Waerea-Hargreaves has no fears over trip

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves insists he’ll have nothing to worry about as he waits to see if he’ll be charged for an alleged trip that threatens to derail his finals campaign.

The Sydney Roosters prop attracted criticism from South Sydney rivals in Friday night’s 30-6 win when they claimed he’d tripped Rabbitohs centre James Roberts.

No penalty was blown and Waerea-Hargreaves was not placed on report, after he appeared to raise his legs and collect Roberts late in the match.

However, he could still attract the attention of the match review committee on Saturday.

Any charge would mean he would have to head to the judiciary for a second straight week to play in the preliminary final, after the Roosters won through.

But Waerea-Hargreaves said on Friday night he had no concerns over the matter.

“Not at all. I think he’s a bit fast in the middle there,” the Roosters prop said.

“I think I slipped. It’s all good.”

A trip would ordinarily only attract a monetary fine, but Waerea-Hargreaves is ineligible for such a punishment after too many previous convictions this year.

The Roosters star would be facing a one-match ban regardless of whether he accepts the early guilty plea, with no risk of a two-game suspension if he fights it and loses.

The 30-year-old had to overcome a high tackle charge at the judiciary on Tuesday to face South Sydney, before he starred as he laid the platform up front.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson claimed on Friday night the incident already risked becoming a trial by media.

“I just walked past and I saw the trial by media already happening,” Robinson said post-match.

“I saw someone looking at a phone and Channel Nine playing it over and over and over again. That was as much as I’ve seen.

“That’s where we’re at. I don’t think my opinion (will matter). The speed of play and all of that. My opinion is not going to count if we’ve already started doing all that.”

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