Roosters young gun to dispute high tackle charge

Joshua Mayne

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Salesi Foketi will dispute the grading of his NRL Judiciary charge after he was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle in Friday's match against the Panthers.

The Roosters young gun was given his marching orders in the 73rd minute after his shoulder made contact with Scott Sorenson's head.

Foketi was officially charged with a Grade 2 careless high tackle.

While he has pled guilty, he will challenge the grading. 

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He would have missed one match with an early guilty plea, but now faces a two-game suspension should his challenge be unsuccessful.

His hearing is scheduled for 6:00 pm AEDT on Tuesday.

Sydney Roosters

The 19-year-old earned a start at lock in the Round 2 match, with the Tricolours going on to stun the reigning champions 32-28.

He played 52 minutes at CommBank Stadium and ran for 47 metres from six carries.

Foketi had only made his NRL debut the week prior, coming off the bench in the Roosters' heavy season-opening loss to the Broncos.

Trent Robinson's side will head to New Zealand this round to take on the Warriors.

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and a journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.