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Watching the coverage of the Wests Tigers-Dragons game, I noticed the hair colour, hair cut and facial hair of the young debutant almost immediately.
“Who is this guy?” I thought. “He will be seeing a lot of high ball from Ben Hunt and Corey Norman today.”
But maybe the Dragons had done their homework and knew he was going to be a legend straight out of the gates and there was no point trying to rain bombs on the future of rugby league, and they’d need to look elsewhere for a chance to win.
Adam Doueihi starred at five-eighth for Wests Tigers as they claimed a 16-8 win over St George Illawarra to ease the pressure on coach Michael Maguire.
NRL superstar Latrell Mitchell is under fire for attempting to kick a rival player in the head during a match where he was reported for several dangerous plays.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs player is facing up to four games on the sidelines and $4200 in fines after being charged over three separate match incidents, including narrowly missing the head of Wests Tigers Luke Garner with his boot.
Mitchell has been hit with two dangerous contact charges as well as a contrary conduct charge for the kicking offence following his side s golden point win over the Tigers on Saturday.
The fullback faces a $2100 fine when he fronts the NRL judiciary for lashing out with his leg to shake the grip of Garner and attempting to kick the Tigers forward in the head in the process. An early guilty plea would cost him $1600.
Venue: Stadium Australia, Sydney
“I don’t think any of us thought he’d scored the try because he’s done that about four times for us in the last two years, and every time it’s been no try and he’s carried on like they were tries. We didn’t have much faith, but we’re believers now.”
Not that it needed it, but the Steeden squirting from Burgess s grasp added even more drama to the night, as Brooks sprinted the length to score what would have been his own match-winner.
Referee Gerard Sutton even went the whole way with the Tigers No.7 before the Bunker ruled Burgess s try legitimate, prompting Sutton to backtrack 100 metres to call one of the most remarkable games in some time.