Johns, DCE baffled as NSW star escapes sin-bin
Andrew Johns has questioned the consistency of officials as NSW enforcer Liam Martin avoided time in the sin-bin for a dangerous lifting tackle.
Martin was placed on report for a dangerous throw on Reuben Cotter, which saw the Queensland star lifted above the parallel.
Queensland skipper Daly Cherry-Evans questioned whether referee Ashlee Klein would take further action against the Penrith back-rower, but Klein declined.
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"Is that all?" Cherry-Evans questioned after the incident.
"He lands on his shoulder. He's lifted into a dangerous position," Klein responded.
Cherry-Evans interjected: "But what if he doesn't? What if he doesn't land on his shoulder?"
"But he didn't," Klein said.
Liam Martin on report for dangerous tackle on Reuben Cotter.
Johns noted the lack of consistency around dangerous tackles in commentary for Nine, noting the shock dismissal of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck in the Warriors horror defeat to the Titans on Saturday.
"This will be a sin-bin to Liam Martin," Johns declared.
"If they [the officials] are consistent - we saw one on the weekend with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for the Warriors.
"He gets him up and over the parallel. If there's consistency, he would be sin-binned."