Roosters enforcer Victor Radley will be sweating on the match review committee after he was sin-binned for a hip drop tackle on Bulldogs skipper Stephen Crichton.
The incident in the 73rd minute saw Radley leave his feet and leap on the back of Crichton before coming down on the back of his right leg as the Bulldogs centre winced in pain.
Warren Smith said on Fox League.
“He twisted his ankle as he’s tried to struggle for every centimetre there, Crichton,” Steve Roach said on Fox League.
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“Just trying to break tackles. An ankle injury there by the look of it. High sprain. Look at him fighting for every inch.”
“Connor Watson trying to hang on, re-grips and then Radley he just threw himself out the back there of Stephen Crichton,” Warren Smith said.
“And the bunker taking a look at that, talking to Grant Atkins. We’ll wait and see what they say.”
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“You’re in trouble if you come down on the back of the legs,” Roach said.
“It’s on report.”
“And Victor Radley goes to the sin bin,” Smith said.
“For a hip drop style tackle on Stephen Crichton, and it’s 13 vs 11.”
“He’s dropped on the back of one leg here,” Roach said.
“Gets beaten out of the tackle, and then you can see that’s pretty dangerous.
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“He just jumped in the air, left the ground completely, Radley, and his weight came down,” Smith said.
“Those lower legs on the legs of Crichton, and it was a very cumbersome, awkward-looking tackle.
“And I don’t think Roosters fans would have any complaints about that being a sin bin.”
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