Quite how the Great Britain forward got away with the attempted decapitation of the All Golds' Awen Guttenbeil at Warrington is anyone's guess.
Or rather it would have been, if NZRL chairman Andrew Chalmers hadn't lifted the lid on the fact that the two Rugby Football League representatives on the three-man video review panel who look at the incident on Monday hadn't outvoted the tourists' man, former international referee Neville Kesha, when it came to deciding whether or not Morley should face the disciplinary committee.
Chalmers also rather theatrically branded Morley "a maniac".
Don't get me wrong, I'm as happy as the next man that the Lions enforcer will be on the field at Huddersfield on Saturday night.
I'm just not sure how.
Short of brandishing a gun, Morley couldn't have shown much more intent.
And this, of course, is the same Adrian Morley with a disciplinary record that ranks amongst the most colourful in the sport: the fastest send off in a Test match against Australia at Wigan in 2003, plus a bevy of suspensions for both Leeds and the Sydney Roosters.
Basically, if Morley's latest offence had been committed in Australia, he would have been staring down the barrel of a month on the sidelines.
Even in Super League, where we tend to be a bit more lax about these things, he might have got a match or two.
But nothing?
I can only conclude that we are now operating to a different set of standards at Test level, at least in this country.
Either that, or we're balancing the books on a series of recent wrongs: notably the horrific facial injury sustained by Paul Deacon in 2005 after a challenge from Nigel Vagana plus a series of cheap shots from the currently suspended Steve Matai during last year's Tri Nations.
Which should make things interesting this weekend.
The Kiwis are not known for their capacity to forgive, just ask Australia's Willie Mason, wiped out by David Kidwell last year after muttering a few choice words during the Kiwi haka.
And Morley is not exactly known for being easily intimidated.
The opening exchanges should certainly be interesting, giving Australian referee Tony Archer a real powderkeg to contend with.
Over the next three games though, someone, at some time will overstep the mark.
And then the problems start. It will certainly be difficult to punish anyone after Morley's exoneration, steering us towards a bit of a free for all.
Bring it on.