Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has lashed out at the NRL for not charging Penrith’s Taylan May for the head clash that ruled Reece Walsh out for up to six weeks.
Scans have confirmed Walsh sustained a fractured face in the 34-12 loss to Penrith, leaving the Broncos superstar unable to fly home.
The injury comes at the worst possible time for the Broncos, who could now be without three of their most important players against North Queensland next Friday.
But while he has spot fires to deal with on the field, Walters is fuming with the NRL off it.
May was placed on report for the contact on Thursday night when he rushed out of the line to put a hit on Walsh, with the pair banging heads after a pass was thrown.
Referee Gerard Sutton told May at the time he had a duty of care to bend in the tackle to avoid the head clash, but the Panthers centre was not charged on Friday.
“I’m a bit confused about the rules you know, where’s the duty of care for our players?” Walters asked.
“Reece is going to miss four-to-six weeks. There was contact to the head, which is duty of care.
“If the NRL are serious about concussions and protecting players, where does this sit with that?
