NRL Judiciary Round 24: Jackson Ford facing monster ban for crusher tackle, Host slapped with three charges

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Kieran Francis
NRL Judiciary Round 24: Jackson Ford facing monster ban for crusher tackle, Host slapped with three charges image

Warriors forward Jackson Ford will likely miss the rest of the NRL regular season after being cited for a crusher tackle.

Meanwhile, the Saturday night slate saw Jacob Host hit with three seperate charges in 43-minutes in his side's win over the Eels.

The Sporting News provides all the latest NRL Judiciary news from Round 24 below. 

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Ford out until finals

Ford was hit with a three-game ban with an early guilty plea for the crusher tackle on Corey Allan in the win against the Dragons.

If he challenges the ban and loses at the Judiciary, he will risk a four-match suspension that would see him miss the first week of finals.

Ford's prior record with Judiciary offences added to the severity of his punishment.

Host's trifecta of charges

Rabbitohs forward Jacob Host was handed three seperate charges in his side's victory over the Eels.

The first came in just the sixth-minute when the back-rower appeared to have hit Luca Moretti with a shoulder charge.

The following charges occurred within a minute of each other, as Host lost his legs against Josh Addo-Carr and then hit Matt Doorey high.

Full Round 24 NRL Judiciary charge list, results

PlayerTeamChargeOpponentEarly pleaGuilty at panel
Jackson FordWarriorsCrusher Tackle (Grade 1)Corey Allan3 matches4 matches
Sam HughesBulldogsHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Billy Smith$1,800$2,500
Kotoni StaggsBroncosHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Connelly Lemuelu$1,000$1,500
Jacob HostRabbitohsShoulder Charge (Grade 1)Luca Moretti$1,500$2,000
Mitchell MosesEelsHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Thomas Fletcher$1,000$1,500
Jacob HostRabbitohsDangerous Contact (Grade 1)Josh Addo-Carr$1,000$1,500
Jacob HostRabbitohsDangerous Contact (Grade 1)Matt Doorey$1,000$1,500