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Bellamy stops short of dive accusationSeptember 23, 2007 - 9:59PM
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he would be concerned if Jarryd Hayne had taken a dive, but stopped short of accusing the Parramatta fullback of doing so in Sunday's preliminary final at Telstra Dome.
Hayne was floored by a Jeremy Smith high shot late on in the Storm's 26-10 win, the NSW State of Origin winger laying motionless for about 20 seconds after the hit.
It was long enough for the video referee to have a look at the incident, which he then deemed worthy of being put on report.
Smith now faces an anxious wait for the findings of the match review committee, which will determine on Monday whether he'll be charged ahead of Sunday's grand final against Manly.
Hayne quickly rebounded to his feet after Smith had been called out by referee Tony Archer, the fullback earning the ire of the crowd and leading Bellamy to question his motives.
"He got up and played on there, but at the end of the day I don't know how hurt he was," Bellamy said.
"If he wasn't hurt, hopefully that doesn't happen too much in our game.
"It's not good for our game but he could have been hurt, I'm not saying that he wasn't."
Hayne has already denied taking a dive once this season.
He was accused of doing so by Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett in a match against the Broncos in July.
Hayne was unavailable for comment after the game.
© 2007 AAP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Bellamy-stops-short-of-dive-accusation/2007/09/23/1190486138305.html
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he would be concerned if Jarryd Hayne had taken a dive, but stopped short of accusing the Parramatta fullback of doing so in Sunday's preliminary final at Telstra Dome.
Hayne was floored by a Jeremy Smith high shot late on in the Storm's 26-10 win, the NSW State of Origin winger laying motionless for about 20 seconds after the hit.
It was long enough for the video referee to have a look at the incident, which he then deemed worthy of being put on report.
Smith now faces an anxious wait for the findings of the match review committee, which will determine on Monday whether he'll be charged ahead of Sunday's grand final against Manly.
Hayne quickly rebounded to his feet after Smith had been called out by referee Tony Archer, the fullback earning the ire of the crowd and leading Bellamy to question his motives.
"He got up and played on there, but at the end of the day I don't know how hurt he was," Bellamy said.
"If he wasn't hurt, hopefully that doesn't happen too much in our game.
"It's not good for our game but he could have been hurt, I'm not saying that he wasn't."
Hayne has already denied taking a dive once this season.
He was accused of doing so by Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett in a match against the Broncos in July.
Hayne was unavailable for comment after the game.
© 2007 AAP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Bellamy-stops-short-of-dive-accusation/2007/09/23/1190486138305.html