Wayne Bennett is arguably the best man-manager in the game - but he got it very wrong in Friday night's fiery Rabbitohs v Roosters clash. In the most spiteful game of the year, a dreadful tackle by Souths superstar Latrell Mitchell shattered Joey Manu's cheekbone, ending his season. Mitchell got sin binned when he should clearly got sent off - and when he returned to the field the game became a bitter, angry affair. There were cheap shots, sledges and flare-ups - much of it because Mitchell had lost his cool. He scored a try and then slam-dunked the ball onto the turf in a belligerent manner and kept carrying on like an angry man. And this is where Bennett stuffed up - he should have taken Latrell off the field once it was obvious he had lost his composure. The Rabbitohs were a mile in front of the wounded Roosters and there was no need for him to stay on the paddock and dig himself into a deeper hole in the eyes of the public. Had Bennett hooked his star fullback, many of the ugly scenes we saw in the final 15 minutes would have been avoided.
What a load of dribble. You want to single out Latrell for an accidental hit . How about the other 100 + reckless high tackles through the year which. Oils of gone the same way . Or players gets binned multiple times in a game for reckless high shots and spear taclkles.
ReplyDeleteHe’s only fault is that he plays with passion. Our game is becoming a joke.
Reven you're right.... This new rules for the NRL is not making any sense at all... By the way you will see every single player when penalized will have thoughts... This is not helping the players but killing in the with short of breath when RESTART regulao.
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