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<\/p>\nDolphins co-captain Tom Gilbert has declared his \u201cbrain fade\u201d that earned a sin bin was \u201cnot a good look\u201d in his side\u2019s loss to the Rabbitohs.<\/p>\n
Gilbert and David Fifita were both given their marching orders in the 71st minute by referee Peter Gough, who deemed the pair instigators in a all-in push and shove match.<\/p>\n
The melee was sparked by a Tom Flegler penalty, with the Dolphins enforcer dropping his elbow down onto Fifita\u2019s head, which saw tensions rise.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n On the next tackle, it was Gilbert who delivered an aggressive tackle, which Fifita took issue with which sparked the incident that saw two players sin binned.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s probably a bit of a brain fade, if anything,\u201d Gilbert said when asked about the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably frustration in our performance, individual performance, that\u2019s all it was.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a good reflection of what we stand for, we want to be a physical team but it\u2019s probably not the right way to do it.<\/p>\n Get all the latest news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports NRL Sportmail. Sign up now!!! <\/a><\/p>\n Tom Gilbert delivered an honest admission on his sin bin.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n \u201cI agree with the referee\u2019s decision in hindsight, not at the time, but reflecting it\u2019s not a good look for our team.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely take a little bit of ownership of that for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Wayne Bennett, meanwhile, couldn\u2019t understand why either player were sin binned, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a waste of time but I\u2019d like to know why he got the sin-bin. No idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on his team\u2019s disappointing performance, head coach Kristian Woolf highlighted two key issues.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think we gave ourselves a real chance in the first half to be honest. I thought we were a little bit ill disciplined,\u201d Woolf said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got some basic things wrong that we can\u2019t get wrong and they competed a bit harder than us in that first half, we were on the back foot a fair bit there in the first half.<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018HAPPENS TO US A LOT\u2019: Ricky fumes at landslide amid praise for Raiders hero<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018UNBELIEVABLE\u2019: Star is born as Fogarty\u2019s replacement sinks Manly in GP epic<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018NOT TOLERATED\u2019: Calls for bans as Broncos condemn fans in ugly Suncorp brawl<\/a><\/p>\n