NRLW star Hannah Southwell is facing a suspension for a brutal late hit on her little sister.
The St George Illawarra forward rushed out of the line to put a shot on younger sibling Jesse during Sunday’s game in Wollongong.
The hit left the younger Southwell on the turf, and earned her Knights a penalty when the game was still scoreless in the 14th minute.
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When Nine’s commentators realised who had hit her, they couldn’t help but laugh.
“Jesse Southwell got flattened,” Ruan Sims said.
Jesse Southwell is hit late by her sister Hannah during an NRLW game. Nine
“Oh, stop it! That is the best.
“(Dragons coach) Nathan Ross wouldn’t think that is the best, but that is unreal.
“I knew she would go after her.
“What do you think the parents are saying right now, well done Hannah or poor Jesse? I think they’re saying ‘good footy’.”
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Fellow commentator Peter Psaltis joked Jesse “stole her lunch money”, resulting in Hannah putting her on her backside.
Newcastle won the game 30-22 and are now preparing to face Gold Coast in the first final this Saturday.
The Dragons did not qualify for finals, so Southwell will have to serve her one-game ban next season.
The Southwell sisters won premierships at the Knights together before Hannah moved south to join the Dragons this year.