Tedesco fears for participant security with pitch invaders

James Tedesco has admitted his fears for participant security after a pitch invader was in a position to attain and hug St George Illawarra centre Zac Lomax on Anzac Day.

A person ran onto the sector late within the second half of the Dragons’ 27-26 loss to the Sydney Roosters, as play was stopped for a captain’s problem.

The person was in a position to run to the center of the sector the place he stood for a while waving his shirt round, earlier than attracting the eye of safety.

He then ran in the direction of the gamers and hugged Lomax, because the Dragons centre remained unmoved and didn’t react.

Imaginative and prescient of the incident additionally reveals a safety guard gathering a walkie-talkie that fell out of his pocket, fairly than stopping the person as he approaches Cricthon.

Requested in regards to the incident, Roosters, NSW and Kangaroos Take a look at captain Tedesco mentioned safety needed to be higher.

“It is very harmful,” Tedesco mentioned.

“Who is aware of what the invader might have on them or (in the event that they wish to) assault a participant. It’s a bit scary.

“Clearly safety must be a bit higher there and never enable pitch invaders to get in touch with any gamers.”

Dragons captain Ben Hunt additionally mentioned it was a priority for gamers.

“I suppose it’s a little bit of a priority if somebody can get to a participant and sort out them or one thing like that,” Hunt mentioned.

“I suppose it is harmful, however what are you able to do?

“You’ll be able to’t put 1000 safety across the fence. You have simply received to pay attention to them after they come.”

The incident comes amid a spate of crowd invasions within the NRL prior to now 12 months.

Then Wests Tigers captain James Tamou referred to as for a protester at a sport final 12 months to be a wake-up name for officers, after he introduced a flare onto Pointsbet Stadium and needed to be held by Tigers lock Joe Ofahenguae.

Dragons prop Blake Lawrie was additionally compelled to cease a pitch invader in a sport in Wollongong final 12 months after he remained on the sector for a full minute and ran up and down the sideline.

Former Canberra playmaker Mark McLinden was essentially the most weird pitch invader of 2022, after storming the sector through the grand last.

McLinden eliminated the padding from the objective posts as he tried to tie himself to it as a part of a local weather protest.

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