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<div><p>Liam Henry and Ronaldo Mulitalo face bans for nasty tackles in losses on Saturday, before the Warriors and Raiders face off for second spot.</p><p>Follow all the action in our live blog below, check out all the stats <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/score-centre/nrl/2025-05-25/warriors-raiders/231197941" data-component="Link">in the full ScoreCentre</a>, and tune in to <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/audio" data-component="Link">our live radio coverage</a>.</p><div id="live-blog-4161" data-component="LiveBlogStream"><div data-component="LiveBlogKeyEvents"><p><h2 data-component="Typography">Key Events</h2></p><ol><li data-component="DynamicTimelineCard"><article data-component="GenericCard" aria-labelledby="card-link-183910" data-id="183910" data-uri><div data-component="CardLayout"><p><h3 data-component="Typography"><a href="#live-blog-post-183910" data-component="Link" id="card-link-183910" aria-labelledby="card-link-183910 card-duration-183910 thumbnail-183910">Henry and Mulitalo looking at bans</a></h3></p><p><time data-component="ScreenReaderOnly" datetime="2025-05-25T04:35:00.000Z">7 minutes ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:35am</time></p></div></article></li></ol></div><div id="live-blog-posts"><article id="live-blog-post-183910" data-component="LiveBlogPost" tabindex="-1"><div><p><span data-component="ContentLabel"><p>Key Event</p></span></p><p><time data-component="Timestamp" aria-hidden="false" datetime="2025-05-25T04:35:00.000Z">7m ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:35am</time></p></div><h3 data-component="Heading">Henry and Mulitalo looking at bans</h3><h4 data-component="Heading"></h4><div id="live-blog-post-content-183910" data-component="LiveBlogPostHTML"><p>Languishing at the bottom of the ladder and struggling with State of Origin outs, Penrith's life just got a bit harder with enforcer <b>Liam Henry</b> set for a two-game ban for a nasty crusher tackle.</p> <p>Henry's effort in the Panthers' 25-6 loss to Newcastle last night wasn't one of those tackles where someone's head gets stuck in the wrong spot, it was a textbook crusher on Fletcher Sharpe and exactly the sort of tackle that the rule was brought in to try to stop.</p><p>He can accept a two-week ban or risk three games if he fights it.</p><p>It's worth mentioning for anyone confused as to why this is worth two weeks but <b>Jacob Preston</b>'s far less violent tackle in round nine was worth four weeks, Henry's is a grade two charge and Preston's was only grade one. But Preston's tackle was his third such offence <b><i>and</i></b> he tried to fight it and lost.</p><p>Meanwhile, another fiery customer, <b>Ronaldo Mulitalo</b>, can accept a one-week ban for the massive shot that caught Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase high in the lead-up to Hugo Savala's try last night.</p><p>Already without Sam Stonestreet and Sione Katoa, the Sharks' backline depth could be tested even further unless Mulitalo miraculously fights the dangerous contact charge and wins.</p></div></article><article id="live-blog-post-183907" data-component="LiveBlogPost" tabindex="-1"><p><time data-component="Timestamp" aria-hidden="false" datetime="2025-05-25T04:27:14.000Z">14m ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:27am</time></p><h3 data-component="Heading">Hello and welcome to a one-game Sunday</h3><h4 data-component="Heading"></h4><div id="live-blog-post-content-183907" data-component="LiveBlogPostHTML"><p>Good afternoon and welcome to a glorious Sunday afternoon with all our attention on just one game of footy that should be a proper banger.</p><p>Somehow, the Warriors and Raiders, despite being second and fourth on the ladder, are barely hit by Origin outs. So we should see a proper contest between two of the best teams in the league this afternoon.</p><p>We'll stay across that and any other updates in the rugby league world as they come.</p></div></article></div></div></div>
<div><p>Liam Henry and Ronaldo Mulitalo face bans for nasty tackles in losses on Saturday, before the Warriors and Raiders face off for second spot.</p><p>Follow all the action in our live blog below, check out all the stats <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/score-centre/nrl/2025-05-25/warriors-raiders/231197941" data-component="Link">in the full ScoreCentre</a>, and tune in to <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/audio" data-component="Link">our live radio coverage</a>.</p><div id="live-blog-4161" data-component="LiveBlogStream"><div data-component="LiveBlogKeyEvents"><p><h2 data-component="Typography">Key Events</h2></p><ol><li data-component="DynamicTimelineCard"><article data-component="GenericCard" aria-labelledby="card-link-183910" data-id="183910" data-uri><div data-component="CardLayout"><p><h3 data-component="Typography"><a href="#live-blog-post-183910" data-component="Link" id="card-link-183910" aria-labelledby="card-link-183910 card-duration-183910 thumbnail-183910">Henry and Mulitalo looking at bans</a></h3></p><p><time data-component="ScreenReaderOnly" datetime="2025-05-25T04:35:00.000Z">7 minutes ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:35am</time></p></div></article></li></ol></div><div id="live-blog-posts"><article id="live-blog-post-183910" data-component="LiveBlogPost" tabindex="-1"><div><p><span data-component="ContentLabel"><p>Key Event</p></span></p><p><time data-component="Timestamp" aria-hidden="false" datetime="2025-05-25T04:35:00.000Z">7m ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:35am</time></p></div><h3 data-component="Heading">Henry and Mulitalo looking at bans</h3><h4 data-component="Heading"></h4><div id="live-blog-post-content-183910" data-component="LiveBlogPostHTML"><p>Languishing at the bottom of the ladder and struggling with State of Origin outs, Penrith's life just got a bit harder with enforcer <b>Liam Henry</b> set for a two-game ban for a nasty crusher tackle.</p> <p>Henry's effort in the Panthers' 25-6 loss to Newcastle last night wasn't one of those tackles where someone's head gets stuck in the wrong spot, it was a textbook crusher on Fletcher Sharpe and exactly the sort of tackle that the rule was brought in to try to stop.</p><p>He can accept a two-week ban or risk three games if he fights it.</p><p>It's worth mentioning for anyone confused as to why this is worth two weeks but <b>Jacob Preston</b>'s far less violent tackle in round nine was worth four weeks, Henry's is a grade two charge and Preston's was only grade one. But Preston's tackle was his third such offence <b><i>and</i></b> he tried to fight it and lost.</p><p>Meanwhile, another fiery customer, <b>Ronaldo Mulitalo</b>, can accept a one-week ban for the massive shot that caught Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase high in the lead-up to Hugo Savala's try last night.</p><p>Already without Sam Stonestreet and Sione Katoa, the Sharks' backline depth could be tested even further unless Mulitalo miraculously fights the dangerous contact charge and wins.</p></div></article><article id="live-blog-post-183907" data-component="LiveBlogPost" tabindex="-1"><p><time data-component="Timestamp" aria-hidden="false" datetime="2025-05-25T04:27:14.000Z">14m ago</time><time data-component="Text">Sun 25 May 2025 at 4:27am</time></p><h3 data-component="Heading">Hello and welcome to a one-game Sunday</h3><h4 data-component="Heading"></h4><div id="live-blog-post-content-183907" data-component="LiveBlogPostHTML"><p>Good afternoon and welcome to a glorious Sunday afternoon with all our attention on just one game of footy that should be a proper banger.</p><p>Somehow, the Warriors and Raiders, despite being second and fourth on the ladder, are barely hit by Origin outs. So we should see a proper contest between two of the best teams in the league this afternoon.</p><p>We'll stay across that and any other updates in the rugby league world as they come.</p></div></article></div></div></div>