Jackson Hastings

There were spicy scenes at full-time after Wests Tigers stars confronted Newcastle Knights player Jackson Hastings after a spiteful 14-12 loss.

They brought me back from England and gave me a chance in the NRL. If they want to talk, they can talk but I’m just here to play football.” “I’ve said all along, I’ve got nothing but respect for the Tigers, their fans, the players — they gave me a chance. [Hastings reportedly was moved on after being deemed “hard to handle”](https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/hard-to-handle-reasons-for-jackson-hastings-tigers-exit-amid-fallout-with-tim-sheens/news-story/fde59c7dae1ba50399409b89f75c608f) by the Tigers. It’s not up to me to talk in the media, it’s my job to come out here and play football. “It’s not up to me to talk. I’m not here to badmouth no one. I can see why he would be frustrated. After the game, Hastings spoke to Fox Sports’ Jake Duke and praised his coach and his teammates after the match and made a point not to criticise the Tigers. “Full credit to these boys the Tigers, I’m friends with a lot of them, they’ve been through a lot of hard stuff, but just lucky to get the win,” he said. Hastings said after the game he didn’t think he had clipped him and said “I’ll say sorry after this, it was a pure accident.” [forced him out at the end of last season ](https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/hard-to-handle-reasons-for-jackson-hastings-tigers-exit-amid-fallout-with-tim-sheens/news-story/fde59c7dae1ba50399409b89f75c608f)in a trade for David Klemmer.

Jackson Hastings might have got one over on his former side on Sunday afternoon - but there was certainly plenty of feeling involved in Newcastle's brave ...

[A new history starts now in the Stan Original Documentary Series Dawn Of The Dolphins. [Jackson Hastings](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/jackson-hastings-lifts-lid-wests-tigers-halves-battle/ehahaia7o3l7d9z5echrvnjg) might have got one over on his former side on Sunday afternoon - but there was certainly plenty of feeling involved in Newcastle's brave victory. Tommy’s got a broken nose, so it was high. He failed his HIA, so I lose him next week – do you think I’m happy? “He came at me and was well within his rights after getting hit like that. [The visitors lost Kalyn Ponga and Jayden Brailey to HIAs](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/kalyn-ponga-concussion-nrl-2023-newcastle-knights-adam-obrien/u5y3n5gj7svw2npxxypznq2a), while the Knights also spent a large portion of the game with 12 men on the field following a sin-bin and a send-off for Dom Young and Jacob Saifiti.

Jackson Hastings' attempted apology to former team-mate Tommy Talau hasn't gone to plan after the young centre pushed the halfback during the post-match ...

Get everything you need, from team lists, fixtures, statistics and a profile on every single player in the competition in our [2023 NRL Season Guide](https://www.zerotackle.com/product/2023-nrl-season-guide/?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=bottom). [Zero Tackle Season Guide](https://www.zerotackle.com/product/2023-nrl-season-guide/?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=bottom) is back! “I had no issue with Tommy's reaction. “Last year I was out for six months with an accident … I would be pretty filthy myself. “He came at me and was well within his rights after getting hit like that.