Brisbane Broncos NRLW star Ashleigh Werner despatched off for allegedly biting Roosters opponent – because the stunning act makes undesirable footy historical past

Brisbane winger Ashleigh Werner has made historical past in her debut NRLW match for biting reverse quantity Jayme Fressard in a 36-18 win by the Sydney Roosters on the opening day of competitors.

Werner grew to become the competitors’s first ever ship off when she was given her marching orders for the alleged chew halfway by the second half.

Fressard had her arm wrapped round Werner’s face whereas making a sort out and instantly reeled away in apparent ache.

The Bunker reviewed the incident and will see that Werner had clamped her mouth across the arm of her rival, leaving referee Wyatt Raymond with no alternative however to ship her off.

‘The Bunker has reviewed it. The hand goes into the mouth and she or he clenches down on the hand so she’s off,’ Raymond informed Broncos captain Ali Brigginshaw.

Ashleigh Werner was despatched off for an alleged chew on Roosters winger Jayme Fressard

Werner grew to become the competitors’s first ever ship off on Saturday evening

‘From the imaginative and prescient, it does not look that good, however any time an arm or a hand is round somebody’s head and in touch with the tooth, figuring out from expertise it truly appears like somebody is possibly truly biting you,’ Broncos coach Scott Prince stated.

‘It’s a contact recreation, and any time you hit the mouth you’re feeling such as you’ve been bitten. We’ll have to take a look and discover out what the go is by way of what the accusation is from Fressard.’

Fressard was sure she had been bitten in the course of the sort out and has the marks to show it.

‘Frezzy’s arm has bought a number of tooth marks in it,’ Roosters coach John Unusual stated after the match.

‘She’s not too blissful (in regards to the incident) however we’ll depart that as much as the judiciary to take care of that. It is unlucky that occurred within the recreation, however Frezzy is okay.

‘There are tooth marks in her arm, so I am undecided if the mouth guard is formed like tooth. There is a good bit of blood and tooth marks.’

Retired footy star Allana Ferguson thought the send-off was a good.

‘It is a exhausting one, as a result of (Fressard) had her arm over her mouth for an prolonged time period,’ Ferguson stated on 9.

Werner’s destiny now rests with the match evaluation committee which meets on Sunday

‘However, I imply, that shot there speaks volumes.’

Phil Gould thought that Fressard’s response to the incident could have contributed to the penalty, however did not assume it was unjust.

‘(Werner) has her mouthguard in, so I am undecided how a lot it might have damage,’ Gould stated on 9.

‘But when she’s taken a nip on the arm that is one thing that needs to be discouraged , and it is one of many issues that footballers do hate. They hate (eye) gouging they usually hate biting.’

Footy followers took to social media to touch upon the ship off, with most agreeing it was poor type from the Broncos debutant. 

‘Little bit of Luis Suarez,’ stated one Twitter person.

‘What a mongrel,’ commented one other.

Different followers sided with Werner, believing that the forearm was compelled into her face. 

‘I am kinda siding with the participant who had the arm slammed into her open mouth on this one sorry… Penalty ought to have been the opposite manner round,’ stated a person.

The match evaluation committee will now resolve Werner’s destiny.