{"id":388544,"date":"2024-04-27T09:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T09:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=388544"},"modified":"2024-04-27T13:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T13:05:06","slug":"poor-rookies-brain-fluff-stuns-cronk-meninga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=388544","title":{"rendered":"'Poor': Rookie's 'brain fluff' stuns Cronk, Meninga"},"content":{"rendered":"

League legend Cooper Cronk<\/a> believes Tigers<\/a> youngster Samuela Fainu \ufeffcost his side dearly when he was sin-binned for a bizarre brain fade during the team's loss to the Broncos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winger Corey Oates<\/a> caught a horrible Aidan Sezer kick on the full in the in-goal, resulting in a 20-metre restart.<\/p>\n

\ufeffAs Oates attempted to get back to the 20-metre line, Fainu tackled him with referee Grant Atkins given no choice but to put him in the sin bin.<\/p>\n

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Fainu's act came with Brisbane leading 4-0 in the first half\ufeff. Jock Madden then scored in the following set to make it 10-0.<\/p>\n

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"I\ufefft was extraordinary. I've never seen that in my life," league great Mal Meninga said at half-time on Fox League.<\/p>\n

"It's funny but it's poor," Cronk added.<\/p>\n

"If you don't know the rules and you're playing first grade and you cost your team, that's a bad choice. It's a brain fluff."<\/p>\n

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It wasn't the only costly moment for the Tigers with Apisai Koroisau denied a try by the Bunker in the 26th minute.<\/p>\n

The hooker was originally awarded a try after he stretched out his hand and put the ball down.<\/p>\n

However, the slightest separation was revealed in the replay, leading to the Bunker overturning \ufeffthe decision.<\/p>\n

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Cronk believes it should've been four points to the Tigers. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"I think it's a try. He does a great job to get there and \ufeffit does come away, there is separation from Api's hand here, but what else is he meant to do?" he said.<\/p>\n

\"Api<\/p>\n

"… He actually loses a \ufefflittle bit of separation but gets it back on before planting it back down."<\/p>\n

The agony continued for the Tigers, with Reece Walsh scoring on half-time to make it 16-0.<\/p>\n

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Brisbane went on a rampage in the second half, scoring three unanswered tries through Madden, Walsh and Payne Haas.<\/p>\n

The Tigers eventually got themselves on the board with Charlie Staines scoring a double.<\/p>\n

Brisbane's 34-10 win could have come at a cost with Adam Reynolds and Reece Walsh failing to finish the match after limping heavily in the final exchanges. Madden also left the field with a pectoral complaint.<\/p>\n

Koroisau couldn't finish the game either with a cork in his back. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Kotoni Staggs and Stefano Utoikamanu were also put on report during the match. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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