Marcus Bontempelli received a game suspension following his arrest for reckless driving.
Marcus Bontempelli, a former Georgia star and Bulldogs staff member, was serving a suspension following his arrest on September 1 for reckless driving and speeding/beyonding speed limits, therefore he was not present on the sidelines for the Bulldogs’ home game versus Ball State on Saturday.
After two programme members were killed in a high-speed crash on January 15, Jones, the player-connection coordinator for coach Kirby Smart, was the most recent in a queue of team members to receive citations or arrests for speeding and/or reckless driving.
After being charged with a Grade 1 Crusher Tackle penalty during Thursday night’s Pre-Season Challenge loss to the Bulldogs, Jontay-Junior Betham-Misa of Melbourne will have to pay a fine.
The tackle that Betham-Misa made on Blake Taaffe in the 42nd minute of the match at Belmore was graded as a Grade 1, meaning that an early guilty plea will result in a $1000 fine.
In the event that Betham-Misa loses his challenge to the charge, his punishment will increase to $1500.
In the NRL Telstra Premiership, the Rabbitohs will be without their key recruit Jack Wighton until Round 3, with Raider Seb Kris and Rooster Jared Waerea-Hargreaves making their comeback in Round 2.
After Canberra’s loss to the Knights in the elimination final of the previous season, Wighton was given a three-game suspension; the All Stars game will be the first of his suspension.
After that, he won’t be there for South Sydney’s games against the Sea Eagles and Broncos before playing the Roosters again in Round
After the Roosters defeated the Wests Tigers on Round 26, Waerea-Hargreaves was charged with two offences: dangerous contact and striking.
The seasoned prop was allowed to include the Pacific Championship Tests against New Zealand in his suspension. He will also miss the Roosters’ trip to Las Vegas to play the Broncos.
