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Latrell Mitchell has called for Spencer Leniu to miss more than half the NRL season for an alleged racist slur, should the allegation be proven.
The Roosters prop has been ordered to front the NRL judiciary over allegations he called Broncos playmaker Ezra Mam a “monkey” during Sunday’s game.
Given a grade hasn’t been linked to the charge it’s purely speculation as to how long Leniu may be banned for.
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A first offence grade three contrary conduct charge carries a four-week suspension, which can be lowered to three weeks with a guilty plea.
But leading NRL commentator Andrew Voss believes Leniu should miss considerably more than that.
“I reckon half the season might be the sentence,” Voss said on his SEN radio show.
“I think it’s minimum eight weeks, it could be 12, but they may go more.”
When a graphic with the Voss quote was posted to Instagram, South Sydney star Mitchell screenshotted it and wrote “and some…” underneath.
Mitchell clearly believes Leniu should miss more than half the season over the incident, if found guilty.
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With each team to play 24 games this regular season, a 12-week suspension would be exactly half.
The Rabbitohs and Indigenous All Stars gun had already called on the NRL to “deal with this shit” in response to the Leniu allegations on Sunday.
A number of other NRL players have joined Mitchell in speaking out against Leniu, who brushed off the incident in Las Vegas as “banter”.
Leniu was later involved in an altercation with Broncos players in a team hotel.
”It’s just not acceptable on any level,” Cowboys veteran Chad Townsend told Triple M radio on Tuesday.
“There’s just no place (for it) in this society, in sport, anywhere.
“If found guilty, I hope it’s a harsh punishment.”
The NRL has not confirmed when Leniu will front the judiciary, given the Roosters are flying back from Vegas.
Their next game is against Manly on March 17.
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