{"id":805301,"date":"2026-07-17T03:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/805301\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:34:14","slug":"nrl-2026-nathan-cleary-escapes-ban-for-tackle-on-ezra-mam-as-teammate-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/805301\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: Nathan Cleary escapes ban for tackle on Ezra Mam as teammate charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Penrith Panthers star Nathan Cleary has escaped any punishment for a dangerous throw on Brisbane Broncos playmaker Ezra Mam.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening half of the Panthers\u2019 shock 14-12 defeat at CommBank Stadium on Thursday night, Cleary drove Mam hard into the turf.<\/p>\n<p>The tackle drew fury from Broncos players, with one player heard saying to the referee: \u201cThat\u2019s like the 10 weeks he got last time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood that the line is in reference to the five-week ban Cleary received in 2022 for his dangerous throw on Dylan Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers No. 7 was placed on report and faced a nervous wait for Friday\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Match Review Committee didn\u2019t even charge him for the tackle as it handed down its findings on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, his teammate Freddy Lussick was the only Penrith player charged from Thursday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with a grade one dangerous tackle on Broncos prop Payne Haas in the 46th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Lussick received a fine and is free to play the Eels next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos prop Ben Talty also was fined for a careless high tackle on Scott Sorensen but is free to play next week.<\/p>\n<p>Originally published as <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/nathan-cleary-escapes-ban-for-tackle-on-ezra-mam-as-teammate-charged\/news-story\/001ebb577077d127fb775707074e84c8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Cleary escapes ban for tackle on Ezra Mam as teammate charged<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penrith Panthers star Nathan Cleary has escaped any punishment for a dangerous throw on Brisbane Broncos playmaker 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