Mitch Barnett

2022 - 3 - 29

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Knights star Mitch Barnett cops SIX-week ban for dangerous contact ... (Fox Sports)

Knights forward Mitch Barnett has been handed a six week ban by the judiciary for his elbow to the jaw of Panthers second-rower Chris Smith.

“I didn’t know how he was. “The Knights believe that the initial contact was on the chest, before it came up to the neck and jaw area,” Kent said. Barnett was sent straight to the judiciary after he was sent off for raising his elbow to the face of Panthers forward Smith in Newcastle’s 38-20 loss to Penrith in Round 3.

NRL suspends Newcastle Knights' Mitch Barnett for six matches on ... (ABC News)

Mitch Barnett is handed a lengthy ban after the NRL judiciary found the Knights back rower guilty of reckless dangerous contact.

He said he only noticed Smith in his peripheral vision as he was focused on stopping the Panthers spreading the ball to the flank to score a try. Barnett was sent off in the Knights' 38-20 loss to the Panthers in Bathurst on Saturday and was referred straight to the judiciary on a dangerous contact charge. During the hearing, Barnett said he only saw Smith late and put out a "bumper" to protect himself.

'I have to better': Banned Barnett vows to mend ways (NRL.COM)

Knights forward Mitch Barnett received a six match ban after his sixth judiciary offence since 2015.

I will go away and look at that now and make the necessary adjustments”. “The panel were also satisfied that the first point of contact was with player Smith’s chin and for those reasons the panel were satisfied that the actions of the player were reckless and not simply careless. I have to be better there, and I learned a lesson. “I got a fair trial and one thing I take out it is that I hope Chris is alright,” Barnett said. It is disappointing, but I will go away and do my time and do what is best for the team going forward.” “The panel was satisfied that the player was fully aware of Smith’s presence and was also fully aware of the angle from which and the speed at which he was coming towards him,” Bellew said.

Judiciary hits Barnett for six after elbow on Panthers player (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Mitch Barnett admitted he felt “horrible” for the tackle that flattened Penrith's Chris Smith, before he was suspended for six matches at the NRL judiciary.

He said Smith was “completely defenceless”, not once ducked into the tackle, and Barnett was “looking right at him” when he raised his forearm. “The lesson learned is I can’t be careless with my actions in terms of player safety. I did ask [media manager] Frank Barrett if he could check on Chris. He had been charged nine times since 2013, including a combined 16 games suspended before Tuesday’s trip to League HQ. He argued Barnett’s tackle was careless, but certainly not intentional. Bellew also advised the panel to ignore any media reports that appeared before the case, including “what the player himself said about an incident” in a newspaper article on Tuesday.

Mitch Barnett receives six week suspension for dangerous contact (Sporting News AU)

The Newcastle Knights' Mitch Barnett has been suspended for six weeks by the NRL judiciary following a two-hour hearing and deliberation on Tuesday night.

"I didn't know how he was. "I felt horrible. I made a split-second decision."

Knights forward Mitch Barnett suspended for six games (Newcastle Herald)

Barnett pleaded guilty to high shot but lawyer tried to convince judiciary it was careless, not intentional.

'Horrible': Star's monster ban for ugly hit (NEWS.com.au)

Newcastle Knights forward Mitch Barnett has been handed a six week ban after elbow on Panthers player Chris Smith on the weekend.

I see this as one of those moments and he needs to pay the price for it. The argument itself I think is a decent one, I just don’t agree with it. My ultimate goal is to effectively make it three-on-three to stop the try,” Barnett said under questioning. I made a split-second decision”. “I didn’t know how he was. “I raised my bumper because I wanted to push through without falling over. “The check and release is rubbish, rubbish. “I felt horrible. He has also not been selected in the Panthers’ round four sides for the NRL or NSW Cup. There’s no need to lift the elbow.” I just saw a black jersey. To get past the player, you can just move him out of the way.