South Sydney recruit Jack Wighton is banned for three weeks after being found guilty of biting Newcastle's Tyson Gamble in Sunday's elimination final.
, and the ban is a blow to their hopes of making a fast recovery from their disappointing ninth-placed finish to this season.Ordinarily, players could apply to count representative matches towards their ban, such as Australia's end-of-year matches. But Wighton won't be eligible, having announced his representative retirement earlier this year.
Gamble's forearm was wrapped around Wighton's chin while attempting a tackle, after which Gamble immediately claimed to referee Ashley Klein he had been bitten. Klein told the bunker he had seen a row of bite marks on Gamble's forearm but opted against sending Wighton from the field, instead placing him on report.
Defence counsel Nick Ghabar did not dispute contact had been made with Gamble's forearm, but Wighton claimed the tackler had applied "extreme" pressure to the back of his head and his face."I've got no alternative, nowhere to go. It was full body weight, full pressure [on my head].The case of NRL counsel Patrick Knowles hinged on the suggestion there had not been any more pressure applied than in any standard NRL tackle. Wighton didn't like the claim.
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