As the debate over whether Jordan Pereira should’ve been sent off for a careless high tackle on James Tedesco rages, the NRL’s Head of Football has weighed in.

Paul Gallen believes the tackle was “a total accident”.

Head of Football Graham Annesley shared his personal take with Mark Levy and Gal.

“There’s a wide variety of opinion but I’m not going to sit on the fence.

“I would’ve personally been happy for that tackle to have been sent off.”

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