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Under NRL rules no player is allowed to touch the referee for any reason, while the NRL has taken issue with Moses for continuously debating decisions, despite the fact he is captain. <\/p>\n
Discussing the warning on NRL 360 host Braith Anasta said he had heard the NRL\u2019s issue was with \u201cthe badgering… more so than the touching, but combined.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gorden Tallis was no stranger to referee altercations during his career, but thinks Moses\u2019 indiscretions were on the lighter side. <\/p>\n
\u201cLook, I know you\u2019re not supposed to do it and it wasn\u2019t the other guy in the Balmain jersey, that patted him on the head, big Blocker (Steve Roach),\u201d Tallis said. <\/p>\n
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