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MANLY players had to stop Ben Barba from reacting after the Canterbury ace was spat in the face following Friday night's drama-charged clash at Brookvale.
Barba and Bulldogs teammate Dene Halatau were walking up the players' race about five minutes after the fulltime siren when they were spat upon from above.
The Sunday Telegraph understands a person behind a wire cage spat at the pair, hitting Barba in the face and Halatau in the neck.
Channel 9's footage shows Barba reacting angrily towards one fan while the audio picks up someone yelling at the Bulldogs fullback: "F ... you. You wife beater".
Barba's partner Ainslie Currie vigorously denied claims back in February that the football star physically assaulted her when the couple broke up for a period.
Barba was then dragged into the dressing room area by Manly halfback and close friend Daly Cherry-Evans.
The sickening incident highlighted an ugly night, which also included:
* Manly prop George Rose struck in the back with a can thrown on to the field;
* Staff manning a Bulldogs merchandise van peppered with vile abuse;
* A Bulldogs official blowing a kiss at rabid Manly fans, infuriating them further;
* Manly players privately accusing Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds of launching himself into a forward roll to earn the match-winning penalty during extra time.
The NRL Integrity Unit is investigating the bitter aftermath, with operations boss Nathan McGuirk calling for witnesses to provide any clues to the identity of the spitter.
A witness has told The Sunday Telegraph that Barba needed to be calmed down.
"I saw Ben Barba look up angrily as he walked up the tunnel," said the witness, who declined to be named.
"It was clear he had been spat upon. He went to react, but then Daly Cherry-Evans grabbed him and pulled him up the tunnel.
"Dene Halatau was also spat upon."
Barba and Halatau reported the matter to Bulldogs officials as soon as they walked into the victorious away sheds.
Manly boss David Perry yesterday spoke with ground security, who are believed to have apprehended the person.
Possible video footage of the incident is also being sought from Channel Nine cameras.
Bulldogs centre Krisnan Inu took to Twitter shortly after fulltime to congratulate the security officer.
"S/O (shout out) to the seki's (security) who tamed that Derrick afta (sic) the game who spat on (Barba). go (sic) uppercut urself (sic) when u (sic) wake up from ur (sic) hangover," Inu tweeted.
While there were also reports of match officials ducking to avoid projectiles, McGuirk said no referees had made a complaint.
In a statement yesterday, Perry added: "The NRL is reviewing video and ground manager reports from last night's match and we totally support them in identifying and possibly banning any spectators where appropriate.
"Our supporters don't want to be associated with poor behaviour and, as a matter of process, we will review our own security measures."
Written by josh the **** massoud..
Barba and Bulldogs teammate Dene Halatau were walking up the players' race about five minutes after the fulltime siren when they were spat upon from above.
The Sunday Telegraph understands a person behind a wire cage spat at the pair, hitting Barba in the face and Halatau in the neck.
Channel 9's footage shows Barba reacting angrily towards one fan while the audio picks up someone yelling at the Bulldogs fullback: "F ... you. You wife beater".
Barba's partner Ainslie Currie vigorously denied claims back in February that the football star physically assaulted her when the couple broke up for a period.
Barba was then dragged into the dressing room area by Manly halfback and close friend Daly Cherry-Evans.
The sickening incident highlighted an ugly night, which also included:
* Manly prop George Rose struck in the back with a can thrown on to the field;
* Staff manning a Bulldogs merchandise van peppered with vile abuse;
* A Bulldogs official blowing a kiss at rabid Manly fans, infuriating them further;
* Manly players privately accusing Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds of launching himself into a forward roll to earn the match-winning penalty during extra time.
The NRL Integrity Unit is investigating the bitter aftermath, with operations boss Nathan McGuirk calling for witnesses to provide any clues to the identity of the spitter.
A witness has told The Sunday Telegraph that Barba needed to be calmed down.
"I saw Ben Barba look up angrily as he walked up the tunnel," said the witness, who declined to be named.
"It was clear he had been spat upon. He went to react, but then Daly Cherry-Evans grabbed him and pulled him up the tunnel.
"Dene Halatau was also spat upon."
Barba and Halatau reported the matter to Bulldogs officials as soon as they walked into the victorious away sheds.
Manly boss David Perry yesterday spoke with ground security, who are believed to have apprehended the person.
Possible video footage of the incident is also being sought from Channel Nine cameras.
Bulldogs centre Krisnan Inu took to Twitter shortly after fulltime to congratulate the security officer.
"S/O (shout out) to the seki's (security) who tamed that Derrick afta (sic) the game who spat on (Barba). go (sic) uppercut urself (sic) when u (sic) wake up from ur (sic) hangover," Inu tweeted.
While there were also reports of match officials ducking to avoid projectiles, McGuirk said no referees had made a complaint.
In a statement yesterday, Perry added: "The NRL is reviewing video and ground manager reports from last night's match and we totally support them in identifying and possibly banning any spectators where appropriate.
"Our supporters don't want to be associated with poor behaviour and, as a matter of process, we will review our own security measures."
Written by josh the **** massoud..
