Tigers coach Tim Sheens has despatched a stern warning to the match evaluate committee after prop Stefano Utoikamanu was positioned on report for a raised arm.
The 23-year-old was penalised within the first half for making contact with Warriors hooker Wayde Egan’s throat whereas operating the ball together with his bumpers up.
New Zealand’s rake left the sector and was later taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, with Andrew Webster confirming he was “okay” in his post-match press convention.
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In June, Titans and Maroons enforcer Tino Fa’asuamaleaui averted any cost for a forearm on Tigers hooker Apisai Koroisau in comparable circumstance.
Fa’asuamaleaui’s elbow broke Koroisau’s jaw, leaving him unavailable for the ultimate two video games of the 2023 Origin sequence.
The 23-year-old had beforehand been handed a $1800 nice for a harmful contact cost in Round 12 when his elbow collected Bulldogs skipper Reed Mahoney.
Sheens urged the match evaluate committee to take an identical strategy and questioned why the Warriors have been handed a penalty.
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“(Utoikamanu) better not (be cited) after what happened with Api,” Sheens mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“He didn’t hit him in the head at all. He’s gone and had some problems with his breathing.
“All of a sudden it is a penalty, I can’t see why it is a penalty.
“There was no penalty and there was no suspension when it happened to Api. Why is this now a problem?”
On discipline Koroisau additionally questioned referee Chris Butler, saying “what about my jaw, sir?” as he blew a penalty.
Injured Tigers star Adam Doueihi, in the meantime, took to Twitter to take intention at a lot of questionable calls he believes have damage his crew in current weeks.
“How many weeks in a row can we be on the wrong end of these ref calls. Seriously, becoming a joke,” he wrote.
It comes after the NRL admitted the Raiders mustn’t have been awarded a strive of their 22-18 win over the Tigers following a Jack Wighton ahead go.
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