Panthers playmaker Jarome Luai is free to be chosen for Origin after escaping with only a positive for a excessive shot throughout Penrith’s 22-0 win over the Cowboys on Friday.
Luai late within the second half rushed up from the defensive position and bought his timing mistaken when he landed a excessive shot on Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater.
Whereas he was instantly positioned on report by referee Ashley Klein, the NRL’s match overview committee on Saturday morning deemed the excessive shot simply to be only a grade one offence.
Luai’s cost of a grade-one careless excessive deal with means the playmaker can settle for a $1000 positive with no suspension.
The information will come as a serious aid for NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler, who on Sunday evening will announce his squad for recreation one on June 8.
Luai is Fittler’s doubtless first-choice choice for the five-eighth jersey after bursting onto the Origin scene final 12 months in his debut.
