Eels winger Bailey Simonsson could possibly be in scorching water with the match evaluate committee after he was sin-binned for a late shot on James Tedesco that ended the Roosters skipper’s evening.
The incident within the twenty fourth minute noticed Tedesco move the ball to Daniel Tupou earlier than Simonsson hit Tedesco late and excessive along with his shoulder to the pinnacle, which resulted in a sin bin, whereas the Roosters skipper was ultimately dominated out for the remainder of the sport.
“Tedesco has worn one on the again of that tip on to Tupou,” Warren Smith stated.
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“Simonsson has a difficulty as does James Tedesco. However Bailey Simonsson with that contact might have a giant drawback.
“It regarded just like the shoulder made contact definitely with the jaw. Simonsson off the again of that’s despatched to the sin bin.”
Greg Alexander famous Simonsson ran the danger after charging in to cease the strive.
“Simonsson capturing out of the road to close the play down,” Alexander stated.
“He got here dashing in and simply turned the physique sideways.”
Talking within the post-match press convention, Roosters coach Trent Robinson stated he was “ropeable” the Eels winger wasn’t despatched off, however upon reflection was “50/50” in regards to the name.
“It was disappointing to lose Teddy so early, and the contact yeah I don’t know to be trustworthy, I used to be anticipating a ship off to be trustworthy, I used to be ropeable on the time that it wasn’t a ship off,” Robinson stated.
“Then I checked out it after the sport and I used to be a bit extra type of 50/50 about what I assumed and I took a while to take a look at it.
“I assume that’s the place it ended up.”
Robinson additionally stated he would “sit on the fence” concerning penalties for gamers who hit their opponents excessive.
“I don’t need to discuss that incident particularly, as a result of I do know Simonsson, he didn’t go away the bottom and all that,” Robinson stated.
“However Teddy is now out for 2 weeks, and it was excessive contact so based mostly on the place we’re at for the time being, they’ll must tell us if that was 10 minutes or a ship off.
“The place we have to get to, I don’t know, I’ll sit on the fence for this one.”
“It’s the primary time that’s it has occurred now the place I knew that I had misplaced him for 2 weeks, in order that wasn’t an incredible feeling.
“The very first thing was I wished to ensure he was okay, he regarded fairly good in there.”
Lara Pitt additionally questioned Michael Ennis on the contentious hit at halftime.
“The massive information at halftime is that the Roosters skipper James Tedesco has been dominated out of this contest, with Joseph Suaalii shifting to fullback, however is Bailey Simonsson in some strife for this hit?” Pitt requested on Fox League.
“He’s,” Michael Ennis replied.
“I actually like Bailey. I’ve coached Bailey at Parramatta and at Canberra and there’s simply no dirtiness in Bailey in any respect.
“However he got here in and landed along with his shoulder and hit James Tedesco within the head and I assumed he was fortunate to not be despatched off to be trustworthy.
“I don’t suppose there was malice in it, but it surely was direct contact to the pinnacle and with what we’ve seen, it’s one thing we try to stamp out of the sport.
“Clearly he went off for the sin bin and Tedesco gained’t return, however I assumed Simonsson was fortunate to remain on the sector.”
Dragons utility Moses Mbye agreed there was no malice, however conceded Simonsson’s sort out went flawed.
“There was no malice in it, but it surely was a kind of ones that has simply gone flawed,” Mbye stated.
“10 minutes you aren’t going to leap up and down about it, however on the optimistic facet you get to see Suaalii return to fullback and geez he had a giant first half.”
Initially printed as ‘Ropeable on the time’: Eels flyer in strife over ugly Tedesco hit… however Robbo’s on the fence
