Bronco whacked with lengthy ban over raised knee

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UPDATE: Broncos guardant Marty Taupau has been handed a three-match prohibition for a raised genu that took retired Rabbitohs prima Campbell Graham connected Friday night.

Taupau was sent from the tract successful the 12th infinitesimal aft his genu connected precocious with Graham, who was attempting to halt the Broncos prima successful his path.

The incidental resulted successful Taupau being handed a people 3 unsafe interaction complaint and helium tin judge a three-match prohibition with an aboriginal plea. Taupau risks an other lucifer being added connected if helium opts to combat the complaint astatine the judiciary and fails.

The people astatine the clip of the incidental was 6-6 aft tries to Alex Johnston and Kotoni Staggs, but Taupau's deed didn't extremity up costing his broadside successful the extremity with the Broncos winning 36-20.

Broncos guardant Marty Taupau was sin-binned for this act. (Nine)

Rugby league fable Paul Vautin was shocked by Taupau's enactment connected archetypal vision.

"That was truly dangerous, helium looked similar helium was doing agelong jump, winding up to get to the sand, that could've truly wounded someone," helium said connected Nine's coverage.

"What is that? You can't bash that."

Queensland large Cameron Smith believed it was simply a hit-up gone wrong.

"He's raised the near genu but I deliberation he's conscionable mistimed his run, that can't beryllium intentional," helium said.

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"He's successful a spot of occupation but that can't beryllium intentional, he's conscionable got that full instrumentality tally wrong."

Following Taupau being sin-binned, Vautin agreed with Smith but condemned the act.

"It's decidedly dangerous, and I'm with you (Cam), I don't deliberation he's trying to bash it connected intent ... I don't cognize what he's trying to bash but you can't person that successful rugby league, you can't rise your knees similar that," helium said.

The Rabbitohs couldn't marque Brisbane wage for being a antheral down, and surprisingly, the Broncos were archetypal to people pursuing the incidental erstwhile Selwyn Cobbo went implicit successful the 23rd minute.

Graham past enactment his broadside up 14-12 close connected half-time, barging implicit the Broncos defence.

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The Broncos came retired firing successful the 2nd half, though, scoring 3 unanswered tries done Reece Walsh, Xavier Willison and Staggs to pb 30-14 aft 62 minutes.

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A Jesse Arthars sin-bin moments aboriginal for a precocious changeable connected Blake Taafe past gave the Rabbitohs a chance, with Isaiah Tass going implicit to marque it 30-20 with 10 minutes left.

Errors continued to beryllium costly for the Rabbitohs, and erstwhile Souths halfback Adam Reynolds sealed triumph with his ain effort to decorativeness the crippled astatine 36-20.

Vautin didn't clasp backmost erstwhile assessing the losing side's showing.

"Their show has been inept, very, precise mean with the ball, dropped it truthful galore times and virtually invited the Brisbane Broncos backmost into the match," helium said.

"The Broncos finished it disconnected nicely, large triumph by the Broncos."

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