Former NRL player Ethan Lowe backs rule crackdown as NRL defends number of sin bins from Magic Round – ABC News

Ethan Lowe needed to look no further than the abrupt end to his own NRL career for proof the league’s crackdown on foul play had to come.
Key points:

• Ethan Lowe said the NRL’s crackdown on foul play was a necessity after seeing his career end prematurely
• The NRL has hit back after critics said the rules crackdown “wrecked” Magic Round 
• NRL boss Graham Annersley said there were a high number of charges from Magic Round due to the players, not the referees

Lowe was forced into a medical retirement last…

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