.NRLKnights forward Jack Hetherington has avoided scrutiny from the match review committee after slapping a rival player mid-game for the second time in three weeks. NRL 7NEWS
match review committee opted not to charge Hetherington despite the slap being his second in the space of a month.centre Izack Tago the same treatment in round 17 and was sin-binned on that occasion but also dodged scrutiny from the match review committee.
Jack Hetherington received 10 minutes in the sin-bin for his slap on Wests Tigers five-eighth Will Smith.After the defeat of the Tigers, Knights coach Adam O’Brien said he would address the incident with Hetherington.“He’s not a silly boy. “But he’ll understand that we have to be better. I’ll leave him alone this weekend and I’ll talk to him on Monday.”
Knights captain and fullback Kalyn Ponga was the star of the show as he guided Newcastle to a crucial win that keeps their NRL finals hopes alive and puts their rivals at serious risk of claiming back-to-back wooden spoons. A clash with the 14th-placed Knights appeared the Tigers’ best chance in weeks to snare their fourth win of 2023 and ensure they would finish round 20 on level points with 16th-placedAfter trailing 18-0 at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night, the Tigers did well to close the margin to four points in the second half as rookie fullback Jahream Bula grabbed a try-scoring double.
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