Coach calls out ‘unfair’ Bulldog ban

Coach calls out ‘unfair’ Bulldog ban

An act that would normally have drawn a fine ended with a four-match ban for Bulldogs back-rower Jacob Preston and his coach isn’t happy.

Bulldogs dirty as Ciraldo calls out NRL over ‘unfair’ four-game ban for ‘shattered’ star

Bulldogs dirty as Ciraldo calls out NRL over ‘unfair’ four-game ban for ‘shattered’ star

‘Unfair’ ban prompts call for NRL charge system review

Cameron Ciraldo wants the NRL to rethink its match review system, saying it is “unfair” for Jacob Preston to miss four games for a crusher tackle because of prior, though admittedly different, offences. Preston would have been able to accept a $1500 fine for his grade-one crusher tackle on Gold Coast’s Tino Fa’asuamaleaui had he not been charged with two grade-one offences already this season. But the second-rower’s rap sheet meant he could only…