Sea Eagle's nervy wait after high shot sparks scuffle

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Manly second-rower Dean Matterson has a tense hold connected his hands aft clobbering Penrith back-rower Liam Martin with a precocious changeable during the Sea Eagles' nonaccomplishment to the Panthers connected Thursday night.

Tensions boiled implicit aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional astatine Brookvale Oval erstwhile Matterson, the younger member of Parramatta's Ryan Matterson, collected Martin precocious with a swinging arm.

While Matterson was not sent to the misdeed bin, the 25-year-old was reported and is present waiting for a verdict from the lucifer reappraisal committee.

Andrew Johns pointed retired that Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards, 1 of the astir mellow characters successful the NRL, fired up astatine Matterson erstwhile helium deed Martin high.

"Dylan Edwards, he's not a subordinate to truly react," Johns said connected the Nine broadcast.

Manly's Dean Matterson was reported for clobbering Penrith's Liam Martin with a precocious changeable connected Thursday night. (Nine)

A big of players from some sides rushed successful for immoderate propulsion and shove but it rapidly fizzled out.

In the aforesaid tackle, Manly's Ben Trbojevic copped a genu to the caput from teammate Aaron Woods.

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He near the tract for a caput wounded appraisal and didn't return, earlier Sea Eagles manager Anthony Seibold revealed successful his property league that helium would not look the Warriors adjacent week.

Trbojevic was the unfortunate of a precocious changeable a week earlier when Roosters prop Nathan Brown caught him high, resulting successful a send-off.

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