{"id":320728,"date":"2023-08-02T04:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T04:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320728"},"modified":"2023-08-02T05:58:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T05:58:14","slug":"gus-major-issue-with-pedantic-judiciary-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320728","title":{"rendered":"Gus' major issue with 'pedantic' judiciary system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rugby league legend Phil Gould<\/a> has ripped into the NRL's judiciary process, calling it "too harsh" after Valentine Holmes<\/a> and Jack De Belin both lost their appeals and had an extra game added onto their suspensions.<\/p>\n

In the Cowboys' loss to the Titans, Holmes was sin binned for a high shot on Jayden Campbell and was initially offered a three-match suspension. He challenged the grading but lost and was upgraded to four games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeffDe Belin's situation was similar, after he appealed his three-match ban before the judiciary subsequently gave him four games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As the Rugby League Players Association continues its dispute with the NRL over the CBA, Gould believes \ufeffthe judiciary process should be one of the major sticking points.<\/p>\n

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"This is what the RLPA should be campaigning \ufeffabout, not some of the other rubbish they go on with," he said on Wide World of Sports' Six Tackles with Gus<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n

"I think our judiciary is far too harsh \ufeffand players get suspended far too easily for far too long.<\/p>\n

"Too many players are out of the game or being over fined for these offences, I think we've got way too pedantic with a lot of that but that's just my view on it, others will have a different view.<\/p>\n

"But that's (Holmes' tackle) not a four week suspension, that's not a four week tackle in any way shape or form and I don't care if it's loading or previous what have you, I don't care, it's not a four week tackle."<\/p>\n

Gould's criticism of the Holmes suspension almost mirrored his views on De Belin's incident, which was picked up by the Bunker after a long delay in play. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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"I don't \ufeffsee it as a hip drop anyway, that's not what I'd class as a hip drop," Gould said.<\/p>\n

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"Again, oversensitive, it builds on itself and then you end up with a player out of the game for a month, why does he need a month on the sidelines? I don't get it. I really don't get it.<\/p>\n

"I don't agree with it in any way shape or form, I think our judiciary is way too harsh, players get suspended way too early, I don't like the carry over points, I don't like the whole process. I really don't, I don't think it's fair at all … if I'm the players association that's what I'm going to task with the NRL."<\/p>\n

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