{"id":441908,"date":"2025-02-24T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441908"},"modified":"2025-02-25T02:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T02:12:25","slug":"souths-woes-continue-as-star-recruit-accepts-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=441908","title":{"rendered":"Souths woes continue as star recruit accepts ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rabbitohs<\/a> recruit L\ufeffewis Dodd has accepted a one-game ban for a high shot on Sione Finau in his side's Charity Shield loss to the Dragons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, he accepted a grade two careless high tackle charge and will miss the Bunnies' opener against the Dolphins. He is one of three players to accept round one bans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The halfback was binned under an experimental rule that was trialled during \ufeffthe pre-season challenge, which allowed the Bunker to revisit any actions within 15 minutes of their occurrence and discipline players accordingly.<\/p>\n

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Dodd was penalised and put on report for the shot on Finau in the 28th minute of Sunday's clash.<\/p>\n

Finau played briefly played on – and even scored – before coming from the field. Having been initially pulled from the field showing symptoms of heat stroke, the independent doctor also ordered he undergo a HIA.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis<\/p>\n

At half time, Dodd became the first player binned under the experimental rule, which will not be used in the season proper.<\/p>\n

Finau scored four tries in the first half, including a hat-trick in only 10 minutes as the Dragons ran through an injury-riddled Rabbitohs side.<\/p>\n

The Red V outran the clock on their way to a 34-0 lead on the half-hour mark, before the Bunnies scored twice before half time.<\/p>\n

A comeback was looming when the Bunnies scored three more tries to open the second half, before the Dragons steadied the ship and scored two more.<\/p>\n

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\"Quick<\/p>\n

Although only credited with two try-assists, new Dragons fullback and co-captain Clint Gutherson was instrumental in the side's attack.<\/p>\n

As the focus now turns to round one, the former Eels skipper said the new-look Dragons spine was "coming along nicely".<\/p>\n

"That first half we were doing everything right, we came out a little bit slow in the second half and made it hard on ourselves, but it's rugby league – when the flow begins it's hard to get out of," he told Fox Sports.<\/p>\n

"I'm really pleased. We got exactly what we wanted out of it.<\/p>\n

"The last couple of weeks, we've been growing slowly which we wanted to do, now we can rest up and get ready to go in round one."<\/p>\n

The Dragons kick off their season against the Bulldogs at Kogarah on March 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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