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Cronulla Sharks star Teig Wilton had an expensive afternoon in the Round 22 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

When the NRL Match Review Committee released its Sunday charge sheet the 26-year-old had been hit with three separate careless high tackle charges on Jack Wighton, Cody Walker and Mat Dufty respectively.

Thankfully for Wilton and the Sharks they were all Grade 1 charges which will incur fines only with early pleas.

All the same, Wilton stands to be of out of pocket a whopping $6,600 — that’s more than $100 for each of the 64 minutes he played against the Bunnies.

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In other MRC news, Brisbane Broncos veteran Ali Brigginshaw looks set for a monster ban after being referred directly to the NRLW Judiciary following a Grade 3 dangerous throw on Bulldogs star Tayla Preston during the Magic Round clash in Wagga Wagga.

Preston was thankfully uninjured in the horror tackle but Brigginshaw — who controversially escaped a send off — is facing the possibility of an extended stint on the sidelines.

Since the NRLW’s inception in 2018, the longest suspensions ever handed down are four weeks.

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