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Bloody row mars victory
By Dean Ritchie
March 14, 2005
MANLY hooker Shayne Dunley will have blood tests today in a dramatic postscript to the opening round of the National Rugby League.
Irate ... Dunley was irate at having to pack down against Fien's bloody face. Pic AAP
Week one of the 2005 competition ended in controversy last night when Manly officials expressed anger that Dunley had been splattered by the blood of his New Zealand Warriors opponent Nathan Fien.
The incident overshadowed a stirring win for the Sea Eagles in Auckland. Fien suffered a nasty head cut during the game and despite receiving treatment he still bled profusely while on the field.
Manly will lodge a formal complaint with the NRL about the incident while furious Manly players will approach the players association to table their own protest.
The drama reached boiling point when Manly players discussed not packing into a scrum against the Warriors.
Dunley complained to referee Sean Hampstead during the match after he was left covered in Fien's blood from a scrum.
"Shayne Dunley was covered in blood. He asked the referee but nothing was done. It isn't right," Manly coach Des Hasler said.
NRL chief executive David Gallop, who was in Auckland, discussed the situation with Manly officials in the dressing room after the final whistle.
The Sea Eagles' victory capped an exciting round one with the Bulldogs, Parramatta, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla, Brisbane and Melbourne also winning although Andrew Johns' return to football was forgettable as the Newcastle Knights lost 48-10 to Melbourne Storm.
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I thought this was pretty interesting. I knew the match was pretty aggressive, but I didnt know it was that rough.
By Dean Ritchie
March 14, 2005
MANLY hooker Shayne Dunley will have blood tests today in a dramatic postscript to the opening round of the National Rugby League.
Irate ... Dunley was irate at having to pack down against Fien's bloody face. Pic AAP
Week one of the 2005 competition ended in controversy last night when Manly officials expressed anger that Dunley had been splattered by the blood of his New Zealand Warriors opponent Nathan Fien.
The incident overshadowed a stirring win for the Sea Eagles in Auckland. Fien suffered a nasty head cut during the game and despite receiving treatment he still bled profusely while on the field.
Manly will lodge a formal complaint with the NRL about the incident while furious Manly players will approach the players association to table their own protest.
The drama reached boiling point when Manly players discussed not packing into a scrum against the Warriors.
Dunley complained to referee Sean Hampstead during the match after he was left covered in Fien's blood from a scrum.
"Shayne Dunley was covered in blood. He asked the referee but nothing was done. It isn't right," Manly coach Des Hasler said.
NRL chief executive David Gallop, who was in Auckland, discussed the situation with Manly officials in the dressing room after the final whistle.
The Sea Eagles' victory capped an exciting round one with the Bulldogs, Parramatta, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla, Brisbane and Melbourne also winning although Andrew Johns' return to football was forgettable as the Newcastle Knights lost 48-10 to Melbourne Storm.
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I thought this was pretty interesting. I knew the match was pretty aggressive, but I didnt know it was that rough.
