Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Wagon charged with careless tackle
Those Eels fans wanting to see a change at five-eighth will almost certainly get their wish with Daniel Wagon charged with a grade four careless tackle. While early reports suggested Michael Vella may be in trouble following his use of the forearm against one of South's players, it was Wagon's tackle that broke the nose of Souths forward Luke Stuart that has been brought before the judiciary, AAP reported.
If Wagon takes an early plea he will miss one match, while he faces a two match suspension if he fights the charge.
While Stuart was falling in the tackle, it's likely that Wagon will take the early plea. That will give coach Brian Smith some food for thought. Luke O'Dwyer may move to five-eighth allowing Smith to persist with his dual-lock strategy or he could promote Chris Thorman or Michael Witt into the top grade and experiment with a more traditional halves combination. Reports have suggested that Thorman is likely to get the call up before Witt. Shane Muspratt who played plenty of five-eighth for the cowboys is another option, as is utility Jeremiah Pai.
If Wagon takes an early plea he will miss one match, while he faces a two match suspension if he fights the charge.
While Stuart was falling in the tackle, it's likely that Wagon will take the early plea. That will give coach Brian Smith some food for thought. Luke O'Dwyer may move to five-eighth allowing Smith to persist with his dual-lock strategy or he could promote Chris Thorman or Michael Witt into the top grade and experiment with a more traditional halves combination. Reports have suggested that Thorman is likely to get the call up before Witt. Shane Muspratt who played plenty of five-eighth for the cowboys is another option, as is utility Jeremiah Pai.
