MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The credibility of Australia's National Rugby League has been called into question in the leadup to the season-ending Grand Final after Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater was acquitted of a shoulder charge and cleared to play in the title-decider.
Retiring Slater, one of the NRL's most decorated players, was cited for barging Cronulla's Sosaia Feki into touch in Friday's playoff in Melbourne, endangering his hopes of a fairytale swansong against the Sydney Roosters on Sunday.
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