Danny Buderus's great escape leaves Raiders fuming FURIOUS Canberra officials were yesterday crying foul after claiming that veteran Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus had escaped punishment for a shoulder charge which has left Raiders centre Blake Ferguson with a fractured cheekbone. Canberra chief executive Don Furner and his brother, coach David Furner, went on the offensive yesterday over several incidents they believe went unchecked during the club's 28-12 loss to the Knights at Hunter Stadium on Sunday night. The claimed the only justice the club received was the two referees in charge of the match, Gerard Sutton and Brett Suttor, have both been dumped to officiate in the NSW Cup next weekend by referees boss Daniel Anderson. Ferguson lost possession following the hit from Buderus and the Knights scored soon after. "I'm certainly extremely disappointed that something like that could be so missed," David Furner said of Buderus's shoulder charge. There's been a lot said about the shoulder charge and players' safety and now I've lost a player in an incident here which was blatantly a shoulder charge and not acted on. Now I know the two referees, it's cost them first grade, but I could lose a player for up to six or eight weeks. It sounds like I'm whingeing but they're mandatory penalties. The NRL moved this season to crack down on the shoulder charge following several ugly incidents last year and an internal report which highlighted the damage it could cause. The decision prompted a backlash from coaches, players and fans. And they have continued this year following two more incidents which have again polarised the code. Melbourne fullback Billy Slater escaped punishment for a clumsy challenge on North Queensland winger Antonio Winterstein while Manly forward Richard Fa'aoso got a dangerous contact charge downgraded and received just a one-match ban after he flattened Ashley Harrison. The Raiders are privately seething that no action was taken against Buderus and believe they might not have been afforded the same luxury if the situation had been reversed, and Ferguson flattened the former Test hooker with a shoulder charge. The NRL match review committee reviewed the incident and determined that "in attempting a shoulder charge, (Buderus) made contact with his shoulder/upper arm to the body of Ferguson. Minor clash of heads. Further contact was made from the arm of (Neville) Costigan to the head/neck of Ferguson who was dropping. Could have been penalised. The Raiders were also disappointed at an incident in which Knights winger Akuila Uate contested a bomb with Jack Wighton which left the Canberra winger with a fractured hand. The Knights capitalised on the incident again to score soon after. The incident was reviewed again by the match review committee but it deemed no further action was necessary. "We're very, very disappointed with some of the referees' decisions in that match," Don Furner said. It doesn't do us any good that they've been dropped. Ferguson will meet with a surgeon tomorrow to determine if he needs surgery to repair the fracture while scans have cleared Wighton of any damage to his arm and wrist. Wighton has been shifted to the centres to cover for Ferguson for Sunday's match against the Sydney Roosters at Canberra Stadium while Edrick Lee joins the squad on the wing.