The Warriors will be sweating on a tackle from Marata Niukore that saw him sin-binned and placed on report early in the clash against the Knights on ANZAC Day.
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In just the second minute of the clash Niukore caught Knights centre Bradman Best on the chin with his shoulder forcing a penalty against the Warriors.
Referee Wyatt Raymond wasted no time in sending Niukore to the sin bin
“It is direct contact straight to the head with moderate force from the shoulder, so he’s on report and he’s in the bin,” Raymond said.
Steve Roach had no argument with the sin bin decision.
“You have just got to be so careful with the way the game is played,” Roach said.
“There is not much room for error there with the tackle over the top.
“But they have set the edict now that if you tackle high and with direct contact you will go straight to the sin bin, so at least we all know the rules now.”
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Moments later in the fifth minute Knights prop Leo Thompson was sent to the sin bin and placed on report for a high shot on Rocco Berry.
“Here we go again,” Andrew Voss said.
“Direct moderate force, no mitigation, on report and in the bin,” Raymond said.
“He knew it, he was off before the referee even said it and now it is 12 on 12,” Voss said.
“What an opening to this game. Niukore sin-binned in the second minute and Thompson in the fifth.”
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