{"id":60853,"date":"2021-04-20T23:31:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60853"},"modified":"2021-04-21T01:58:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T01:58:46","slug":"nrl-a-fool-for-totally-ridiculous-latrell-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60853","title":{"rendered":"NRL 'a fool' for 'totally ridiculous' Latrell ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premiership winning coach Phil Gould has hit out at the NRL judiciary over the four-match ban handed down to Souths star Latrell Mitchell.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 23-year-old failed in his bid to have a grade-two dangerous contact charge downgraded, and will now be sidelined for the next month.<\/p>\n

Mitchell was charged with a late and high shot<\/a> on Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma during the Rabbitohs' 18-14 win at Stadium Australia on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mitchell's absence is a huge loss for Souths<\/a>, who will play both Canberra and Melbourne in his absence, while it also puts an end to his chances of winning the Dally M award and hurts his hopes of a return to the NSW side for State of Origin.<\/p>\n

\"Latrell<\/p>\n

Gould says the punishment doesn't fit the crime, comparing the sanction to that handed out to Roosters forward Victor Radley, who escaped with a fine after successfully having a careless high tackle charge downgraded last night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"If Latrell Mitchell deserves 4 weeks on the sideline for that incident, I am an astronaut," Gould tweeted.<\/p>\n

"This game just keeps finding ways to make a fool of itself.<\/p>\n

"Really? 4 weeks? So Latrell was 4 weeks worse than Radley? I must be from another planet. Goodnight all. I've had enough."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilGould15\/status\/1384493351907385347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

NRL counsel Peter McGrath argued that Mitchell "very carelessly flung out his left arm" and the degree of carelessness was "high to extreme".<\/p>\n

Gould also expressed frustration at the three week ban for Penrith's Paul Momirovski, who was found guilty by the panel of a grade two dangerous contact charge, saying the suspension was "complete overkill" and "totally ridiculous."<\/p>\n

"So our system has produced a 3 week suspension for Paul Momirovski, and Victor Radley is free to play with a small fine and no suspension," he wrote.<\/p>\n

\"Latrell<\/p>\n

"Please explain. The Radley incident was an in-game penalty only.<\/p>\n

"But by comparison, how does Momirovski get 3 weeks on sideline? It's madness."<\/p>\n

Gould finished by noting that Radley shouldn't have even been charged for his high shot on Melbourne's Cameron Munster.<\/p>\n

"It was only worth a penalty at the time and a warning from the ref," he wrote.<\/p>\n

"It wasn't worth a sin bin. Let alone a charge and wasted time at the judiciary."<\/p>\n

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