Josh McGuire admits he needs to clean up his game or risk being banned from the NRL for good as he prepares to make his return for St George Illawarra. McGuire will play his first match of the season for the Dragons on Sunday against Newcastle, after being suspended for the opening five rounds over two high-tackle charges in 2021. "(Last year) I just mistimed tackles that when you're trying to be aggressive, you've got a split second to readjust," McGuire said. "But the rules are you can't touch anyone high. "I've got to learn and everybody in the NRL has to learn that's the way it is. "The game has changed from when I first started playing. It's for the betterment of the players and that's what the NRL want to do. "So if I want to keep playing NRL and doing what I love, I've got to change and I know that." "There's a fine line when you're trying to play aggressive football, but I can't step over that line and let my teammates down," he said. "I've probably been guilty of going across the line, but I've never wanted to fall below the line. So it's a fine line. "That's something that I've always prided myself on - trying to bring aggression and and being aggressive for a team. "But I've paid the penalty too many times and it's costing my club." "Obviously you can just play play your normal game of footy and something little is not going to end up being five weeks," McGuire said. "You haven't got something hanging over your head."
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