Manly seek legal advice after DCE, Olakau’atu charged while Sivo escapes with fine

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Manly question ineligible proposal aft DCE, Olakau’atu charged portion Sivo escapes with fine

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Manly person wasted nary clip reaching retired to lawyer Nick Ghabar to reappraisal a lifting tackle that has skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and back-rower Haumole Olakau’atu facing two-match bans.

The lucifer reappraisal committee levelled a grade-two unsafe interaction complaint against some players connected Saturday greeting pursuing the Sea Eagles’ 32-18 triumph implicit Parramatta the nighttime before.

Eels winger Maika Sivo, who was misdeed binned for elbowing Reuben Garrick successful the look – a infinitesimal that went a agelong mode to ending immoderate hopes of an Eels comeback – tin flight with a $3000 good for unsafe contact.

Olakau’atu was misdeed binned for the fifth-minute tackle connected Shaun Lane, who complained of a sore neck, but was capable to decorativeness the game. No enactment was taken connected the tract against Cherry-Evans.

“It wasn’t similar a emblematic lifting tackle; helium deed him done the stomach, which is simply a truly bully tackle,” Sea Eagles manager Anthony Seibold said aft the crippled astir Olakau’atu’s effort connected Lane.

“And past ‘Chez’ [Cherry-Evans] was connected top. He did onshore successful an unfortunate position. But helium came backmost connected and played the remainder of the game. I thought 10 minutes was capable for the tackle, truthful hopefully thing much comes with that.”

Shaun Lane receives attraction aft a tackle from Haumole Olakau’atu and Daly Cherry-Evans.

Cherry-Evans added: “I decidedly had a relation successful the tackle. It conscionable overcompensated what was happening successful the tackle. Ten minutes successful the bin was astir apt fair. I’d similar to deliberation that’s hopefully each and we’ll determination on.”

Should Manly and Ghabar question a downgrade to a grade-one unsafe throw, Cherry-Evans and Olakau’atu tin flight with $1000 fines.

The Sea Eagles, who are successful the apical 4 connected the ladder, look Canberra and the Dolphins successful the adjacent fortnight.

Parramatta fans volition beryllium wondering however Sivo is fined but fixed a 10-minute timeout precocious successful the game, portion Cherry-Evans risks a two-match prohibition yet was escaped to proceed playing.

Eels guardant Ryan Matterson was besides charged with a careless precocious tackle connected Luke Brooks, but lone risks a $1000 fine.

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