Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton has accused St George five-eighth Kyle Flanagan of biting him during the Bulldogs' win over the Dragons.
The allegation was made at full-time, according to ABC Sport reporter Michael Carayannis.
Footage from Fox League shows Crichton on top of Flanagan, who is then alleged to have bitten Crichton's nose, leading to bleeding.
"It looks like there was an incident in the second half, but the complaint wasn't made until after the game," Carayannis told ABC Sport.
Meanwhile, St George Illawarra forward Hame Sele was taken to hospital from Jubilee Stadium after suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
Hame Sele was taken to hospital midway through the Dragons' match against the Canterbury Bulldogs.(Getty Images: Josh Chadwick )
Sele came from the field in the 21st minute unassisted before suffering from discomfort, according to Carayannis.
The Dragons forward was taken to the dressing sheds when club staff noticed he had an irregular heartbeat.
As a precaution, the Dragons put him into an ambulance and sent him to St George Hospital.
"Hame Sele has been taken to hospital to be checked out after experiencing a heart issue. Fingers crossed for him," the club said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Canterbury continued their bid for a home semifinal with an 18-point win over the Dragons .
And earlier, the Brisbane Broncos scored 36 unanswered points to overrun the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, keeping their faint finals hopes alive in 2024.
Manly also strengthened their finals hopes with a 22-point win over the Canberra Raiders .
You can relive all the action as it happened in our live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre , or tune in to our live radio coverage .
That is all for the live blog this evening We will leave the live blog there.
Our thoughts are with Hame Sele who was taken to hospital out of precaution.
Manly hammered Canberra to cement themselves in the top eight.
The Brisbane Broncos kept their season alive with a commanding win over the Cowboys in Townsville.
The Bulldogs have continued their march to the final with an 18-point win over the Dragons.
We will be back tomorrow for more coverage of the NRL premiership.
We hope you join us then.
Dragon accused of biting There is some late drama from Jubilee Stadium.
Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton has lodged a biting complaint against Dragons five-eighth Kyle Flanagan of biting.
Fox League are reporting that the incident happened when Crichton tackled Flanagan.
Footage shows Crichton on top of Flanagan, who is alleged to have bitten the nose of the Bulldog which led to bleeding.
FULL-TIME: Canterbury Bulldogs 28 def. St George Illawarra Dragons 10 Canterbury have continued their push for a home semifinal with an 18-point win over the St Geroge Illawarra Dragons.
In front of a sold-out crowd at Jubilee Stadium, the Bulldogs kept the Dragons scoreless in the second half to win 28-10.
Matt Burton opened the scoring in the fourth minute with an intercept try, running 80 metres to give the Bulldogs the lead.
Canterbury never trailed from that moment, with a first-half double to Bronson Xerri giving the Bulldogs a 20-10 lead at the break.
A tight second half led to just one try to Kurt Mann, while Burton was a perfect five from five with the boot.
75' PENALTY GOAL: Matt Burton extend Canterbury's lead to 18 points The Bulldogs have controlled the past 10 minutes and have suffocated the Dragons out of the contest.
Attacking close to the line, the Dragons were penalised for being offside.
Matt Burton tells the ref that he will kick for goal, and Burton nails it.
Bulldogs lead by 18 minutes with five minutes to go.
70' Mosese Suli off with a leg injury More bad news for St George.
Mosese Suli is out for the rest of this match with a leg injury.
He has just been taken up the tunnel.
59' TRY: Kurt Mann refuses to be brought down and extends the Bulldogs' lead Kurt Mann has scored the first points of the second half.
He has just come on for Reed Mahoney, who has come off with a shoulder injury.
Close to the line Mann bounced off one tackle and then carried two Dragons over the line to score under the posts.
50' Dragons and Bulldogs turn up the heat This second half at Jubilee Stadium is fierce and fast.
You get the feeling the first try of this half will be so crucial to the result.
Dragons issue a statement to confirm Sele has been taken to hospital Wishing Sele all the best and luckily hospital only 5 mins away.
- KB
Hame Sele taken to hospital with irregular heartbeat Some more information from Jubilee Stadium on Hame Sele.
The prop complained of chest discomfort before it was found by a trainer that he had an irregular heartbeat .
This has prompted the club to immediately have him checked at a hospital.
ABC Sport sideline eye Michael Carayannis says the trip to St George Hospital is precautionary .
He came from the field in the 21st minute unassisted, but while he was sitting on the bench he began to suffer discomfort.
He was taken to the dressing sheds, which is when Dragons staff realised the irregular heartbeat.
HT: Canterbury Bulldogs 20 leading St George Illawarra Dragons 10 St George needed a late try in that first half, and they got it.
That was an important score to narrow the deficit to 10 points at half-time.
Canterbury deserves their half-time lead.
They have been strong in defence and took their opportunities.
The Dragons are not out of this match, but they will need to be cleaner in attack.
REPORT: Hame Sele rushed to hospital Some concerning news from Jubilee Stadium.
Dragons prop Hame Sele came off the field for a Head Injury Assessment.
But ABC Sport sideline eye Michael Carayannis has just reported that Sele has been rushed into an ambulance and is on his way to hospital.
37' TRY: Sloan scores to breathe life into Dragons Tyrell Sloan scores and it comes from a great set play.
The ball is passed to the big man Luciano Leilua, who gives a subtle inside pass to Sloan in full flight.
Bulldogs fullback Connor Tracey cannot catch his opposite number, who scores in the left corner.
St George needed that to take confidence into half-time.
30' TRY: Xerri goes bang, BANG and gets a double Bronson Xerri has a double and the Bulldogs have a nice lead after 30 minutes.
St George are their own worst enemy, letting Canterbury into their end with a penalty.
Again it is the combination of Toby Sexton to Xerri.
This time he throws a terrific pass to Xerri, who brushes pass Jaydn Su'A and scores under the black dot.
26' TRY: Bronson puts the Xerri on top with a try The Bulldogs have responded to St George's terrific grubber-kick try with one of their own.
St George coughed up possession in their own half and Canterbury made them pay.
Toby Sexton put in a grubber to the in-goal and Bulldogs centre Bronson Xerri grounds the footy.
23' TRY: Dragons score their first try as Hunt and Lomax combine That is terrific from the Dragons.
Ben Hunt has put in an inch-perfect grubber kick for a flying Zac Lomax.
The Dragons winger picks it up — not easy considering the dew on the field — and scores in the right corner.
14' PENALTY GOAL: Bulldogs extend their lead to eight points This has been a fast contest.
End-to-end and both teams threatened to score.
St George are struggling to hold onto the ball in attacking situations.
The Dragons conceded a penalty deep in their own end and the Bulldogs elected to kick the two points.
The right decision according to ABC Sports Luke Lewis, who says points will be at a premium tonight.
4' TRY: Matt Burton runs 80m to score an intercept try The opening minutes of this game has been all St George.
The Dragons have had several plays inside the Canterbury 20-metre line.
Ben Hunt for St George goes to the right and passes.
INTERCEPT.
Matt Burton plucks the ball out of the air and runs 80 metres to score.
Dragons and Bulldogs kick-off in front of a massive crows Duel-premiership winner Luke Lewis has described the scene at Jubilee Stadium as like a semifinal.
St George Illawarra and Canterbury Bulldogs meet in a big clash.
Both sides entered the round inside the top eight and will want to strengthen their finals credentials.
Team lists in for Dragons and Bulldogs (NRL) Is the win too little too late? Can we update the definition of “too little too late”?
- M1k3 Evans
Hey Mike.
Thanks for joining ABC Sport on the live blog.
It would take something extraordinary for the Broncos to get back into the top eight.
But that is a confidence-boosting win, no matter what happens for the rest of the year.
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