WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n But now that the charge has been downgraded to a grade one, Hynes is free to take on the Roosters at Sharks Stadium.<\/p>\n Initially it appeared as though Montoya had suffered a serious ankle injury as a result of the tackle but the Bulldogs sent a medical report to the NRL which indicated that Montoya\u2019s injury is now not as serious as originally feared.<\/p>\n The findings in the medical report led to the Match Review Committee\u2019s decision to downgrade Hynes\u2019 charge.<\/p>\n NRL 360 host Braith Anasta asked the panel for their thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n \u201cDo we think though that this is a bit odd, the process?\u201d Anasta asked.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s odd because it\u2019s never happened before,\u201d Brent Read responded.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the first time this has happened in the history of rugby league, that the match review committee has made a change like this.\u201d<\/p>\n But Phil Rothfield disagreed with Read, pointing out that Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton was eventually charged over an incident involving Storm fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen in Round 25, after Crichton wasn\u2019t originally on the charge sheet.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not. It happened two weeks ago with Stephen Crichton,\u201d Rothfield said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the same thing. They altered the charge sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n But Read pointed out the difference between the two cases.<\/p>\n \u201cBuzz, it was a different rule,\u201d Read said.<\/p>\n \u201cIn that case the commission came over the top. In this case the commission wasn\u2019t involved.<\/p>\n \u201cEvidence was supplied by a doctor of a club to change the grading, so it was different.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople have said it\u2019s the Peter V\u2019Landys rule that was used.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t. It\u2019s a completely different rule that was used in this case.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say what happened a couple of weeks ago as well, that sort of adds to the surprise that this has happened, two big decisions like this have happened within two or three weeks of each other and I think everyone goes, well, what the heck\u2019s going on here?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think the issue here is you\u2019re going to have situations where players are going to get charged for things like this that lead to injury and in some cases you don\u2019t get the report until after the hearing\u2019s been done.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t get an outcome on what the injury\u2019s like until after the hearing\u2019s taken place.\u201d<\/p>\n Co-host Gorden Tallis believes incidents should be assessed on the action itself, not the injury that occurs as a result of it.<\/p>\n \u201cCould clubs fake that the injuries are worse?\u201d Tallis asked.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it should have still run its process.<\/p>\n \u201cGo there, he gets off.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a hip drop, I didn\u2019t think it was a hip drop.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think we\u2019ve got to keep on judging it on its actions, not on the injury.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n CRAWLS: Hip drop drama exposes NRL finals issue; Madge\u2019s Reynolds dilemma<\/a><\/p>\n TEAM TIPS: NRL\u2019s stunning Hynes backflip; injury disaster rocks Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
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