Stephen Crichton

2022 - 7 - 24

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Stephen Crichton gets smashed in crunching tackle by Dale ... (Daily Mail)

Stephen Crichton felt the full force of a Dale Finucane tackle as Penrith came from behind to defeat Cronulla in a blockbuster showdown on Saturday.

'[Finucane] Clearly [made] contact with the head. That was like a car crash. Tempers flared after the tackle left Crichton on the turf as the doctors attended to him The Sharks lock came flying off the line and smashed Crichton with a bone-rattling tackle, which sent the Panthers centre flying into the turf. Stephen Crichton felt the full force of a Dale Finucane tackle as Penrith came from behind to defeat Cronulla in a blockbuster showdown on Saturday. - Dale Finucane smashed Stephen Crichton with a brutal tackle in the second half

GRAPHIC WARNING: 'Like a car crash' — NRL star off to plastic ... (Fox Sports)

Sharks skipper Dale Finucane escaped on-field sanction for a controversial tackle on Panthers star Stephen Crichton in Penrith's 20-10 win over the Sharks.

“He is not a dirty player. It’s weird that that’s ok,” coach Ivan Cleary told reporters. That was like a car crash. “I don’t think he knew where he wanted to hit him. “It was round house stuff. He just launched at Crichton.

Penrith star suffers horror injury in ugly hit (Wide World of Sports)

Stephen Crichton required stitches to put his ear back together after a crunching hit from Dale Finucane.

He added that Finucane's evasion of punishment was not a good look. "I don't know if you've seen his ear? "I don't think he knew where he wanted to hit him. Cronulla failed to score again for the rest of the match. "He is just so tenacious Dale Finucane. He has got no respect for his body. He just wanted to hit him.

'Like a car crash': Crichton injury angers Panthers (NRL.COM)

The Panthers believed action should have been taken against Dale Finucane over a sickening head clash that left Stephen Crichton requiring emergency surgery ...

It is just weird that that is okay but the mildest of taps, sometimes, is not okay." “It was a big head clash from what I saw," Fitzgibbon said. “I wasn’t on the field but they were obviously asking the question," he said. "I am not exactly sure of interpretations but that is clearly contact with the head. He has seen better days but he is in good spirits." "If you have seen his ear, it is like a car crash," Panthers coach Ivan Cleary said.

NRL star learns fate after sickening hit (NEWS.com.au)

Cronulla Sharks star Dale Finucane has learnt his fate after his sickening hit on Penrith Panthers opponent Stephen Crichton.

It wasn’t enough to change the result for us.” “I don’t think he knew where he wanted to hit him. “He is not a dirty player. He just wanted to hit him. On Sunday morning however the NRL match review committee saw it differently with Finucane handed a grade-three dangerous contact charge. He just launched at Crichton.

Cronulla's Dale Finucane facing three week ban for Stephen ... (The Western Weekender)

Cronulla Sharks forward Dale Finucane is facing a three week suspension after being hit with a Dangerous Contact charge stemming from an incident involving ...

It’s weird that that is okay, but the mildest of taps sometimes isn’t okay.” But that is currently the game and interpretations. “Critta is not in a great way.

Dale Finucane facing three-match NRL ban for 'nasty' hit on Stephen ... (ABC News)

Cronulla forward Dale Finucane may miss as many as three matches for making dangerous contact with Stephen Crichton, despite escaping on-field sanction for ...

It is just weird that that is OK but the mildest of taps, sometimes, is not OK." "I am not exactly sure of interpretations but that is clearly contact with the head. The tackle came across as a bit careless, but ultimately it was just a head clash.

Stephen Crichton