Jaeman Salmon has been offered a two-week suspension for a late tackle on Te Maire Martin that reportedly left him with a broken jaw.
In the 74th minute of the Bulldogs thrilling 13-12 win over the Warriors at Accor Stadium, Salmon flew out of the line to pressure Martin's attempted field goal attempt.
Martin bailed out of the kick and got a pass away, before Salmon arrived on the scene and put on a heavy hit. Both players remained down for some time.
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"There may be a case to answer here … (Martin) has passed that well and truly before," Corey Parker said in commentary for Fox Sports.
Surprisingly, the hit was cleared by the bunker and went unpenalised.
"I don't understand how that's clear," a stunned Parker said.
"Both players are grabbing their face. How is that clear? How is that clear?"
To make matters worse, Salmon will need surgery after reportedly suffering a displaced jaw fracture and will miss more than a month of footy.
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On Sunday morning, Salmon was offered a two week suspension by the MRC, or three if he fights the charge and loses.
Speaking on Nine's Sunday Footy Show, Andrew Johns said he "couldn't understand" why the Bunker didn't intervene.
"It looked like something from Halloween … like Dracula, there was that much blood coming down," he said.
"I couldn't believe that wasn't a penalty. I was watching the replay just going 'well, Mr. Bunker is going to come in here'."
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