{"id":442847,"date":"2025-03-07T08:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442847"},"modified":"2025-03-07T21:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:14:50","slug":"star-tigers-recruit-facing-sanction-over-ugly-hair-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442847","title":{"rendered":"Star Tigers recruit facing sanction over ugly hair pull"},"content":{"rendered":"

J\ufeffack Bird<\/a> faces sanction for an ugly act after he was placed on report for pulling the hair of Newcastle's Phoenix Crossland.<\/p>\n

A number of incidents late in the first half between the Tigers and Knights<\/a> brought both sides together as tensions rose.<\/p>\n

With just over a minute left, Royce Hunt and Mat Croker came together aggressively at a scrum on halfway before Hunt was penalised.<\/p>\n

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"Hunt trying to wind down the clock a bit, bit of an agitator in the scrum there," Steve 'Blocker' Roach said on Fox League.<\/p>\n

The first tackle after the kick for touch brought Croker and Hunt together again before the Knights prop knocked the ball on when attempting to get up.<\/p>\n

Both sides then came together with Crossland and Bird in the middle of it.<\/p>\n

Bird wasn't put on report until the second half started though, with the Bunker spotting the incident.<\/p>\n

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The match started with Jarome Luai putting his fingerprints on the first Tigers try\ufeff as fellow new recruit Jeral Skelton scored in the corner.<\/p>\n

Adam Doueihi extended the lead to 8-0 with a penalty goal in the 28th minute with the score staying the same at half-time.<\/p>\n

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Knights coach Adam O'Brien was irate in the box on numerous occasions in the first half and no doubt had a stern message for his side.<\/p>\n

Whatever he said worked, with the Knights coming out of the sheds the better side.<\/p>\n

Fletcher Sharpe scored first before Greg Marzhew gave them the lead in the 66th minute. Newcastle finished 10-8 winners.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Knights had 15 errors to the Tigers' seven. The big statistic going against the Tigers was missed tackles, finishing with 50.<\/p>\n

\ufeffNewcastle will play the Dolphins next week while the Tigers play the Eels on Sunday March 15. Wests will likely have Bird available, based off previous sanctions for his offence.<\/p>\n

A number of hair-pulling incidents have dominated the headlines over the last two years. Blake Lawrie escaped suspension copped a $1800 fine last year<\/a> for his effort on Josh Aloiai. Tyson Frizell wasn't charged in 2023 when he was controversially penalised for a hair pull on Jarome Luai<\/a>. Former Knights captain Hannah Southwell was also warned after she was penalised in the 2023 NRLW grand final<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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