NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has made it clear Canberra’s proposed club suspension for fullback Jack Wighton is too lenient.
The NRL could overrule the Raiders’ six-week ban for Wighton, who is awaiting sentencing in November after pleading guilty to assault charges.
Greenberg couldn’t say when a resolution would be reached, but expects discussions with Canberra to continue during the next two days.
“It’s simple as this – I’ve viewed the footage and I don’t think the sanction they’ve proposed is strong enough,” Greenberg said on Thursday.
“We made our feelings pretty clear to Canberra.
“They made a decision, ultimately the power rests with us (NRL) to come over the top if we don’t think the sanction is high enough.
“We’ve always maintained that clubs and the players with clubs are their employees and they set culture within their clubs.
“And to be frank, Canberra have done a very good job with that over a long period of time, making hard decisions around players.
“But on this occasion, we’ll have a discussion with the club.”
If the Raiders get their way, Wighton could play again in Canberra’s round 22 match against Wests Tigers on August 12.
The club wants to factor in the two games Wighton has already missed as part of the suspension.
Ricky Stuart’s team sit in ninth position on the ladder, three games outside of a finals spot with eight matches to go in the season.