The NRL is investigating an incident between Jack Hetherington and Reed Mahoney that occurred during the Bulldogs’ 36-12 win over the Knights. A heated verbal exchange between the two players, which was the catalyst for a melee, saw them both sin-binned in the second half.
stars almost come to blows in heated tunnel exchange. They were separated and both left the field, but came to blows again in the tunnel as support staff had to step in to break the pair up. Footage of the incident shows Hetherington appearing to shape up to Mahoney like a boxer, in what looked like something of a joke, given the smile printed across the Knights forward’s face. But things suddenly got serious when Hetherington threw a swinging hand at Mahoney’s upper chest.