‘Melbourne have led the way’: Alexander slams Storm over hip drop, wrestle
Penrith deputy chairman Greg Alexander has sparked a fresh feud with Melbourne after sensationally accusing the Storm of inventing all the dangerous tackling techniques that have infiltrated the game in the past two decades.
The comments come days after Brisbane’s Origin man of the series Patrick Carrigan was rubbed out for four weeks for a tackle which broke the ankle of Tigers star Jackson Hastings. Thirteen players have been charged with hip-drop tackles through 20 rounds this season, with another 23 concerning act notices issued to players where no charge is recorded.The figures continue a steady increase in the tackling style in recent seasons, prompting NRL general manager of elite football Graham Annesley to issue a hip-drop explainer video to clubs as recently as May this year.
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