Warriors rookie Zyon Maiu'u will have a case to answer after he was sent off for a dangerous hit on Wests Tigers recruit Declan Casey.
In the first half of trial match between the sides, Maiu'u made direct contact with the head of Casey who was knocked out from the force.
A significant delay followed with Casey taken off in a medicab.
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Once matters were taken care of with Casey, referee Chris Sutton was left with no choice but to send off Maiu'u, with the decision coming as a surprise to captain Marcelo Montoya.
"Sent off? Sent off?," he replied.
Despite Montoya's confusion, rugby league great Corey Parker believed the referee handled it well.
"It's been a bit of a rule over the last couple of seasons but explained very well there," he said on Fox League.
"Significant force, direct to the head … he's just overcooked it there, our thoughts with Declan Casey."
With a one-man advantage, the Tigers ended the first half leading 12-6.
Alex Seyfarth and Aidan Sezer were the tryscorers, while Jacob Laban went over for the Warriors.
The indiscretions weren't just from Maiu'u either, with Tigers rookie Samuela Fainu put on report for a high shot in the dying minutes of the first half.
Only a minute into the second half, Fainu was then sin binned for another high shot.
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