Newcastle defeated Canberra 30-28 in their NRL elimination final, with Raider Jack Wighton charged for biting in his final game for club
Australian Associated Pressfinals with a nail-biting 30-28 extra time win after Raiders star Jack Wighton avoided a send-off for an alleged bite on Tyson Gamble.
But the biggest talking point from Sunday’s meeting in front of 29,548 at McDonald Jones Stadium will be the decision which allowed Wighton to stay on the field. Gamble made a tackle on Wighton in the 47th minute, climbing to his feet and alleging to referee Ashley Klein that he had been bitten on the arm.
Newcastle’s Tyson Gamble shows the referee an alleged bite mark from Raider Jack Wighton in their NRL elimination final in Newcastle.After Canberra rookie Hohepa Puru was taken for a head injury assessment and Greg Marzhew crashed in for the Knights after three minutes, it looked likely to be all one-way traffic in favour of the home side.
Soon afterwards a short goal-line drop-out found its way into the hands of Raiders rookie Trey Mooney, who carried three Newcastle defenders over the line for his first NRL try.
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