You’d be hard-pressed to pick the most bewildering part of the match – the three failed head injury assessments, the send-off or the two players making their NRL returns after drugs bans, and that was just in the opening 40 minutes.
You’d be hard-pressed to pick the most bewildering part – the three failed head injury assessments, the send-off or the two players making their NRL returns after drugs bans, and that was just the opening 40 minutes.
Alarm bells were sounding for the Roosters when the Bulldogs scored in the opening minute. An error by Dominic Young, forced by Reed Mahoney, led to Blake Taaffe scoring from a scrum feed.Dominic Young is sent off after a high shot on Blake Taaffe.Sam Walker failed his head injury assessment after copping a stray leg to the head from Crichton, and that was when the Bulldogs were already 18-0 ahead.
Coach Trent Robinson looked on in disbelief from the safety of the coaches’ box. Already down 18 points, his team would have to play the remaining 53 minutes a man down. With Taaffe out of the game, Crichton got his long-awaited start at fullback. Reserve Toby Sexton was brought into the game, with the Bulldogs allowed to activate their 18th man due to foul play.
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