On the same weekend that the battle for the Group 10 premier league minor premiership intensified with just one point separating the top four, the Oberon Tigers’ star recruit revealed he has become disillusioned with the competition.

The prop who won an NRL premiership with the Manly Sea Eagles feels he has been treated unfairly by the Group 10 judiciary, who handed him a two-week suspension after being found guilty of a reckless high tackle in the match against Blayney on May 22.

Oberon fought to have the charge downgraded to careless, but the three-man judiciary panel deemed the evidence sufficient enough to uphold the original charge.

Rose was forced to sit out when his Tigers lost to St Pat’s in round eight – their first defeat of the season – and again on Sunday as they suffered a 40-0 thumping at the hands of Orange CYMS.

“I doubt very much I’ll play in Group 10 next year. That’s how disappointed I am in what’s happened,” Rose told The Sunday Telegraph. 

“I’m not a dirty player. In 12 years in the NRL I was charged three times and sat out a week for two of them.

“The last time I was charged was the 2011 grand final and I got a week. So to come out here and cop a reckless charge and a two-week ban after being cited for a tackle where the bloke I tackled jumped straight up and shook my hand, it’s pretty disappointing.

“Especially when a heap of other high tackles in games go unpunished every week.”

But Zamparini is hoping Rose changes his mind and stays with Group 10 next year. 

Aside from the talent he possesses, the man who played his junior league with Bathurst Penguins has helped Oberon attract an average of more than 1,200 supporters to their home games this season.

“It’s great for the comp to have him, not just Oberon, but Group 10 Rugby League. We will welcome him with open arms if he wants to stay,” the Group 10 president said.

While Zamparini could not comment on Rose’s specific case, he said the rules in place in Group 10 were made after input from the member clubs.

“Group 10 is like any other group in Country Rugby League, there’s certain rules in place and penalties in place. Whether people agree with them, think they are right or wrong, they are the guidelines that have been set,” he said.

“There is no doubt that any footballer coming from the NRL into a country competition is going to get special attention ... but the same rules apply to them.

“The actual rules were written in consultation with all the clubs and Country Rugby League. The penalties have been handed out and that’s the end of it.”

Rose is set to make his return for the Tigers this Friday night when they play away against the struggling Lithgow Workies.