Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is free to play in the NRL finals after he was not cited by the match review committee following Friday night’s win over Cronulla.
Asofa-Solomona made a late hit on Cronulla’s Luke Metcalf in Melbourne’s 28-16 victory.
“I didn’t see the Nelson incident so I’ll have to have a look at that,” Storm coach Craig Bellamy said after the game.
“Nelson said he just pushed the guy, so I didn’t see it or notice it and I haven’t seen a replay of it so we’ll have to have a look at it.”
With the Storm carrying a few injured players, Bellamy would be relieved that Asofa-Solomona escaped sanctions but Parramatta forward Keegan Hipgrave was not so lucky.
Hipgrave is facing a one-game ban with an early guilty plea after he made a high tackle on Penrith Panthers’ James Fisher-Harris. He risks copping a two-game ban is he fights the charge and loses.
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