The NRL has experienced its second hair pulling controversy this month with TheParraEels winger Maika Sivo getting away with tugging on NRLKnights opponent Dom Young’s dreadlocks in an attempted tackle during their clash last night. 7NEWS
“This was not a penalty, but definitely looked like a hair pull there from Maika Sivo on Dom Young,” Yvonne Sampson said during the broadcast as a replay of the incident was shown.Co-commentator Gorden Tallis, who was highly critical of the decision to penalise Frizell in Round 7, said there was nothing in this one either, because of where Young’s hair was in relation to his jersey.“His hand is at the back of his jersey.
Meantime, Newcastle are adamant Kalyn Ponga is their long-term five-eighth despite a nightmare showing in his new position during the 43-12 loss to Parramatta. The majority of traffic went down Ponga’s edge, the Queensland representative failing to contain the rampant Eels in his first start since suffering a concussion in Round 2, and first full game at five-eighth.
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