The Kiwi hitman is facing near-insurmountable odds if Melbourne decide to mount a case at the judiciary. But the Storm want a swift resolution either way.
The Storm have asked for Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s potential judiciary hearing to be fast-tracked, with the New Zealand hitman needing to make NRL history to have any hope of playing in the grand final.
Asofa-Solomona won support from Kiwis teammate and Panthers enforcer James Fisher-Harris, who insisted he would prefer to beat the Storm at their best. Despite the odds being almost insurmountable, the Storm will meet on Monday morning to decide whether to pursue a case in front of NRL judiciary chairman Geoff Bellew and his panel.
There is a precedent of sorts: the Warriors won a double downgrade in 2023 when Zyon Maiu’u had a grade two reckless high tackle reduced to a grade three careless high tackle. His four-match ban was cut to two matches after a trial game.But that case centred on whether the actions of Maiu’u should be deemed reckless, whereas Asofa-Solomona has the far greater task of convincing the judiciary his grading for a careless tackle was severely disproportionate.
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