Sydney Roosters Dominic Young banned for two weeks for high tackle, but Victor Radley escapes sanction
The Roosters will be without Dominic Young until at least round eight, with the two-metre flyer handed a two-match ban for his hight shot on Blake Taaffe in Friday’s wet and wild game at Accor Stadium.
If Young decides to contest the charge at the NRL judiciary, he risks a three-match suspension.
However, the Tricolours can breathe a sigh of relief. Enforcer Victor Radley has escaped sanction for a potential hip-drop tackle on Stephen Crichton in the final 10 minutes of the game.
Radley was sent to the sin bin for the tackle, but Roosters coach Trent Robinson and Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo disagreed with the decision.
“‘Rads’ [sin bin] was ridiculous,” Robinson said. “Connor [Tracey] is the one that tackles him from behind and twists his ankle, and then he falls on that ankle. How they [referees] got there to that decision, that’s incredible. That was below par.”
Roosters flyer Dominic Young was sent off on Friday night for a high tackle on Blake Taaffe.Credit: Getty
Ciraldo said he had sympathy for Radley and Robinson.
“Accidents happen,” he said. “And we’ve been on the other end of them a few times. So I got sympathy for a bloke who gets sent to the sin bin for hip drops.”
Young’s suspension adds to the Tricolours woes. They will be without skipper and fullback James Tedesco and halfback Sam Walker after they failed head injury assessments on Friday night.
