Sydney Roosters second-rower Aliyah Nasio has been ordered to appear before the NRLW judiciary for throwing a punch in the post-grand final brawl.

Nasio was handed a grade-three striking charge, having been accused of landing a punch on Brisbane centre Julia Robinson after the full-time siren sounded on the Broncos’ 22-18 win over the Roosters on Sunday.

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Players from both teams were involved in the brawl before eventually separating and allowing the Broncos to celebrate their first title since 2020.

ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys declared he had “no concerns whatsoever” over the fight.

“I love passion,” V’landys said on Monday.

But the match review committee took the opposite view, with Nasio now facing a suspension that threatens to rub her out of the start of next season.

The committee cleared all other players involved in the brawl, despite replays appearing to show a flurry of arms and potential punches.

Broncos coach Scott Prince was critical of the incident, which came after Broncos captain Ali Brigginshaw was hit high by Nasio on the previous set.

“Obviously, we’ll have a conversation with the people we need to chat with,” Prince said on Sunday.

“It’s not ideal from our point of view. There’s no place in the game for that.”

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