The Sydney Roosters lead the Dolphins 30-6 in their crucial clash at Suncorp Stadium after four sin bins rocked a fiery clash.
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The high-stakes Dolphins-Roosters clash has descended into an 11-on-11 shootout just 10 minutes into their Suncorp Stadium stoush.
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And volatile forward Spencer Leniu was in the thick of it.
A Dolphins win would all but secure their maiden finals premiership while a Roosters victory would give them a chance to crack the eight.
But the outcome is further from the mind after Leniu shockingly squared up his Dolphins opponents after Mark Nawaqanitawase scored his second try.
“That’s ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous behaviour from Spencer Leniu,” said Warren Smith on Fox League.
“I’m stunned,” Michael Ennis added.
As Leniu, Roosters teammate Naufahu Whyte, and Dolphins duo Aublix Tawha and Francis Molo were all sin-binned for their part in the scrap.
It came just two minutes after both clubs were warned for coming together when Leniu injected himself into another scrap, running 15m to make a point against Kurt Donoghue and Tawha.
“There’s no question, we spoke a minute ago,” said referee Gerard Sutton.
The Roosters lost Siua Wong from the ensuing kick-off, knocked out after coming off second best from a massive hit from Donoghue.
Controversially, Wong failed a head injury assessment while Donoghue passed an on-field assessment.
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TEAMS
Dolphins team: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Max Feagai 4. Tevita Naufahu 5. Jake Averillo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Francis Molo 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 15. Aublix Tawha 12. Oryn Keeley 16. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 13. Kurt Donoghoe 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Connelly Lemuelu 14. Ray Stone 17. Josh Kerr. 18th man: 22. Trai Fuller
Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Hugo Savala 7. Sam Walker 17. Spencer Leniu 14. Benaiah Ioelu 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Connor Watson 13. Victor Radley 15. Egan Butcher 16. Salesi Foketi. 18th man: 18. Ethan King
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