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NRL CEO Abdo denies high shot crackdown; advocates club collaboration to reduce foul play.

Fox League

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has faced the music denying the NRL's high shot crackdown is actually a crackdown and calling on the clubs to work with the game to stop high contact.

"Let me first say it hasn't been a crackdown at all," Abdo said on NRL 360.

There were a stunning 18 sin bins in Round 8 amid widespread condemnation of the Bunker officiating and how it is hurting the rugby league product from experts, commentators and fans alike.

In a wide-ranging interview on NRL 360, Abdo denied there was a crackdown, but admitted the game can get better collectively to protect the players from foul play, while maintaining the integrity of the on-field product.

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Two police officers claim they acted justifiably in punching NRL star Tom Starling during a brawl.

The Canberra Times

Two police officers claim they were justified in repeatedly punching an NRL star in the face because he put his hand on a service firearm during a wild brawl in a tiki bar.

Sergeant Evan Huw Prowse, 38, and Senior Constable Steven Lockwood Brown, 50, are fighting allegations they assaulted Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling during a 21st birthday outing in December 2020.

The now-26-year-old rugby league player had been with his parents and brothers Jackson, 29, and Josh, 24, at Shady Palms restaurant on the NSW Central Coast when his mother was allegedly insulted by a security guard.

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Two officers defended punching Raiders player Tom Starling, claiming he threatened them during a brawl.

Canberra Weekly

Two police officers claim they were justified in repeatedly punching a Canberra Raiders star in the face because he put his hand on a service firearm during a wild brawl in a tiki bar.

Sergeant Evan Huw Prowse, 38, and Senior Constable Steven Lockwood Brown, 50, are fighting allegations they assaulted Raiders hooker Tom Starling during a 21st birthday outing in December 2020. 

The now-26-year-old rugby league player had been with his parents and brothers Jackson, 29, and Josh, 24, at Shady Palms restaurant on the NSW Central Coast when his mother was allegedly insulted by a...

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