A fiery altercation between Tigers five-eighth Brandon Wakeham and Manly ahead Josh Aloiai occurred within the tunnel of Campbelltown Sports Stadium after the Sea Eagles’ 22-16 win.
The incident occurred an hour after the sport completed, with Aloiai asking Wakeham to “come around the corner” if he needed to “talk s**t,” in line with the Nine papers.
Wakeham had simply been interviewed by a reporter when he was approached by Aloiai.
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Aloiai needed to be restrained by his teammates and brought again to the shed earlier than Wakeham entered the Sea Eagles sheds to confront the Manly again rower.
Aloiai reportedly took exception to Wakeham’s conduct on the sphere, the place he appeared to taunt Manly debutant Sameula Fainu after Tigers centre Starford To’a crossed for a sixty fourth minute attempt.
That incident sparked an on-field melee the place Fainu’s jersey was eliminated.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au