Unless the NRL reconsiders, Sebastian Kris's round one ban is set to stand, leaving the Canberra Raiders fuming about South Sydney's NRL All Stars loophole.
Kris's application to count the All Stars game towards his five-match suspension was rejected partially because the NRL felt there was no definitive evidence he would have been picked - despite the Raiders' application containing a letter from Indigenous All Stars coach Ronald Griffiths and team manager Gavin Badger, a former NRL referee, stating they would have picked him if he was available.
Not only did the Griffiths-Badger letter state they would pick Kris, but it also said he'd...