NRL Judiciary: Adam Blair and Sauaso Sue both cleared of dangerous contact

Tom Naghten

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Warriors hard man Adam Blair is free to play in round 15 after being cleared at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.

Blair was found not guilty of dangerous contact on Titans playmaker Tyrone Roberts in the dying stages of his side's Friday night win.

The Warriors lock, who was playing his 300th game, crunched Roberts after he had passed the ball and was sent to the sin bin.

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Blair was hit with a grade one dangerous contact charge over the incident but opted to challenge the ban at the judiciary on Tuesday night,

The 33-year-old lock pleaded not guilty and successfully argued his case, having the one-match ban overturned.

Blair will now have the weekend off, having not been picked in the Kiwi side to face Tonga, meaning his next match will be against Penrith in round 15.

The final case on a busy night for the judiciary saw Bulldog Sauaso Sue successfully get off his two-week dangerous contact suspension.

Sauaso Sue

Sue was charged with grade one dangerous contact for a hit on Roosters halfback Cooper Cronk on Sunday.

That carried with it an automatic two-match ban thanks to Sue's 57 carry-over points, though the 27-year-old successfully argued his case at the judiciary.

Sue was found not guilty, clearing him to face the Sharks on June 30.

The cases of Blair and Sue took a back seat on Tuesday night however, with Sharks and Tonga prop Andrew Fifita attempting to have his charge for a crusher tackle downgraded.

Fifita was unsuccessful, ruling him out of Tonga's clash this weekend as well as matches for Cronulla against the Bulldogs and Broncos.

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.