Maroons champs have accused New South Wales of deliberately targeting Reece Walsh, after the young gun was knocked out in a sickening hit.
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i insists his knockout tackle on Reece Walsh was purely accidental, apologising to the whole of NSW after being sent off less than eight minutes into his State of Origin debut.
It leaves rugby union-bound Sua'ali'i facing up to the prospect he may have played his first and last game for his state. Prop Payne Haas, who plays club football with Walsh at Brisbane, was understanding as Sua'ali'i attempted to leave his mark."I hope Walshy's all right, he's my teammate at my club, so I hope he's all right.
"Everyone has seen it and it was unfortunate for Sua'ali'i making his debut," Maroons great Thurston said."It was direct, forceful contact to the head and they clearly had a target on … the officials had no other option." "When came back to the bench, I knew he was OK, but there's a safety protocol and there's a reason why guys don't play back-to-back games anymore.Maroons flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow switched from centre to fullback when Walsh went off and had a blinder, scoring three tries.Host Darcie McDonald is joined by Josh Mansour to bring you your daily dose of NRL conversation, tackling the big issues and the bigger moments throughout the week.
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