Four players have been charged from Friday night’s spiteful Suncorp Stadium showdown between the Roosters and Broncos but prop Spencer Leniu has avoided sanction for his sideline stoush with Nine commentator Johnathan Thurston.
Leniu has not been handed a contrary conduct charge despite his verbal altercation, however teammate Billy Smith has been banned 1-2 matches for a high shot on Reece Walsh.
Roosters forward Angus Crichton has only copped a fine of $1800-$2500 despite being charged with dangerous contact for leading with his forearm into Broncos captain Adam Reynolds.
His former Rabbitohs teammate was floored by the hit which struck him in the throat when Crichton raised his elbow while making a break as the halfback came in to tackle him.
Broncos forward Jack Gosiewski has been handed a suspension of 1-2 games for a high shot on Victor Radley while teammate Kotoni Staggs has been pinged $1800-$2500 for dangerous contact on Sandon Smith, which sparked a scuffle during the fiery encounter.
Gold Coast’s Brock Gray was charged twice and is facing a fine of $1500-$2000 for a crusher tackle on Christian Tuipulotu and 1-2 matches for a high tackle on Jack de Belin in their heavy defeat to the Dragons in Wollongong.
Panthers winger Paul Alamoti was the only player charged from Thursday night’s loss to the Dolphins, fined $1000-$1500 for a careless high tackle on Tom Gilbert.
