Coach fumes as star accused of 'refereeing'

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Cowboys manager Todd Payten has accused Eels halfback Mitchell Moses of "refereeing" aft Valentine Holmes was misdeed binned for a deed connected him.

After primitively leaving commentators successful awe for the changeable connected Moses, Holmes volition look scrutiny from the lucifer reappraisal committee for the tackle that resulted successful terrible punishment.

Holmes ran successful hard from the borderline and unopen disconnected a Moses play, but upon reappraisal the Bunker judged his interaction connected the halfback was "direct and forceful". The Cowboys went connected to decision the Eels 24-16.

While attempting to support his prima centre, Cowboys skipper Chad Townsend fumed erstwhile addressing referee Grant Atkins.

"It's a whiplash successful the tackle, it's a carnal sport, it's a collision athletics ... what is helium expected to bash sir?" helium asked.

Valentine Holmes was misdeed binned for this deed connected Mitchell Moses. (Kayo)

Post-game, Payten disagreed with the determination and was beardown with his view.

"I thought it was the incorrect call, decidedly wasn't forceful interaction to the caput due to the fact that the velocity that Val was coming in, to the velocity that Mitch was coming in, if that's forceful interaction past he's going to infirmary oregon he's going to get a HIA assessment," helium said.

"I thought it was bully interaction connected the shot and whiplash made it look worse than what it was and it was large refereeing by Mitch."

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At fractional time, rugby league Immortal Mal Meninga said helium was "not rather sure" astir the decision.

"The interaction is tremendous and it was a large antiaircraft read, I don't know, I deliberation Val's interaction created Mitchell's caput to spell backmost and travel guardant again ... it's an absorbing one, I'm not rather sure," helium said connected Fox League.

Fellow Queensland fable Cooper Cronk was confused implicit wherefore Moses wasn't sent for a caput wounded appraisal aft the incident.

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"The Bunker said nonstop and forceful, arsenic soon arsenic that connection is used, it's gone but past Moses isn't checked for HIA oregon gone for protocols truthful it's interesting," helium said.

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"I get wherefore they did it, it didn't look large and the interaction was horrific to beryllium just but Moses continued to play on."

The Cowboys continued to endure a fig of setbacks passim the match, with Griffin Neame going disconnected for a HIA aft the incidental and yet failing.

Star second-rower Jeremiah Nanai besides near the tract aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional with a enarthrosis ailment and failed to instrumentality to the field.

In further carnage, Eels weapon Shaun Lane suffered a dense concussion successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile connecting with Townsend's knee. In the aforesaid incident, Lane besides dislocated his elbow aft awkward contact.

Forward Ryan Matterson caused much interest for the Eels erstwhile helium was enactment connected study for falling connected the legs of Luciano Leilua successful a tackle.

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