NRL: Manly's Haumole Olakau'atu was sent to the sin bin for a brutal high shot on Tigers' fullback Heath Mason.
Manly Sea Eagles edge Haumole Olakau’atu has been controversially sin bin ned for a high shot on Tigers fullback Heath Mason Olakau’atu was sent for 10 in the 46th minute for what the Bunker deemed was a high shot on Mason as he returned a Reuben Garrick kick, however not all are convinced the decision is the correct call.
Referee Peter Gough informed the edge forward that “there’s direct contact to the head, moderate force you actually come up into contact,” before sending him to the bin. Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?“I don’t know if it is contact to the head. At first glance I thought it was contact to the shoulder. Yes it was aggressive,” Cronk said on Fox League’s coverage.“I think that’s shoulder on shoulder.”
Commentator Warren Smith agreed there was “nothing wrong with the contact as far as the attempt to make a wrapping tackle.”However, Alex Seyfarth scored in the first set the Sea Eagles defended with 12 men, before Manly product Latu Fainu crossed in the 52nd minute to extend the Tigers’ lead.
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