Those instances included last weekend when Melbourne hooker Harry Grant was penalised as he turned his back on Manly five-eighth Luke Brooks, which was slammed as “soft” by rugby league legend Andrew Johns. However, when asked if the crackdown had gone too far, Prince declared “I think the balance is right”. “At the end of the day, as a former player that’s how I broke my leg and I get the protection for our playing group, and particularly, our halves. I don’t think it’s gone too far,” Prince said. “I think they are still open for a legitimate tackle … but targeting the legs I just think there’s no place in the game for it.