Raiders star in hot water over 'brutal' hit

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Raiders winger Jordan Rapana volition surely find himself successful blistery h2o aft a brutal enarthrosis complaint connected Cowboys weapon Scott Drinkwater.

In the 27th infinitesimal of their circular 1 clash successful Townsville, Rapana flattened the Cowboys fullback arsenic helium returned a kick.

Rapana appeared to marque small if immoderate effort to wrapper his arms successful the tackle, which smashed Drinkwater into the turf.

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Rapana past came successful with a swinging limb erstwhile Drinkwater was connected the ground, conscionable to marque matters worse.

In commentary for Fox Sports, Andrew Voss described the deed arsenic "brutal", portion Raiders large Mal Meninga admitted "he could beryllium successful a spot of trouble".

Surprisingly, Rapana was lone penalised for the hit, but volition apt look worse punishment astatine the hands of the lucifer reappraisal committee.

Despite lone being the archetypal round, Rapana has already been successful occupation with the judiciary this year, having been misdeed binned and fined for a precocious changeable connected Tigers weapon Adam Doueihi during trials.

He was deed with a people 1 complaint and fined $3000 aft accepting an aboriginal plea.

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