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Sydney Roosters doctor John Orchard launched an exceptional spray at Cronulla after struggling to treat several injured players during their 18-4 loss at Toyota Stadium on Sunday.
Centre Kane Linnett suffered a dislocated shoulder as he scored a try in the first half, while forward Tom Symonds and a Toyota Cup player both suffered compound fractures that needed treatment.
But Orchard, who addressed the media unsolicited moments before the start of the Cronulla post-match conference, said he was unable to treat the players properly due to inadequate medical facilities.
"They were conditions that were far worse than Henson Park (where Newtown play in the NSW Cup)," Orchard said.
"It's not up to NRL standard and someone needs to do something about it.
"It is unbelievable that you can have a professional sport where they don't have a medical room to treat players in the away change room.
"We're not happy about it. It needs to be addressed because it's not up to what's needed in professional sport."
Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce said it was unacceptable to have facilities that didn't offer a medical room for visiting teams, and said he expected the NRL to look into it during the week.
Cronulla football manager Darren Mooney was unaware of the drama when asked after the game.
"That's the first I've heard of that. No other club has complained about our medical facilities in my time here so I'll investigate that during the week," Mooney said.
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Centre Kane Linnett suffered a dislocated shoulder as he scored a try in the first half, while forward Tom Symonds and a Toyota Cup player both suffered compound fractures that needed treatment.
But Orchard, who addressed the media unsolicited moments before the start of the Cronulla post-match conference, said he was unable to treat the players properly due to inadequate medical facilities.
"They were conditions that were far worse than Henson Park (where Newtown play in the NSW Cup)," Orchard said.
"It's not up to NRL standard and someone needs to do something about it.
"It is unbelievable that you can have a professional sport where they don't have a medical room to treat players in the away change room.
"We're not happy about it. It needs to be addressed because it's not up to what's needed in professional sport."
Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce said it was unacceptable to have facilities that didn't offer a medical room for visiting teams, and said he expected the NRL to look into it during the week.
Cronulla football manager Darren Mooney was unaware of the drama when asked after the game.
"That's the first I've heard of that. No other club has complained about our medical facilities in my time here so I'll investigate that during the week," Mooney said.
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