Addin Fonua-Blake was banned for two weeks for contrary conduct after calling the referee a 'f***ing retard', but he could be in more trouble after the NRL's match review process.
, but that was a combined penalty for a nasty tackle and dissent towards referee Gerard Sutton.
"I remember walking back into the sheds and speaking there loudly. I wasn't aware that the refs were in the tunnels and they must have heard me say what I said in the sheds," he said. "There is no place for comments like that in our game. Sport is about bringing people and communities together and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive game for everyone.
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