NRL head of football Graham Annesley says Latrell Mitchell was lucky not to have been sent to the sin bin for starting a melee in last Friday’s win over the Knights, adding David Klemmer should not have been sent off for sparking the incident.
Tempers flared in the final few seconds of Friday’s fiery encounter in Newcastle when Klemmer and Rabbitohs forward Keaon Koloamatangi squared off like they were getting ready for a title bout at Madison Square Garden.
Stream every game of every round of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free During Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
Things appeared to cool off, but Klemmer was still fired up – he dropped an elbow on new recruit Daniel Suluka-Fifita from the very next carry.