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He’s not a thug: Dogs defend prop after SEVENTH ban in 38 games
Jackson: Hetherington is not a thug | 00:44
Simon Brunsdon from Fox Sports
August 23rd, 2021 7:08 pm
Canterbury captain Josh Jackson has leapt to the defence of teammate Jack Hetherington in staunchly claiming the latter is “not a thug”.
Hetherington is poised to return from his seventh suspension this week. He has still only played 38 NRL games across three different clubs since 2018.
In total he has spent a collective 17 weeks suspended as a result of various charges, the vast majority of which are careless high tackles.
His latest ban was two weeks for a high tackle on Wests Tigers forward Alex Twal. Earlier this year he was banned for five weeks for a shocking one on Val Holmes.
On Monday, Jackson was asked by a journalist how big an inclusion Hetherington will be for Sunday’s game against Manly.
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“He’s a massive inclusion for us. He’s a fantastic player, Jack,” Jackson said.
“You just know what you’re going to get from him every week.
“In terms of his suspensions, people think he’s a bit of a thug, but he isn’t. If you go back and look at his suspensions they’ve all been through technique.
“It’s not like he’s going out there to try hurt people, and I think his loading has really hurt him as well.
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“He’s really important to us and how we play.”
Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett has also defended his fiery prop on multiple occasions this year.
Barrett recently fired a shot at the NRL referees for allegedly having bias against Hetherington.
“If you go through the game there was probably six or seven other ones like that which didn’t get pulled up, but because his name is Jack Hetherington (he gets penalised),” Barrett said.
“You can’t tell me the referees don’t have their name in the back of their mind every time he is involved in a tackle and the crowd get behind it as well.”
HETHERINGTON’S NRL CHARGES
Rd 9 2018 - grade 1 dangerous contact (crusher) - 1 week
Rd 12 2018 - grade 1 dangerous contact - 1 week
Rd 22 2018 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
Rd 1 2020 - grade 2 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
Rd 10 2020 - grade 1 dangerous contact (late) - 0 weeks
Rd 13 2020 - grade 3 careless high tackle - 4 weeks
Rd 6 2021 - grade 3 careless high tackle - 5 weeks
Rd 12 2021 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 0 weeks
Rd 21 2021 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
Jackson: Hetherington is not a thug | 00:44
Simon Brunsdon from Fox Sports
August 23rd, 2021 7:08 pm
Canterbury captain Josh Jackson has leapt to the defence of teammate Jack Hetherington in staunchly claiming the latter is “not a thug”.
Hetherington is poised to return from his seventh suspension this week. He has still only played 38 NRL games across three different clubs since 2018.
In total he has spent a collective 17 weeks suspended as a result of various charges, the vast majority of which are careless high tackles.
His latest ban was two weeks for a high tackle on Wests Tigers forward Alex Twal. Earlier this year he was banned for five weeks for a shocking one on Val Holmes.
On Monday, Jackson was asked by a journalist how big an inclusion Hetherington will be for Sunday’s game against Manly.
MORE NRL NEWS
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“He’s a massive inclusion for us. He’s a fantastic player, Jack,” Jackson said.
“You just know what you’re going to get from him every week.
“In terms of his suspensions, people think he’s a bit of a thug, but he isn’t. If you go back and look at his suspensions they’ve all been through technique.
“It’s not like he’s going out there to try hurt people, and I think his loading has really hurt him as well.
MORE NRL NEWS
“He’s really important to us and how we play.”
Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett has also defended his fiery prop on multiple occasions this year.
Barrett recently fired a shot at the NRL referees for allegedly having bias against Hetherington.
“If you go through the game there was probably six or seven other ones like that which didn’t get pulled up, but because his name is Jack Hetherington (he gets penalised),” Barrett said.
“You can’t tell me the referees don’t have their name in the back of their mind every time he is involved in a tackle and the crowd get behind it as well.”
HETHERINGTON’S NRL CHARGES
Rd 9 2018 - grade 1 dangerous contact (crusher) - 1 week
Rd 12 2018 - grade 1 dangerous contact - 1 week
Rd 22 2018 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
Rd 1 2020 - grade 2 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
Rd 10 2020 - grade 1 dangerous contact (late) - 0 weeks
Rd 13 2020 - grade 3 careless high tackle - 4 weeks
Rd 6 2021 - grade 3 careless high tackle - 5 weeks
Rd 12 2021 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 0 weeks
Rd 21 2021 - grade 1 careless high tackle - 2 weeks
