Queensland skipper Daly Cherry-Evans tries to JUSTIFY Dane Gagai punching Matt Burton in the head in wild outburst to referee as he accuses NSW of cheating ‘all series’
- Captain said Blues had been taking out Maroons off the ball in all three games
- Cherry-Evans implied that Gagai was in the right for punching due to breaches
- Burton and Gagai were sin-binned just moments before he gave ref a spray
Maroons captain Daly-Cherry Evans told referee Ashley Klein that Dane Gagai was justified in punching Matt Burton repeatedly in the face because the Blues had been cheating ‘all series’ after his teammate was sin-binned during Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider.
The Queensland halfback was picked up on the ref’s microphone as he unleashed a fiery spray after the two brawlers got their marching orders just after the start of the second half.
Gagai punched Burton in retaliation when the NSW centre pushed Kalyn Ponga over to keep him out of the play after the fullback had made a huge line break.
A fired-up Cherry-Evans tells ref Ashley Klein that NSW has been cheating throughout the entire Origin series
The skipper said, ‘What did you expect to happen?’ as he justified Dane Gagai punching NSW star Matt Burton in the face
Burton threw punches of his own before Tino Fa’asuamaleaui put the Blues back in a choke hold and players from both sides ran in to the melee.
When Klein sent the pair from the field a furious Cherry-Evans said Burton’s hit on Ponga was an illegal tactic NSW had been using in all three Origin games.
‘All game and all series, they have taken us out off the ball. All series! All series!’ he shouted.
The skipper then implied Gagai was right to punch Burton by saying, ‘What did you expect to happen?’
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Source : dailymail
