Canterbury Bulldogs end Melbourne Storm's season
AN impressive first half sidplay by the Bulldogs was too much for the Storm as they tumbled out of the NRL finals.
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Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says it's up to players to remove "disrespectful acts" out of the game.
After Cameron Smith made an error in the first half of Canterbury Bulldogs' elimination final win over Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park on Sunday, Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis approached Smith and rubbed his hair in an attempt to provoke the Storm captain into lashing out.
"To me it's a lack of respect and you should be respecting your opposition": Craig Bellamy. Photo: Getty Images
Smith pushed him away and Ennis was not penalised for his action.
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Channel Nine commentator and former Storm player Brett Finch reportedly called Ennis' act a "lack of respect".
"I do [agree] and I think it is," Bellamy said when asked post game for his opinion.
"I think there's too much of that happens in our game these days."
Bellamy also called out his own player as well in Storm centre Mahe Fonua who in the club's win over Brisbane Broncos ran in for a breakaway try and paused before touching down the ball.
"I thought Mahe's episode last week with not putting the ball down, I think that is a lack of respect for your opposition as well," Bellamy said.
Provocateur: Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis. Photo: Getty Images
"Those things are just going to inflame incidents when you push a guy after a try when there is no need to push a guy, when you tap them on the head when they make a mistake - we all make mistakes on the field.
"To me it's a thing which has crept into our game and it's only the players who can stamp it out of the game - I'm old school and I don't like that but it seems to be something for generation Y or whatever.
"To me it's a lack of respect and you should be respecting your opposition."
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