Mitch Barnett

2022 - 3 - 26

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NRL Newcastle Knights Mitch Barnett Inexcusable faces long ban (ESPN Australia)

Newcastle legend Andrew Johns has labelled Mitchell Barnett's elbow to Chris Smith's jaw an indefensible and inexcusable brain snap as the Knights forward ...

"I have a duty of care to opposition players and I understand that," Barnett said during the hearing. The back-rower said he only noticed Smith in his peripheral vision as he was focused on stopping the Panthers spreading the ball to the flank to score a try. Barnett was sent off in the Knights' 38-20 loss to the Panthers in Bathurst on Saturday and was referred straight to the judiciary on a dangerous contact charge.

Knights forward Mitch Barnett referred straight to the NRL judiciary ... (Newcastle Herald)

Barnett was dismissed by referee Peter Gough after a 32nd-minute collision that left Penrith forward Chris Smith with concussion. The match-review panel charged ...

'Brain explosion': Barnett banished for sickening stray elbow as ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Knights forward Mitch Barnett is looking at a decent suspension after elbowing Penrith's Chris Smith off the ball during the Panthers' 38-20 loss.

It was incorrectly ruled a knock-on but the Raiders had put the exclamation mark on a fine performance that will give them some welcome momentum early in the season. O’Brien added: “It was clear to see the area that was affected.” It looked all over for the home side as the Gold Coast continued their good early-season form behind strong work from their captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and back-rower Beau Fermor, who has shown impressive improvement in 2022. The Knights lost Kalyn Ponga before the game as he failed to overcome a knee injury a second straight week. Jarome Luai provided the first before the 20-year-old latched on to a Tago grubber. Under the new NRL judicial code, Barnett is likely to be hit with a striking or dangerous contact charge, which can carry a ban of 2-4 matches.

NRL: Newcastle Knights forward Mitch Barnett learns fate after 'ugly ... (The West Australian)

In Saturday's clash with the Penrith Panthers, Mitch Barnett became the first Newcastle Knights player to be sent off in almost a decade.

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'Doesn't need me kicking him': O'Brien and Cleary respond to ... (Fox Sports)

'Doesn't need me kicking him': O'Brien and Cleary respond to Knights star's 'unusual' send-off.

“It is definitely his jaw, but I don’t know. “It seems like every team at some stage is going to 12 men. “The angles were hard to see. We will just deal with it during the week. “I just don’t know. “I can’t talk about it because it is going to the judiciary, so I’ll leave it,” O’Brien said.

'Ugly, stupid, as cheap as it gets': Barnett referred straight to judiciary ... (The Roar)

Newcastle Knights forward Mitch Barnett has become the first player to be sent from the field in 2022 after a shocking elbow to the jaw of Panthers forward ...

Tex Hoy, Bradman Best and Enari Tuala all got over, and it was only when May completed his hat trick with three minutes remaining that the Panthers were truly safe. “I felt our intensity dropped when they went down to 12. Sent off I agree with and he will be spending a long, long time on the sidelines,” Cronk said. I don’t know how to explain that one. “It’s an unusual one. “He needs the support of his teammates.