{"id":328086,"date":"2023-09-03T04:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T04:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=328086"},"modified":"2023-09-03T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T08:00:32","slug":"cowboy-cops-monster-whack-for-horror-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=328086","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy cops monster whack for horror tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys<\/a> NRLW<\/a> prop Makenzie Weale's season is all but over after she was suspended for two games for a hip drop on Dragons<\/a> lock Alexis Tauaneai.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in the shadows of half time with her side already trailing 22-6, when Weale appeared to drop her weight on the back of Tauaneai's legs.<\/p>\n

Tauaneai immediately screamed out in pain as she hit the ground before medics rushed to her assistance.<\/p>\n

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"That's awkward, you don't want to see that," Cowboys legend Johnathan Thurston said in commentary for Nine.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Tauaneai stayed down for several minutes as she was treated by medics before getting up and limping off the ground in tears. She took no further part in the match.<\/p>\n

Referee Liam Kennedy sent Weale for a 10-minute spell in the sin bin. The Red V only scored once while she was off the ground.<\/p>\n

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After the match, Dragons coach Jamie Soward said he thought the tackle was "probably the worst hip drop I've seen, in men's or women's".<\/p>\n

"I'm not being disrespectful, this isn't a personal attack, but I was really disappointed with that as a coach and a club we're very disappointed because that's two weeks in a row we've had hip drops happen on our players," he said.<\/p>\n

\"NRLW<\/p>\n

"For a young girl like Alexis who's 18 and has probably been our best forward all year, I was really disappointed in that tackle."<\/p>\n

Weale was hit with a grade three dangerous contact charge and offered two games with an early plea.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The former Knight wasn't the only Cowboy cited for a hit on Tauaneai with Tiana Raftstrand-Smith was also given a warning for a similar tackle in the 14th minute.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys sit ninth on the ladder with two games remaining in the regular season. They need not only win both of those but to also have a miracle run of results go their way to make the competition's top four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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