{"id":196027,"date":"2022-02-10T23:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T00:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=196027"},"modified":"2022-02-12T00:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T00:58:33","slug":"ex-nrl-star-sent-off-on-debut-for-ugly-high-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=196027","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NRL star sent off on debut for ugly high shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dylan Napa<\/a>'s Super League debut has ended on a sour note, after the former Queensland State of Origin<\/a> forward was sent off for an ugly high shot.<\/p>\n

Napa, who joined Catalans from the Bulldogs<\/a> following the 2021 season, was given his marching orders late in the second half after flooring St Helens centre Mark Percival with a shoulder charge.<\/p>\n

"He's gone for this, clear contact with the head," said former Great Britain prop Barrie McDermott in commentary.<\/p>\n

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"He's going to see the judiciary panel quite a number of times this year. He's got to get that right.<\/p>\n

"Direct contact with the head, you just can't do it."<\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/p>\n

Lead caller Bill Arthur added: "It's worse every time you see it."<\/p>\n

St Helens won the match 28-8.<\/p>\n

Napa, who won an NRL premiership with the Roosters, is now facing an extended stint on the sideline.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the match, Catalans coach Steve McNamara said Napa had been playing well up until his send-off.<\/p>\n

"I thought he put himself about a lot, his physical presence has obviously been called for (but) much too high there at the end of the game, and he's paid the price for that," McNamara said.<\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/p>\n

"He'll learn a lot from it. I didn't see it too closely, I thought initially he'd hit the ball and gone up a little bit, but I'll have to look at it closely again."<\/p>\n

Mitchell Pearce was another making his debut for Catalans, and McNamara admitted the former Knights playmaker wasn't at his best.<\/p>\n

"I thought he was quiet tonight, the first 20-25 minutes we were OK defensively, but our attack never really got going. Plenty for him to work on."<\/p>\n

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