Parramatta are breathing a sigh of relief after playmaker Dylan Brown was cleared by the NRL match review committee. But there may be more pain for Brisbane with lock Joe Ofahengaue facing a one-match ban and fine. The Eels were sweating on Brown's availability for their semi-final against Melbourne after the five-eighth was placed on report for a possible crusher tackle on Broncos No.1 Anthony Milford in their record 58-0 rout on Sunday at Bankwest Stadium. But Brown did not appear on Monday's charge sheet. Ofahengaue was not so lucky. The Broncos No.13 faces a one-match suspension on a grade-one dangerous contact charge following a 14th minute incident with Eels halfback Mitchell Moses. He also faces a $1350 fine for a grade-one careless high tackle on Parramatta flyer Blake Ferguson in the 69th minute. The fine will blow out to $1800 if the Broncos enforcer fights it at the judiciary and loses. Ofahengaue was placed on report for a high shot that caught Ferguson on the nose and was labelled a "cheap shot" by Fox Sports commentator Greg Alexander. Australian Associated Press
Dylan Brown is free to play against Melbourne after being cleared by the NRL match review committee.
Parramatta are breathing a sigh of relief after playmaker Dylan Brown was cleared by the NRL match review committee.
But there may be more pain for Brisbane with lock Joe Ofahengaue facing a one-match ban and fine.
The Eels were sweating on Brown's availability for their semi-final against Melbourne after the five-eighth was placed on report for a possible crusher tackle on Broncos No.1 Anthony Milford in their record 58-0 rout on Sunday at Bankwest Stadium.
But Brown did not appear on Monday's charge sheet.
Ofahengaue was not so lucky.
The Broncos No.13 faces a one-match suspension on a grade-one dangerous contact charge following a 14th minute incident with Eels halfback Mitchell Moses.
He also faces a $1350 fine for a grade-one careless high tackle on Parramatta flyer Blake Ferguson in the 69th minute.
The fine will blow out to $1800 if the Broncos enforcer fights it at the judiciary and loses.
Ofahengaue was placed on report for a high shot that caught Ferguson on the nose and was labelled a "cheap shot" by Fox Sports commentator Greg Alexander.
Australian Associated Press
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