{"id":283740,"date":"2023-04-06T12:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=283740"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:59:03","slug":"silly-radley-mistake-costs-chooks-in-big-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=283740","title":{"rendered":"'Silly' Radley 'mistake' costs Chooks in big loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roosters<\/a> coach Trent Robinson was "very frustrated" but refused to publicly lambast firebrand star Victor Radley<\/a> for a costly mistake that helped Melbourne to a big win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Storm ran out 28-8 victors at AAMI Park on Thursday night, but the runaway began when the Chooks were in front 8-6 midway through the first half.<\/p>\n

Radley rushed out of the defensive line to put pressure on opposition five-eighth Cameron Munster<\/a>, but ended up putting the shoulder into his opponent well after the latter had passed the ball.<\/p>\n

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Radley was rightly sin-binned by referee Ashley Klein for what Cameron Smith labelled a "lazy" play.<\/p>\n

"You can't do that. That was late. It's just silly," Andrew Johns said on Nine.<\/p>\n

"You see Munster passes, (then) he relaxes."<\/p>\n

\"Roosters<\/p>\n

Melbourne great Billy Slater reckoned it could have warranted a send off.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"He's lucky it was just 10 minutes in the bin," Slater said.<\/p>\n

"That was really late and there was no attempt to tackle."<\/p>\n

His Chooks were leading 8-6, but in the time the feisty lock was off the field Melbourne struck twice, through Nick Meaney and then Munster.<\/p>\n

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Meaney converted both tries and by the time Radley's punishment was up, the Storm led 18-8.<\/p>\n

\ufeffRadley cut a dejected figure when Nine's cameras spied him in the dressing rooms at half time.<\/p>\n

\"Roosters<\/p>\n

"I think the Roosters will be frustrated. He threw a forward pass just before this," Brad Fittler said.<\/p>\n

After the game – which the Roosters lost badly – Robinson was asked if the sin-bin frustrated him.<\/p>\n

"Very. Really frustrated," Robinson said.<\/p>\n

"We got some things (sent) out this week from the NRL… you can't do that. If that happened to (Luke Keary) I would be really frustrated.<\/p>\n

"It wasn't necessary. And it wasn't the end of the world at the same time.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Robinson was given the chance to give Radley a public smack-down, but the coach opted to instead back his player.<\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

Radley has a history of foul play which has landed him several sin-bins and suspensions in the past.<\/p>\n

"I want him to fix it, but not dwell on it," Robinson said.<\/p>\n

"He's made some really good progressions this year, so he's not going to go back to zero on the stuff that he's got under control.<\/p>\n

"He's playing good minutes, he's got good time, he has good vision of play.<\/p>\n

"He made a mistake there, but we won't dwell on it for too long.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

The Roosters \ufeffplay the Sharks next week, while the Storm travel north for the famed Battle of Brookvale against Manly<\/p>\n

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