{"id":53296,"date":"2025-07-06T11:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53296"},"modified":"2025-07-06T11:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:04:50","slug":"raiders-fullback-dragons-forward-charged-by-mrc-as-two-others-escape-sanction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53296","title":{"rendered":"Raiders fullback, Dragons forward charged by MRC as two others escape sanction&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Raiders fullback, Dragons forward charged by MRC as two others escape sanction&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders fullback Xavier Savage and St George Illawarra forward Blake Lawrie have both been charged by the NRL Match Review Committee following Saturday&#8217;s fiery clash.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-51-1-267x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-51-1-267x300.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-51-1.jpeg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Savage was hit with a Grade 1 Dangerous Contact charge for a late shot on Dragons half Ben Hunt in the second half, drawing a fine of $1,000 with an early guilty plea. Lawrie, meanwhile, copped a Grade 1 Careless High Tackle charge after a swinging arm caught Raiders hooker Tom Starling. He faces a $1,500 fine if he accepts the early plea.<\/p>\n<p>Two other incidents \u2014 involving a potential trip by Zac Lomax and a shoulder charge by Raiders centre Matt Timoko \u2014 were reviewed but not deemed worthy of charges.<\/p>\n<p>Both Savage and Lawrie are free to play next week if they take the early guilty plea, offering relief to both clubs ahead of crucial Round 19 fixtures.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raiders fullback, Dragons forward charged by MRC as two others escape sanction&#8230;. &nbsp; Canberra Raiders fullback Xavier Savage and St George Illawarra forward Blake Lawrie have both been charged by the NRL Match Review Committee following Saturday&#8217;s fiery clash. 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