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- Corey Horsburgh has copped a three-game ban
- Footy dangerous boy began a brawl in reserve grade
- He has a prolonged rap sheet in his footy profession
Corey Horsburgh has been banned for 3 video games for headbutting and punching in a reserve-grade recreation, additional denting the Canberra ahead’s hopes of an NRL comeback.
Horsburgh’s mind snap in opposition to Jacob Laban sparked a melee in the course of the Raiders’ 24-18 NSW Cup loss on Saturday and led to him becoming a member of Warriors forwards Laban and Tom Ale in being despatched off.
On Monday, the NSW Rugby League match overview committee handed Horsburgh two separate putting costs, one a grade-one offence and the opposite a grade-two over his headbutt and punching.
Horsburgh has accepted one-game and two-game suspensions as early responsible pleas for his respective offences.
It means in a season already interrupted by harm and suspension, Horsburgh can be unavailable to play for the Raiders’ NRL aspect till the spherical 21 match in opposition to South Sydney.
Horsburgh appeared to headbutt Laban off the ball whereas the Raiders attacked the Warriors’ line within the second half, later throwing a flurry of punches on the back-rower.
Referee Martin Jones believed Laban had additionally struck Horsburgh, although video replays forged doubt over that declare and Laban has averted sanction.
For his half within the fracas, Ale has been handed a grade-one putting cost and might settle for a one-match ban after Jones accused him of kicking Horsburgh.
Footy dangerous boy Corey Horsburgh has been banned for 3 matches
Horsburgh punched and headbutted a rival participant throughout a reserve grade recreation
Ale has till Tuesday to submit a plea and dangers lacking two video games if he takes his case to the NSWRL judiciary.
A State of Origin consultant final 12 months, Horsburgh has performed for the Raiders’ NRL aspect solely twice in 2024, his most up-to-date look coming in spherical 5.
He missed the primary three weeks of the marketing campaign by way of suspension earlier than a groin harm sidelined him in early April.
The 26-year-old has been again enjoying reserve grade since June 15, however is but to interrupt again right into a first-grade aspect that has lacked punch within the ahead pack and misplaced 4 of its previous 5 video games.
