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‘Diving and milking’: Reynolds furious at NRL players staying down for penalties – The Sydney Morning Herald
Forget the crackdown on contact to the head and neck. The Souths captain says the biggest blight is players trying to milk penalties and get rivals sin-binned.
South Sydney captain Adam Reynolds says the biggest blight on the game is not the crackdown on high contact but players diving and milking penalties, in the hope a rival will be given 10 minutes in the sin bin.
Following the NRL edict for referees to have zero tolerance for contact with the head and neck, Reynolds has been dismayed to see a corresponding rise in players seeking to win penalties.
On several occasions, players have stayed down after seemingly minor contact with the head or neck, aiming…
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