Slaters shoulder charge, gooone.

[The Axe]

Andrew Webster claims it wasn't a shoulder charge it was a shoulder collision. Bloody hell seriously? If you want Slater to play because its his last match and a GF then just say it.....but don't print ludicrous articles which is demeaning to the intelligence of the reader. Does he think the average NRL is blind?
In every aspect of the shoulder charge rule Slaters tackle ticked every box- it is what it is and that's a shoulder charge. If you want to change the interpretation of the rule (although i don't know how) then its a week too late.
Slater, despite having a history of illegal dangerous plays trying to stop a try ( which is normally sliding in with his feet studs out), doesn't deserve to miss this last game for what he did.....but don't tell us that the tackle was legal in any way because thats just simply wrong

Quite correct. Feki should have been binned for running into Billy’s shoulder

[Spirit of 66]

Andrew Webster claims it wasn't a shoulder charge it was a shoulder collision. Bloody hell seriously? If you want Slater to play because its his last match and a GF then just say it.....but don't print ludicrous articles which is demeaning to the intelligence of the reader. Does he think the average NRL is blind?
In every aspect of the shoulder charge rule Slaters tackle ticked every box- it is what it is and that's a shoulder charge. If you want to change the interpretation of the rule (although i don't know how) then its a week too late.
Slater, despite having a history of illegal dangerous plays trying to stop a try ( which is normally sliding in with his feet studs out), doesn't deserve to miss this last game for what he did.....but don't tell us that the tackle was legal in any way because thats just simply wrong

I'd never suggest that Andrew Webster was paid to spout the "Save Sam" and "Free Billy" PR campaigns, but I am beginning to wonder if he wants to ingratiate himself with these clubs to get future scoops. Shoulder "collision" indeed! Why not "shoulder embrace" or "shoulder love pat"?

[Johnny Brass]

Kent reckons he will get off on a technicality and rothfield agreed whilst ikin thinks he will get suspended. I'm not expecting cronk to play so this will be a crucial ruling because in my opinion if Slater is out its an even money bet but if he is in I think the storm should be 1.50

[Thirteen]

Bill Harrigan just convinced me Slater will play.

Dumbarse Blocker says guilty. Further evidence that Slater will
get off.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Kent reckons he will get off on a technicality and rothfield agreed whilst ikin thinks he will get suspended. I'm not expecting cronk to play so this will be a crucial ruling because in my opinion if Slater is out its an even money bet but if he is in I think the storm should be 1.50

Its Slater in, Cronk out I'm afraid.

But JB we arent a one man team. Tedesco, Fergo, Toups, Lattrell, Manu, Keary, JWH, SST, Radley, Matto, Cordner...all quality class players. Its still a very winnable game in our current frame of mind.

[kakaruk]

Every one of these experts except rothfield have forgotten about 2 players one of them is latrell mitchell with ball in hand the best strike player in the world and the ranga who is a lazy player sometimes but not on sunday he wont be, he will be looking after SOS when they run thier big men at the kid i reckon they just might take a peek to see where the big readhead is i would if i were them.

[Johnny Brass]

Its Slater in, Cronk out I'm afraid.

But JB we arent a one man team. Tedesco, Fergo, Toups, Lattrell, Manu, Keary, JWH, SST, Radley, Matto, Cordner...all quality class players. Its still a very winnable game in our current frame of mind.

I know we aren't Jack and I'm expecting us to fight tooth and nail until the death I'm just saying what I think the odds of the game will be in the case of the different scenarios. No doubt we are going to be up against it without cronk but we are still a big chance. I expect Latrell to have a massive game after being suspended last week.

[gragra]

You need the football gods onside to win a grandfinal, which means we can still definitely win it. But the irony, of Sam Burgess not being suspended being the one to bust Coops shoulder !! If Burgarse had been suspended Coops would be fine and our task so much smoother...

[kakaruk]

We will beat Melbourne i was more worried about Souths to be honest

[Frozen Chook]

Billy Slater is an icon but NRL has a bigger duty to the game

By Phil Lutton

24 September 2018 — 4:24pm
It would be unbelievable if Billy Slater were to miss the NRL grand final. Unthinkable. Unlucky. Unimaginable, even, for one of the greatest players the game has seen to finish his career stranded on the sideline while his Melbourne Storm comrades campaign for another premiership.

But unfair? Not this time. Somewhere amid this deeply emotional debate lies the unescapable conclusion that the NRL match review committee cannot, if it treats its role in the game with any semblance of professionalism, allow Slater's shoulder charge on Sosaia Feki to go unpunished.
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The critical moment: A front-on shot of Billy Slater knocking Sosaia Feki out of play with an apparent shoulder charge.
Photo: Twitter

It's desperately sad to think Slater would go out on this sort of note. The word 'tragedy' doesn't belong in sports writing, yet if there was ever an occasion to use it, this may well be the time. Caught in a moment, Slater made a split-second defensive decision that may cost him a fairytale finish.

Now he finds himself in the centre of the most-dramatic judiciary hearing the game has ever seen. The interest has been unprecedented and there has arguably never been more riding on the outcome of proceedings.

With the Storm hiring top lawyer Nick Ghabar, panel members will be hit with more angles than a Floyd Mayweather fight. They will be bamboozled by freeze-frames and precedents and similar incidents and then slam-dunked with the notion that at the conclusion, they may have to tell Slater his 318-game career in fact ended four days prior.

[Lydon]

We will beat Melbourne i was more worried about Souths to be honest

I felt exactly the same,last week I was panicky whereas this week I feel a calmness..

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Can't believe 3 of those morons on controversy corner, big league wrap and NRL 360 are calling for Slater to play. Its a shoulder charge. One freeze frame of his arm touching Feki does change what that cheat did in real time.

Anyone else misses the GF for that.

They are saying that the penalty doesn't fit the crime, but at the end of the day it was still illegal and therefore should be enough to receive a punishment.

The media isn't allowing for emotion to be taken out. No one player is bigger than the game. All must be governed equally by the rules. If Slater isn't suspended than it becomes clear that they provide special treatment to some

Frustrating that

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

If Billy does get off what is stopping every player from doing the same thing? The NRL will open them themselves up for alot of injuries if they don't manage this fairly

[chopstiks]

I wish all these FOX and C9 pundits had done this much intense research and analysis to get Napa and Latrell off, and showing favourable still photographs.

[chopstiks]

And what a circus Fox nrl 360 staying on air until judiciary decision. Greenbog better be there.