Source : ABC NEWS
Just nowSat 18 Apr 2026 at 4:40am
Dolphins star banned for shot that hospitalised Panther
— reporting by AAP
The heartbreak of the Dolphins’ extra-time loss to Penrith will ripple for two more weeks as Kodi Nikorima faces suspension for the tackle that hospitalised Mitch Kenny.
It comes as Canberra’s Hudson Young receives his own two-match suspension for the high tackle he made on Sua Fa’alogo late in the Raiders’ 26-22 win over Melbourne.
Nikorima is set to miss games against the Warriors and Storm for crunching Kenny in a hip-drop tackle during the Dolphins’ 23-22 loss to the ladder-leading Panthers.
If he unsuccessfully challenged his grade-three dangerous contact charge — the most serious grading available — the Dolphins five-eighth would miss an additional game against Canterbury.
The tackle landed Nikorima in the sin bin as the Panthers were building their 18-0 half-time lead, but he returned as the Dolphins stormed back into the contest.
