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Remorseful Crossland apologises to Cleary after learning judiciary fate
A remorseful Phoenix Crossland has apologised to Nathan Cleary after being handed a four-game ban for a tackle that left the Penrith halfback with a fractured leg.
The suspension rules Crossland out of Sunday's grand final and will likely see him miss the first three games of New Zealand's World Cup campaign.
A teary Crossland spoke during an 80-minute judiciary hearing of the pain he has felt over the past few days and revealed he had apologised to Cleary for the tackle.
The panel deliberated for 17 minutes before handing the Knights hooker a four-game suspension.
With the process complete, Crossland will now turn his focus to helping Newcastle topple the Roosters in Sunday's decider.
'The worst couple days of my life': Crossland gets four-match ban
Kiwis and Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland has been handed a four-match ban following the hip-drop tackle that broke Penrith Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary’s leg on Sunday.
Crossland will miss the NRL grand final on Sunday as well as the first three games of New Zealand’s World Cup campaign.
Cleary
suffered a compound fracture to his left ankle during his side’s preliminary final against the Newcastle Knights after Crossland performed a hip-drop tackle, in which defenders drop their weight on to the attacker’s legs.
Crossland was sent off, while Cleary was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
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