Inglis backs ref after Warea-Hargreaves send-off Rough treatment: Greg Inglis lands heavily after a dangerous tackle by Richie Fa'aoso at Brookvale in round seven. Greg Inglis, the man whose rough treatment in games against Canterbury and Manly this season has sparked a shift in the interpretation of the send-off rule, has backed NRL referees to continue protecting players in the wake of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves' dismissal on Monday night. The Roosters prop, who faces a five-match suspension with an early guilty plea, became the first player to be sent from the field this year after hitting former Manly teammate George Rose high in the Roosters' 16-4 win at Brookvale Oval. The Kiwi international was charged with a grade-one reckless high tackle which carries a base penalty of 300 points. But having racked up three similar offences in the past two years, Waerea-Hargreaves will miss up to seven games if he fights the charge and loses. He was sent from the field following advice from video referee Ashley Klein to on-field official Matt Cecchin. Inglis, who had not seen the incident, said he was happy for players to be sent off in serious circumstances. "I don't have a drama with [a send-off]," Inglis said. If it's for players' safety, it should be considered. I'm glad they are taking action now. The South Sydney fullback has been on the receiving end of several dangerous throws this year, highlighted by Manly's Richie Fa'aoso eight-week suspension for two charges and Canterbury's Krisnan Inu for five weeks for a single incident. Neither player was sent off. "I am glad they are aware of the situation," Inglis said. It's good they are taking action and looking into it. Everyone keeps speaking about player welfare. It's player safety on the field that everyone has to be concerned of. I was the victim of those incidents but we've got to move forward. Waerea-Hargreaves' teammate Jake Friend won't miss a game despite charged with a grade-one careless high tackle with both players having until midday on Wednesday to decide if they will contest their charges. In the wake of the referee's reluctance to march a player from the field, the NRL competition committee put more emphasis on sending players off rather than altering the sin-bin rule after a two-hour meeting earlier this month. The committee, which included Wayne Bennett, Tim Sheens, John Lang and Daniel Anderson, rejected the use of the sin bin for repeated incidents of foul play but declared it wanted the referees to be more vigilant against dangerous-throw tackles and shoulder charges which made contact with the heads of opponents. NRL CEO Dave Smith, speaking at a Women in League luncheon, said there hadn't been an official rule change and that each tackle needed to be judged on its own merits. I don't think there's been a specific directive. I think what's important is that the crime deserves the punishment," he said. We need to make sure that we're very consistent in the way we apply the rules and that we don't have foul play in our game. Rabbitohs forwards Roy Asotasi and Ben Lowe admitted it was tough to get no advantage from the various tackles against Inglis this year. In those cases, the only teams who benefited were the ones who faced Canterbury and Manly without their suspended players. "The teams that they come up against in the following weeks obviously get the benefit of it," Lowe said. [But] they're not going out there to send people off or make it a big turning point in the game. Inglis' South Sydney teammate Andrew Everingham has become the first player to be suspended with a shoulder charge in a NRL match and will miss two weeks after taking an early guilty plea. Eels prop Darcy Lussick will miss two matches for fighting while Brisbane's Josh McGuire and Penrith's Mose Masoe will play this weekend after taking the early guilty plea.