{"id":121220,"date":"2021-08-29T21:22:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=121220"},"modified":"2021-08-29T23:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T23:59:29","slug":"how-bennett-failed-latrell-in-roosters-blow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=121220","title":{"rendered":"How Bennett failed Latrell in Roosters blow-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENNETT'S INACTION IN LATRELL BLOW-UP<\/h3>\n

Wayne Bennett is arguably the best man-manager in the game – but he got it very wrong in Friday night's fiery Rabbitohs v Roosters clash.<\/a><\/p>\n

In the most spiteful game of the year, a dreadful tackle by Souths superstar Latrell Mitchell shattered Joey Manu's cheekbone<\/a>, ending his season.<\/p>\n

Mitchell got sin binned when he should clearly got sent off<\/a> – and when he returned to the field the game became a bitter, angry affair.<\/p>\n

There were cheap shots, sledges and flare-ups – much of it because Mitchell had lost his cool.<\/p>\n

He scored a try and then slam-dunked the ball onto the turf in a belligerent manner and kept carrying on like an angry man.<\/p>\n

And this is where Bennett stuffed up – he should have taken Latrell off the field once it was obvious he had lost his composure.<\/p>\n

The Rabbitohs were a mile in front of the wounded Roosters and there was no need for him to stay on the paddock and dig himself into a deeper hole in the eyes of the public.<\/p>\n

Had Bennett hooked his star fullback, many of the ugly scenes we saw in the final 15 minutes would have been avoided.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/p>\n

PONGA, PEARCE LEADS KNIGHTS HOME<\/h2>\n

The Knights are now certain finalists following their last-gasp win over the Titans – but they need to be much better to match the premiership's big guns.<\/p>\n

For much of the 80 minutes, the Knights struggled for continuity and their attack was clumsy and out of synch.<\/p>\n

But so long as they have the guys I have dubbed 'The Two Ps' – Ponga and Pearce – the Knights have the strike power to be a threat.<\/p>\n

The pair were the shining lights in the hard-fought win – without them the Knights would have struggled to score a point.<\/p>\n

Ponga is a genuine superstar who can score a try out of nothing – as he did on Thursday night – and Pearce remains one of the NRL's best number sevens.<\/p>\n

\"Ponga<\/p>\n

DEARDEN BREAKS HUGE LOSING-STREAK<\/h2>\n

The player I'm happiest for after the weekend is little Cowboys number seven Tom Dearden.<\/p>\n

Dearden's confidence would have been at rock bottom after 25 straight losses over three seasons as a starting halfback at the Broncos and now Cowboys.<\/p>\n

But the youngster produced a man of the match performance to break his long losing streak in the Cowboys' impressive win over the hapless Dragons.<\/p>\n

Dearden scored one try, laid on several others and came up with some big plays in defence in a performance that would have seen him smiling for the first time in a long time.<\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

RAPANA STANDS TALL FOR RAIDERS<\/h2>\n

There are few better clubmen in the NRL than Raiders utility back Jordan Rapana.<\/p>\n

In a must-win game against the Warriors on Friday night, Rapana proved the difference.<\/p>\n

A noted try poacher, he scored the decisive try late in the Raiders' unconvincing 28-16 win.<\/p>\n

Throw in 225 running metres, a try assist and four goals as fill-in kicker, and it's easy to see why the under-rated flyer is so popular with fans in the ACT.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

VETERAN PLAYMAKERS SHINE LATE<\/h2>\n

Two veteran playmakers seemingly returned from the wilderness with their best displays in recent memory in the exciting Sharks – Broncos clash.<\/p>\n

Much-maligned Broncos million dollar man Anthony Milford, who was good the previous week, took his game to another level and was the most dangerous player on the park.<\/p>\n

He showed the sort of form that made the Broncos shell out massive dollars to sign him from Canberra years ago and almost got the young Broncos home.<\/p>\n

But some touches of class from his opposite, Matt Moylan, ensured the Sharks took the points.<\/p>\n

Moylan – like Milford the brunt of much criticism in recent years – started on the bench and wasn't quite as spectacular as the Broncos ace.<\/p>\n

But two or three touches of class from Moylan proved the difference as the Sharks hung on for a vital 24-16 win.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

EELS ENDS MELBOURNE'S STORM<\/h2>\n

There were some crazy scores over the weekend – none moreso than Parramatta's stunning upset over the Storm machine on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The Storm went into the game as unbackable favourites and the loss ended a run of 30 straight wins north of the NSW-Queensland border.<\/p>\n

Parra were great across the park but the try that decided the result came from an unlikely source – hooker Joey Lussick.<\/p>\n

The try was Lussick's first in the NRL for four years – and it was one he will never forget, ending the Storm's historic 19-match winning streak.<\/p>\n

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