Maybe he was just rubbing noses as in a maori greeting.
From memory Slater was sin-binned for his offence. Hayne cops nothing zero zilch nought!
Hayne's actions were far more serious
Considering the guy behind it was an ex St Kilda executive who then moved on to the Melbourne Rebels franchise. Was he going to employ the same practice there and bring them down as well. The result is Rugby League will not recover in Melbourne after this much to the joy of the AFL no doubt