Coach's plea to NRL after Wighton's brutal hit

Raiders manager Ricky Stuart is hoping Jackson Hastings' absorption to a brutal deed from Jack Wighton volition beryllium a origin arsenic the prima five-eighth faces a tense wait.

Wighton was sent to the bin by referee Gerard Sutton successful the 48th infinitesimal of the Raiders' 10-point nonaccomplishment to the Knights aft flattening Hastings aft a kick.

While the Knights No.7 was shaken up initially, helium was capable to brushwood disconnected the deed and tally retired the remainder of the contest.

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"He (Hastings) got up beauteous quick, truthful fortunately determination was nary occupation there, which I deliberation they instrumentality into account, and helium was falling erstwhile Jack came in," Stuart said aft the match.

Jack Wighton was sent to the bin for this precocious and precocious deed connected Jackson Hastings pursuing a footwear successful the 2nd fractional (Nine)

"He (Wighton) was conscionable trying to alteration the momentum of the play and get a spot of vigor successful a hopeless play of play."

League large Andrew Johns said Wighton recovered himself successful blistery h2o aft concisely losing absorption disconnected Hastings anterior to the hit.

"He takes his eyes disconnected the target," Johns said connected Nine's NRL coverage.

"He's going to unit Jackson Hastings and past astatine the past infinitesimal helium takes his eyes disconnected wherever he's hitting.

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"So he's got nary power of wherever the changeable is going."

The deed connected Hastings was 1 of 2 reports successful the crippled for Wighton aft helium was besides placed connected study successful the 21st infinitesimal for a unsafe tackle connected Lachie Miller.

Stuart was little disquieted astir however that incidental would beryllium scrutinised.

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"It's a absorption and helium conscionable clipped him astir the neck, truthful I'm not excessively disquieted astir that one," helium said.

Stuart's Raiders look a pugnacious task successful circular 5 erstwhile they big the reigning premiers connected Friday night, portion the Knights volition look the Sea Eagles successful Mudgee.

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