Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is on board the NRL's crackdown on head high contact.
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Initially, he was concerned the officials might slacken off from the high bar they set themselves in regards to what warranted a sin bin or a send off.
But in the six games since, Stuart's felt there's been a high level of consistency in how the game's being officiated.
The Raiders had Josh Papalii sent off and Jack Wighton sin binned in their gutsy come-from-behind win over the Canterbury Bulldogs last week.
Both players have since entered early guilty pleas and will miss the Green Machine's clash against the Melbourne Storm at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
Since the Raiders-Bulldogs game there's been a further seven sin bins and two send offs, including two North Queensland players given 10-minute spells on Thursday night.
Stuart spoke to the NRL during the week, having expressed concerns in his post-game press conference the same standards wouldn't continue.
"I am seeing a consistency there. I think now they've set the standards that they are looking for," he said.
"I've had some communications through the week with the NRL and I'm supportive of what they're doing because I'm very clear now with what their standards [are] and what they're setting out to do.
"Once it's explained and you get clarity around the crackdown last week, you get clarity around what they're trying to achieve from that point it's clear and I support it.
"We just hope we can keep our targets down, there's no accidents ... and try and keep 13 players on the field."
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Stuart backed assistant coach Brett White's call for the NRL to reward players who tackled low.
White told The Canberra Times rewarding players for low tackles by allowing them to hold the ball carrier down for longer would encourage players to change their tackling technique.
But Stuart said concussion wasn't just about protecting the ball carrier's head.
He pointed out the tackler was often the one concussed.
"There's a lot of HIAs with players going in to tackle around the hips - getting a hip into the head," Stuart said.
"There's a lot of HIAs where you're collecting the shoulder of the ball runner. It's not just high shots."
Stuart weighed in on the spat between the NRL and the Rugby League Players' Association about whether the new six-again rules have led to increased player fatigue.
Despite that being the point of introducing the rules in the first place, the NRL released a statement on Thursday containing statistics they claimed showed the players weren't under increased fatigue.
But Stuart, who often sits on the bench with his players, didn't put much stock in those stats.
"The players are definitely under more fatigue and I don't care what numbers you throw at me," he said.
"Go and sit on the sideline, go and witness it during the week, go and witness it during a game.
"The players are definitely under more fatigue ... you can create a story however you want to paint it with numbers."
NRL ROUND 11
Saturday: Canberra Raiders v Melbourne Storm at Canberra Stadium, 7.35pm.
Raiders squad: 1. Caleb Aekins, 2. Bailey Simonsson, 3. Sebastian Kris, 4. Curtis Scott, 5. Semi Valemei, 6. Sam Williams, 7. George Williams, 8. Dunamis Lui, 9. Tom Starling, 10. Emre Guler, 11. Corey Harawira-Naera, 12. Elliott Whitehead (c), 13. Hudson Young. Interchange: 14. Brad Schneider, 15. Ryan Sutton, 16. Corey Horsburgh, 17. Ryan James. Reserves: 18. Matt Timoko, 19. Sia Soliola, 20. Siliva Havili, 21. Harry Rushton.
Storm squad: 1. Nicholas Hynes, 2. George Jennings, 3. Reimis Smith, 4. Justin Olam, 5. Josh Addo-Carr, 6. Chris Lewis, 7. Jahrome Hughes, 8. Jesse Bromwich, 9. Brandon Smith, 10. Christian Welch, 11. Felise Kaufusi, 12. Kenneath Bromwich, 13. Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14. Aaron Pene, 15. Tui Kamikamica, 16. Tom Eisenhuth, 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Reserves: 18. Aaron Booth, 19. Cooper Johns, 20. Trent Loiero, 21. Dean Ieremia.