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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3633878, member: 1769"] DD has now come out swinging... He also reportedly contacted Abdo in March after the Taylon May hit. [B]DD said:[/B] "We need to draw a line in the sand as a game,” Donaghy told ABC radio as the Broncos crashed to the Sharks without Walsh. “There has been a sanction (for Suaalii) and the ref handled it well on the night, but if I draw back to earlier in the season with the incident involving Taylan May on Reece … there was no charge from that. “I expressed my disappointment to the CEO (Abdo) and head of football (Annesley) at the time and it (an attack on Walsh) has happened again. “I thought like everyone that it (the Suaalii incident) was a horrible tackle, you can’t sugar-coat it. “I understand Joseph is a terrific young man and these things can happen, but the onus is on the defender and the duty of care is on him. “It’s a challenge to not have Reece for a few weeks and he will soon go back into Origin camp … it’s something that will continue to be spoken about in the league and become more relevant off the back of this. “(Players like Walsh) are box office and that’s why people come to the game and part with their hard earned, they want to see their stars on the field – not off it. “We need to do more to protect the players, there’s powers-that-be and committees that look after player wellbeing, so the ball is in their court to step it up and protect them at all costs. We need to look at the length of the sanctions. “We need to reach a position where our players are protected on the biggest stages.” “The point is it needs to be a big enough deterrent for (illegal) hits not to happen,” Donaghy said. “There was an edict sent out from the NRL on outside defenders rushing in and if you don’t get it right, you face the consequences. “My personal view is I don’t think it (Suaalii’s four-match ban) was enough, but at the same time I look at it from a club perspective, the Roosters have let a player out for Origin duty and now they don’t have him for a length of time. “It’s between the clubs and the NRL and the committees that establish the rules to ensure our best players are on the field, week in, week out. I don’t have all the answers myself, but from our perspective at the Broncos, I want to ensure our players are protected and our fans get to see the best players week in, week out. “Players do get targeted – but don’t hit them in the head.” [/QUOTE]

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