{"id":57507,"date":"2025-08-10T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/57507\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:17:09","slug":"trainergate-2-0-nrl-rocked-by-second-trainer-incident-in-just-eight-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/57507\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Trainergate 2.0\u2019: NRL rocked by second trainer incident in just eight days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a controversial incident involving a Panthers trainer running in front of a goal kick, it didn\u2019t take long for NRL trainers to find themselves back in the spotlight \u2013 this time during Sunday night\u2019s thrilling Eels vs Cowboys clash.<\/p>\n

With the game tied at 18-all late in the second half, a Cowboys trainer unintentionally interfered with play on the first tackle of a new set \u2013 following a long-range bomb from Parramatta\u2019s Mitchell Moses \u2013 prompting referee Liam Kennedy to halt the match.<\/p>\n

Cowboys winger Braidon Burns threw a pass behind teammate Zac Laybutt, but the ball struck the Cowboys trainer\u2019s leg before Laybutt could collect it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Parramatta speedster Josh Addo-Carr was nearby, and Eels players immediately protested, arguing that the trainer\u2019s interference prevented Addo-Carr from contesting the loose ball.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Panthers trainer faces NRL ruling over \u2018disgraceful\u2019 conversion interference<\/a><\/p>\n

Referee Liam Kennedy stopped play to assess the situation but ultimately deemed it a mutual infringement, allowing the Cowboys to retain possession and continue their set.<\/p>\n

The decision left Eels players visibly upset, with Mitchell Moses particularly critical of the officials once play resumed.<\/p>\n

Former Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis humorously dubbed the incident \u201cTrainergate 2.0\u201d during the live commentary of Sunday night\u2019s match.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox Sports presenter Andrew Voss questioned the timing during the broadcast, asking, \u201cSeriously, is there any need for the trainer to be out there so early in a set? What are we doing? Peter V\u2019landys, you have work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

This marks the second time in just eight days that sideline trainers have sparked controversy in the NRL, following the Penrith Panthers being fined $50,000 and trainer Corey Bocking receiving a five-match suspension after he ran in front of Titans star Jayden Campbell as he prepared to take a conversion near the sideline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following a controversial incident involving a Panthers trainer running in front of a goal kick, it didn\u2019t take…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-57507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}