Jaw broken, star sin-binned in wild scenes

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The Cowboys volition apt request to find a stand-in fullback for circular three, with Scott Drinkwater surely facing respective weeks connected the sideline for a nasty clash that broke the jaw of Broncos winger Corey Oates arsenic Brisbane bushed North Queensland 28-16.

With the people locked astatine 10-all soon aft half-time, Oates was surging towards the enactment erstwhile helium was tackled by Drinkwater and skipper Chad Townsend.

Oates wasn't capable to crushed the ball, and instantly came to his feet clutching his jaw. Replays showed Drinkwater made small if immoderate wrapping question - his enarthrosis connected flush with Oates' jaw.

"His Broncos teammates travel implicit to observe and consecutive distant helium signaled no, helium has pointed to the close broadside of his face," Cameron Smith said successful commentary for Nine.

"It's a truly hard presumption that the fullbacks are enactment successful erstwhile they are coming crossed for that screen tackle.

"Corey Oates comes disconnected his near foot, he's carrying a batch of momentum to the effort line. Scott Drinkwater is trying to execute a tackle there, he's got it wrong.

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"He has made interaction with his head, each the players cognize they can't bash that these days."

Walsh rockets distant connected Broncos debut

Oates went consecutive up the tunnel, with confirmation coming shortly aft helium had suffered a breached jaw.

With Drinkwater disconnected the park, the Broncos scored doubly done Kotoni Staggs and Ezra Mam to instrumentality a 10-point lead.

A Jeremiah Nanai four-pointer kept the Cowboys successful touch, earlier Reece Walsh's archetypal effort arsenic a Bronco sealed the deal.

The 28-16 triumph sees the Broncos remain undefeated aft their archetypal 2 games.

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