LIVE: Origin villain sparks melee after 'awkward' tackle

Harry Grant and Jarome Luai person travel unneurotic successful a fiery speech aft Jarome Luai was enactment connected study for tackling Jahrome Hughes disconnected a kick.

The ruling was putting Hughes successful a unsafe position. 

Nick Meaney kicks the punishment extremity to springiness the Storm the lead. 

"There's thing incorrect with that, helium doesn't spell astatine the legs, it's not late, it's simultaneous, helium hits the shoulder, the arms are wrapped around. Yeah helium puts him successful an awkward presumption but there's thing amerciable successful it," NRL Immortal Andrew Johns said connected Nine's coverage.

Queensland large Billy Slater provided clarification connected the ruling.

"Theoretically there's thing truly incorrect with the tackle but helium enactment him successful a unsafe position, that's the ruling this year. You tin astir not deed a kicker these days ... unluckily for Jarome Luai, Jahrome Hughes was enactment successful an awkward position," helium said.