Canterbury player Kurt Mann has shared a photo of the shocking aftermath of a ‘clip’ to his head during the Bulldogs’ win over the Dragons on Saturday.
Mann’s eye appeared swollen directly after the match, having suffered the knock while trying to stop rampaging Dragons winger Christian Tuipulotu.
He made light of the injury at the time when asked about it in the press conference.
‘End of the second half, Tuipulotu in the corner … there was a little line break back there, I just got caught, just got clipped on the way past,’ Mann said.
‘It’s not as bad as it looks though.’
On Sunday, Mann posted a photo to Instagram showing the extent of the damage.
Kurt Mann has shared a photo of the shocking aftermath of a ‘clip’ to his head during the Bulldogs’ win over the Dragons
Mann joked with his followers ‘Does it still look worse than it is?’
‘Does it still look worse than it is,’ Mann he wrote.
Meanwhile, Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton has escaped a ban and, fitness pending, will be free to face the Gold Coast after his sloppy tackle attempt led to a St George Illawarra penalty try.
The Samoan international was placed on report after his knees made contact with Christian Tuipulotu as he attempted to cross the line in the Bulldogs’ 28-20 NRL win on Saturday.
The former Penrith premiership centre on Sunday copped a grade one dangerous contact charge and can accept an $1800 fine with an early guilty plea.
It leaves him free to face Gold Coast on Sunday, providing he has overcome the issues that saw him finish Saturday’s clash on the sideline.
Crichton was visibly in discomfort as he was tended to by a trainer as the Dogs held off a fast-finishing home side, the captain then failing to front the customary post-match press conference.
Coach Cameron Ciraldo downplayed concerns, saying it was simply a case of lower-body cramping.
Mann suffered the knock while trying to stop Dragons winger Christian Tuipulotu
Fellow Bulldog Jacob Preston was also offered a fine for a dangerous contact charge, as was Dragon Emre Guler for his hip-drop tackle on Preston.
Dragons outside back Mathew Feagai will also cop a fine for his contact on Bronson Xerri, and in Saturday’s other game North Queensland’s Karl Lawton received the same punishment for his contact on Manly’s Reuben Garrick.
