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NRL fans have questioned the consistency of the Match Review Committee after Dolphins utility Anthony Milford and Melbourne Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen had contrasting fortunes following tackles gone wrong.
Milford was given a chance to redeem himself at first grade level against his old club the Brisbane Broncos on Friday night, subbed into the match after an injury to fullback Hamiso Tabui-Fidow.
However it quickly became a night to forget, with the Dolphins getting whacked 28-14 by their crosstown rivals and Milford placed on report for an ugly tackle on Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh.
The MRC has come down hard on the 2015 grand finalist, with Milford facing a two-game ban for dangerous conduct after his 37th minute hit was classified as a Grade 2 offence.
He faces a two-game ban with an early guilty plea increasing to three games should he fight the charge and be found guilty at the panel.
Milford had a night to forget as the Dolphins were thumped by crosstown rivals Brisbane Broncos and he was placed on report for tackling Reece Walsh without the ball
Milford's suspension heaps pain on the Dolphins who are already looking at life without injured fullback Hamiso Tabui-Fidow for the immediate future
Most NRL fans slammed Milford for the tackle, labelling it a 'dog shot' and questioning why he wasn't sinbinned as well.
'Should have been 10 in the bin and reported,' one fan
