- Roosters star Dominic Young to miss at least two NRL games
- The ejection continues on Friday for a high shot against the Bulldogs
- Young, 22, will now miss grudge match against Knights
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Sydney Roosters midfielder Dom Young will be sidelined for at least two games after the NRL charged him for his high shot on Canterbury’s Blake Taaffe.
Ejected for the hit in the first half of the Roosters’ 30-26 loss to the Bulldogs on Friday night, Young suffered more bad news on Saturday when he was handed a third-degree charge by the match review committee.
The winger will miss two games if he pleads guilty and would risk playing a third game on the bench if he contests the charges and loses.
The ban means Young will miss the first clash with his former club Newcastle on April 11, as well as the big game against Melbourne the following week.
The Roosters are already without captain and fullback James Tedesco and halfback Sam Walker for the Knights clash after both suffered concussions against Canterbury.
Roosters’ Dominic Young is sent off by referee Grant Atkins after a high tackle on Bulldogs’ Blake Taaffe
The Bulldogs players were furious about the high shot, and Young’s torn jersey summed up their mood.
While Young’s charge is bad news for the Roosters, it will be the NRL’s decision not to sanction lock Victor Radley that may frustrate them further.
Radley was convicted for a hip-drop tackle on Stephen Crichton when the surging Roosters were down 30-20 with eight minutes left in the game.
Replays showed he did not meet the usual indicators of a hip-drop tackle, and it is understood the match review committee deemed it accidental rather than sloppy.
Connor Watson’s involvement was also considered, as he played a major role in how the inning ended.
The Roosters continued their comeback with Radley off the field, getting back to 30-26, but ultimately fell short with just 11 men on the ground.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson subsequently criticized sin-bin Radley’s bunker decision.
(Radley’s) was ridiculous,’ he said.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson criticized Sin Bin Victor Radley’s crucial decision for a hip drop late in the contest.
‘Connor is the one who attacks (Crichton) from behind and twists his ankle, and then (Radley) falls on that ankle.
‘How they got there, to that decision, is incredible. That was below normal.’
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo admitted he thought sin-bin Radley’s decision was “tough.”
‘Accidents happen. And we have been on the other side of them several times,” she said.
“So I have sympathy for a guy who gets sent to the sin bin for hip drops.”