Harry Grant has won his landmark fight against one of the NRL's hot-button issues as the judiciary found the Melbourne captain not guilty of making dangerous contact with Daniel Atkinson's legs as he kicked.
Grant will not have to pay the fine which was levelled against him with the dangerous contact charge.
It means Grant will not have to pay the $1,500 fine he had risked by challenging the charge, increased from the $1,000 offered with an early guilty plea.The panel found Grant's contact with the Cronulla five-eighth's foot carried a risk of injury in that he had been in a vulnerable position kicking the ball just before half-time in Melbourne on Saturday night.
The league's football boss Graham Annesley denied on Monday referees had been directed to crack down on the move, which sees a defender run through and contact a player's leg after they kick the ball.Stream every game of the 2024 NRL season live and ad free on the ABC listen app. The Grandstand Rugby League team brings you 100% Pure Footy.
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