Because appeals are largely just a drain on the game's resources to the benefit of lawyers. At some point, just as players do on the field, you have to take the authorities' ruling on an issue and move on. You can still appeal and, presumably, if you can bring compelling new evidence to a case, you can win your appeal. But clubs have increasingly been using appeals as a means to postpone suspensions without bringing any new reasoning to the table.
PS Can admin please sort this site out - links are not working when added as URL. https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63511/disciplinary-%7C-match-review-panel
Be careful I got a 72 hour ban when they were trialing this new site couple of months back for complaining how bad it is.
I've just seen this and wasn't aware.
There's obviously been/still are some glitches, but think the end product will be better.
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