NRL head of football elite competitions Graham Annesley said there was zero intent in the tackle but conceded referee Chris Butler could have decided to upgrade the penalty on the night to a send-off given the risk of injury.
The Eels will be without Reagan Campbell-Gillard for the next four games after the prop forward took the early guilty plea for a grade 3 dangerous contact charge that the NRL says could have easily been a send-off.
Campbell-Gillard was sent to the sin bin in the 25th minute for dropping his knees into the back of Chris Randall, who was lucky to avoid a serious injury....