Felise Kaufusi

A recap of all the action as Felise Kaufusi, Jahrome Hughes and Fletcher Baker fought their charges at the NRL Judiciary on Tuesday night.

He had already passed the ball and was not involved in the play. "The risk of injury was higher in Suaalii tackle, in my submission. He goes through with the tackle with full momentum at a time when Hastings is particularly vulnerable." It was in those circumstances that the force was applied to player Hastings which, in the opinion of the Panel, was substantial. 8:59pm - Knowles begins his submission against Hughes: "The kicker is the most vulnerable player on the field. It is quite severe to his head and neck." The contact itself was relatively modest in terms of the risk of injury. 7:25pm - Felise Kaufusi has been found GUILTY and is unsuccessful in his bid for a downgrade. My submission about this tackle is that there is considerably more force, considerably more risk of injury and was considerably late. At this stage player Hughes braces, closes his eyes and turns away to avoid ball being kicked in his face." Player Hess, who completes the tackle, doesn’t lose balance and control as player Hughes does in this incident." He was cleared and would not be fined in a hearing that lasted just over an hour.

Dolphins forward Felise Kaufusi received a four-game suspension that has rubbed him out of Friday's Brisbane derby against the Broncos.

Their judgment supported the match review committee’s original grade-two charge and because Kaufusi had contested the charge his punishment was bumped up from a three-game ban to a four-match suspension. Kaufusi fronted the judiciary in Sydney on Tuesday and failed in his bid to have a grade-two charge for a late hit on Newcastle halfback Jackson Hastings decreased to a grade one. A successful downgrade would have resulted in Kaufusi, who has developed a reputation for playing the game on the edge, escaping with a $3000 fine and no suspension.

Peter Psaltis shared the news with Dolphins Assistant Coach Nathan Fein live on Wide World of Sports. Felise Kaufusi was unsuccessful in a downgrade at the ...

The Dolphins are set to be without Felise Kaufusi for the next four weeks after he failed to have his grade two dangerous contact charge overturned.

“There was severe whiplash in that instance, and who was in a more vulnerable position, well the Kaufusi defence is arguing it was absolutely that lesser charge from Round 2 and that is why he should be given a downgrade.” The suspension means Kaufusi will miss the highly-anticipated Battle of Brisbane, the Broncos and Dolphins will head into the match as No. 1 and No. “The NRL prosecution is arguing Kaufusi made no attempt to slow down and put Hastings in a vulnerable position,” Hooper said. Hooper said Kaufusi was “mounting a very strong case” during the hearing on NRL360. After pleading his case the NRL judiciary voted unanimously to reject the bid and hand the star a lengthy ban.

Dolphins backrower Felise Kaufusi will miss the NRL club's next four games, including the derby against Brisbane, for his hit on Newcastle's Jackson ...

Kaufusi failed in his bid to have a grade-two charge for a late hit on Newcastle halfback Jackson Hastings decreased to a grade one at the judiciary in Sydney on Tuesday. His former Melbourne teammate Jahrome Hughes was also suspended for two games after losing a battle to have a similar grade-two charge reduced for a late shot on Gold Coast playmaker Tanah Boyd. - Felise Kaufusi failed to have his grade-two charge for a late hit on Newcastle halfback Jackson Hastings downgraded

Dolphins gun Felise Kaufusi has been rubbed out of the blockbuster clash against the Broncos after his sus...

It was obvious that there was going to be a kick on the last tackle and player Boyd shaped to kick." But NRL legal counsel Patrick Knowles disagreed, saying Hughes made "no attempt ... READ MORE: "We thought it was a really good case to present in terms of the information that we had," he said. "I thought we had good grounds to fight the downgrade, but I guess the panel didn't see it that way." [Felise Kaufusi](http://Felise Kaufusi) has been rubbed out of the [Dolphins](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-dolphins)' blockbuster clash against the [Broncos](https://wwos.nine.com.au/brisbane-broncos) after his suspension for a late hit on [Newcastle](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/newcastle-knights)'s Jackson Hastings was upheld.

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“So the force of impact was less and had he not, we would have seen the true impact of the tackle. I though the Suaalii one was much worse and he only received a fine. At the point of collision, he was actually leaning back out of the tackle, pulling back out of the tackle. “He certainly still got him but the impact wasn’t there. “There’s really cheap shots and then there’s ones that are just on the edge. We try and protect our playmakers from that from forwards when they drift across the field.” “You want them to pass way before the line. I don’t think it’s how a fair system should work.” It would have been so significant. He didn’t hit him around the head. “You can’t hit a man once he’s let go of the ball and once he’s relaxed and Joseph Suaalii hit him under the ribs, under the back... Suaalii was hit with a grade one dangerous contact charge for the hit and while it was his third and subsequent offence, he was still able to escape with a fine by taking the early plea.