{"id":133680,"date":"2021-09-24T10:22:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=133680"},"modified":"2021-09-24T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:01:01","slug":"ref-slammed-as-concussed-manly-forward-staggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=133680","title":{"rendered":"Ref slammed as concussed Manly forward staggers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a non-stop narrative regarding trainer-gate during week two of the NRL finals, fans were left stunned when a clear head knock didn't lead to a stoppage in the Rabbitohs-Sea Eagles preliminary final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While attempting to make a tackle on Rabbitohs counterpart Mark Nicholls, Keppie's head collided with the South Sydney prop's hip and he was clearly dazed.<\/p>\n

"Keppie's copped a bad one there," said commentator Mat Thompson on Nine, before rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns said the Manly prop was "gone".<\/p>\n

\"Sean<\/p>\n

The incident comes less than a week after Penrith received a stoppage from referee Ashley Klein for a Mitch Kenny ankle injury.<\/p>\n

Tonight's play was eventually stopped when Rabbitohs winger Jaxson Paulo was held up over the line.<\/p>\n

Manly great Paul Vautin was fuming, citing the Kenny incident from the previous round.<\/p>\n

"This is a gee-up, Joey. Things have changed in a week, haven't they?" Vautin said.<\/p>\n

"Last week you had blokes going down with a bruised fingernail. The bloke's knocked out, he doesn't know where he is and the referee let play go on," Vautin said.<\/p>\n

Penrith's trainer, Pete Green, was fined and suspended for the remainder of the season<\/a> after it was determined that he had breached protocols during that moment.<\/p>\n

"He's wandering around like it's four in the morning," Johns added.<\/p>\n

"Keppie unsurprisingly failed his head injury assessment, leaving the Sea Eagles with 16 men for the remaining 70 minutes of the game."<\/p>\n

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