‘It’s not on’: NRL great calls out double standards as Suaalii finds himself ‘in trouble’

The Sydney Roosters’ participant scarcity may very well be additional soured with teen Joseph Suaalii placed on report for an “ugly” late shot on Saturday.

Suaalii was cited within the twenty fourth minute for his conflict with New Zealand Warriors star Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad after the fullback drifted throughout subject and offloaded the ball.

Nicoll-Klokstad, who was later taken from the sphere within the second half for a concussion evaluation from a separate incident, was left mendacity on the Allianz Stadium turf after the Suaalii shot.

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“Making contact, ohhh well after he’s let go of the ball,” Fox League’s Greg Alexander stated.

“(He) jammed him under the rib in the back.”

NRL nice Steve Roach warned late hits “hurt a lot more” given gamers are relaxed after an offload.

“They are the ugly ones … that whiplash,” commentator Matt Russell added.

“Your body is lax when the ball’s well gone.”

Alexander stated he had little doubt Suaalii “could be in some trouble” for his late shot.

“It’s not on. You can’t hit a man once he’s let go of the ball and once he’s relaxed and Joseph Suaalii hit him under the ribs, under the back,” he stated.

“He could be in some trouble here.

“We try and protect our playmakers from that from forwards when they drift across the field.

“Once they let go of the ball, you can’t hit them.

“Suaalii put a shot on well after he’d passed the ball.

“There will be a charge for Joseph to answer.”

The Roosters are already lacking a string of first grade stars in Victor Radley (head knock), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (again), Matt Lodge (facial fracture), Angus Crichton (private), Connor Watson (knee) and Sitili Tupouniua (knee).

The potential lack of Suaalii would solely additional stretch the depth of coach Trent Robinson’s squad heading into the Round 3 conflict with South Sydney on Friday night time.