The former New Zealand captain Roy Asotasi has called on officials to clean up international rugby league and eradicate the controversial cannonball tackle.
Asotasi's South Sydney team-mate Issac Luke is under the spotlight for employing the tactic in the Kiwis' previous two games against Australia.
The tackle involves a player targeting the legs of an attacking player who is already held by one or more defenders.
From the past fortnight alone Luke's rap sheet includes a cannonball tackle on Kangaroos forward Sam Thaiday in Newcastle, and one from last weekend's 26-12 loss to Australia in Warrington which resulted in a knee injury to Kangaroos prop David Shillington.
The Australian camp is fuming over Luke's actions, with assistant coach Dave Furner warning of an increase in the cannonball-style tackles unless immediate action was taken.
Luke's similar tackle on Kangaroos forward Sam Thaiday escaped the attention of the match review committee, but his hit on Shillington could yet mean he misses this weekend's clash with Wales.
