Jacob Preston's lawyer urges NRL to address diving after suspension affects his State of Origin chances.
Jacob Preston's lawyer has urged the NRL to clamp down on diving after the Bulldogs' in-form back rower was rubbed out of Saturday afternoon's blockbuster against Canberra and had his State of Origin hopes dashed at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.
Renowned criminal lawyer Paul McGirr took up the fight on Preston's behalf but after an hour-long hearing, he failed to convince the panel to exonerate the Bulldogs star.
Preston, who was suspended for four matches, was too shattered to speak afterwards but McGirr had no such qualms after his client was found guilty of a crusher tackle...