Roosters firebrand Victor Radley has been put on report for what appeared to be a “headbutt” on Dragon Blake Lawrie in the middle of a heated scuffle between players from both teams.
Moments earlier, Zac Lomax was penalised and put on report for slamming Corey Allen into the ground when trying to strip the ball.
It triggered a brouhaha in the middle of Kogarah, during which Radley ran in and grabbed Lomax by the throat, before seemingly ramming his head into Lawrie.
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Radley’s act was initially missed by referee Peter Gough and the Bunker, and it wasn’t until replays were flashed on the big screen that the Bunker started looking, and Dragons fans in the stands erupted into a chorus of boos.
”That is a headbutt … that is a send-off,” skipper Ben Hunt said to Gough.
At half time, league great Greg Alexander suggested Radley was lucky to avoid being sent to the bin.
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“He did lead with the head. The vision is there, have we stopped sin-binning people this week?” he said on Fox League’s commentary.
“Any other day he get’s sent to the sin-bin.”
At half time, the Dragons lead 12-0 after tries to Mosese Suli and Ben Hunt.
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