Bulldog gets five-game ban for gouging Titans star's eye
Canterbury striker Corey Waddell was found guilty of gouging Gold Coast captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui in the eye and was banned for five games. Key points: Stephen Crichton left the pitch with a concussion immediately after contact Crichton also needs plastic surgery on his ear Finucane says if given the chance to try another tackle, he wouldn’t do anything different The NRL tribunal, made up of Dallas Johnson and Bob Lindner and presided over by Judge Geoffrey Bellew, deliberated for about 15 minutes on Tuesday night before unanimously finding that Waddell’s contact with Fa’asuamaleaui was dangerous and reckless. The match review committee referred Waddell directly to NRL court on charges of dangerous contact, meaning he has no option to enter a defence. Waddell told the court he had tried to knock Fa’asuamaleaui to the ground in a tackle when his arm reached his teammate and into the lock’s forehead. Waddell insisted that he only touched Fa’asuamaleaui’s forehead and nose, doing so uni