ moments of madness on Good Friday.

Graham was hit by the NRL’s match review committee with two separate charges stemming from the dramatic finish to the Dogs’ dramatic loss to the Rabbitohs.

He was hit with a grade two dangerous contact charge for his controversial challenge on Adam Reynolds when the Souths halfback was attempting a late field goal. Reynolds faces up to five months out with a serious knee injury.

Graham was also slapped with a grade three contrary conduct charge for confronting referee Gerard Sutton, who penalised the Bulldogs skipper for the challenge.

Klemmer, who was sin-binned by Sutton for dissent, was also hit with a grade three contrary conduct charge.

If Graham pleads guilty to both charges he will miss four weeks, but if he opts to fight them and loses he’ll spend five weeks on the sidelines.

Klemmer will miss three weeks with an early guilty plea due to carry-over points and faces four weeks out if he fights the charge at the NRL judiciary and loses.

Meanwhile, Josh Morris has escaped suspension for his part in the Isaac Luke eight-point try but Sam Kasiano has been charged with dangerous contact and faces a three-week suspension. It could be reduced to two weeks with an early guilty plea.

A further dissent charge for Michael Lichaa rounds out a extensive wrap sheet for the Dogs, although the hooker will avoid suspension with an early guilty plea.

Rabbitohs prop George Burgess was also charged with grade one dangerous contact on Josh Jackson and will be suspended for one match regardless of his plea.

Roosters forward Aidan Guerra was charged for a dangerous throw on Chris Heighington and will miss a week, however he has already been diagnosed with a fractured cheekbone and would have already been unavailable for selection.

Jordan Rapana is also facing a week’s suspension due to carry-over points, but Michael Jennings will avoid suspension with an early guilty plea after both were charged with grade one careless high tackles.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/ja...oss-to-rabbitohs/story-fndujljl-1227293129223
 
So the Scumdogs will be without Graham, Klemmer and Kasiano for at least the next two games before they get Kasiano back. Des is gonna be pissed, that's two starting props (one their captain) and one bench player :rofl:

We'll have a new judiciary panel next week. Greenturd won't be happy @:p
 
Plus Brett Morris and Tim Lafai when we play them in two weeks.

Hopefully we'll have a fully recovered Killer and Skivy by then. And hopefully DCE's form will have come good and Foz will wake up and realise that he's playing.
 
Jeez. Tough on the club and its supporters. You want the players to show passion and that they are desperate to win each game. Be aggressive and play hard. Just don't look at the refs.

LOL!!
 
Yet Thurston can call the referees cheats, but that was "in the heat of the moment".

Yes, it was a bad look for the game. But 2 and 3 week suspensions? No, completely unjustified, especially when you look at other suspensions. 1 week each and a fine was what they should have copped.
 
Good on the NRL for making a statement. The way they carried on was disgraceful. Graham should have a permanent loading for any contrary conduct charge after his biting conviction. Grub.
 
The dogs will find it tough that's for sure but their Prop ranks are pretty deep. Tim Browne, Lloyd Perret and Antonio Kaufausi are decent replacements.

Brett Morris will be the biggest loss for them.
 
Yet Thurston can call the referees cheats, but that was "in the heat of the moment".

Yes, it was a bad look for the game. But 2 and 3 week suspensions? No, completely unjustified, especially when you look at other suspensions. 1 week each and a fine was what they should have copped.

I do agree with the suspensions they will get, but I also agree that Thurston should have copped the same thing at least twice that I can remember.

It is a bit hypocritical though isn't it. But, at least now a precedent has been set.
 
Graham will probably get let off he will turn up with Vaseline all over himself and the charges will just slide on by
 
This is exactly what the NRL wanted something to take away from how AWFUL the refs have been this year. That said surely we can beat the Dogs now lol although I have said that for the last three weeks.
 
Finally some bottle from the NRL and the suspensions are appropriate for what the players did. Graham is their captain and needs to set a better example to his team mates. Welcome to our world dogs, that is just how we felt at the end of the semi last year. Total injustice!! Now you know!
 
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