Lomax surprised by reaction to 'banter'

Zac Lomax claims his post-try celebration that riled Tyson Frizell was just a joke between mates and he was surprised by the rough reaction he received from the Newcastle forward. Lomax was involved in one of the more bizarre scenes in St George Illawarra's win over the Knights on Sunday, jumping on former teammate Frizell after the Dragons scored a crucial try. "I am good mates with Friz," Lomax said. "You have seen how vital he is to the team so I just tried to get him off his game as much as possible. "It was a bit of friendly banter. It's all fun and games." "It was definitely the win we needed," Lomax said. "We get belief out of that and wanting to play for each other. We were lacking that, a bit of belief in each other (previously)." Dragons prop Francis Molo is also facing a fine after being charged with a grade one careless high tackle on Newcastle's Jacob Saifiti in the first half of Sunday's game.