Coaches Ivan Cleary and Anthony Seibold criticize NRL's crackdown on high contact as a "farce."
Ivan Cleary and Anthony Seibold have expressed serious concerns about the NRL's crackdown on high contact, calling recent decisions a "farce" that is "ruining the NRL." Their frustrations peaked during a series of incidents in games over the weekend.
In the first match, the Titans' Jaimin Joliffe and Brock Gray faced sin-binnings for soft offenses, setting a concerning precedent.
The situation escalated dramatically in the Manly versus Penrith game when Scott Sorensen was penalized for a high tackle on Nathan Brown, which didn't even lead to a head injury assessment (HIA).