Carrigan faces lengthy ban for 'horrendous' tackle on Hastings as Tigers dent Broncos top four hopes
A Set small text size A Set default text size A Set large text size Broncos star Patrick Carrigan faces the prospect of missing out on the remainder of the regular season through suspension after being referred straight to an NRL court for his “horrendous” hip-drop overcoming Jackson Hastings in Saturday night’s angry defeat to the Wests Tigers. He will appear in court on Tuesday night to face charges of dangerous behavior for a tackle in the 73rd minute Lock Tigers hobbled and was on crutches on the sidelines after the game with fears he had a syndesmosis injury and will not play again this year. Interim coach Brett Kimmorley was outraged by the incident. “I thought it was a normal tackle,” said Kimmorley. “It’s something that creeps into the game a bit and needs attention because it’s a horrendous tackle and the result can be really bad.” Broncos coach Kevin Walters denied Carrigan’s tackle was intentional and was one of those things that happened “in the