‘Bad scene’: More chaos with ‘heated altercation’ between Benji and Tigers player

Amid all the chaos at the Tigers, a fresh report has emerged detailing a heated confrontation between Benji Marshall and one of his players.

Amid all the chaos at the Wests Tigers, a report has emerged detailing a heated training confrontation between coach Benji Marshall and centre Adam Doueihi.

The SMH have reported that things got aggressive between Marshall and Doueihi two weeks ago after Doueihi allegedly took umbrage to a tackle Marshall made at training.

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As he often does, Marshall joined in opposed work, reportedly playing defence in a Tigers drill, with the club great turned coach tackling Doueihi.

This led to a heated confrontation between the pair.

“Benji does opposed work where he steps in and plays like a half. Apparently there are suggestions that Adam and Benji during one of those opposed sessions got up and had a bit of a heated altercation,’ The Daily Telegraph’s Michael Carayannis said on NRL360.

“Whether it was a push and shove or verbal or anything else was exchanged but it’s what happened apparently.

Adam Doueihi and Benji Marshall

Fox League’s James Hooper believes Marshall’s actions are a ‘no-no’ as it has the potential to open up a Pandora’s box of issues.

“That’s a bad scene. It’s such a dangerous road that because if Benji whacks Doueihi too hard then all of a sudden, Benji’s in the wrong and he’s lost respect that way or vice versa, if Adam Doueihi sits Benji on his ass, what’s that do for the coach’s reputation in front of the group,” Hooper said.

“I just think it’s a big no-no.

“This incident shows it’s fraught with danger.”

After a positive start to the season, the Tigers are struggling mightily having lost their last six games.

Adding to their pain, promising hooker Tallyn Da Silva was allowed to walk before the mid-season transfer deadline, with the 20-year-old joining the Eels.

He’s the second exciting young gun to have left the club in recent months following good mate Lachlan Galvin.

Hooper penned a column for foxsports.com.au on Wednesday, diving into the details around Da Silva and Galvin’s exit.

In that column, Hooper touched on the clique that has formed between ex-Panthers Api Koroisau, Jarome Luai and Sunia Turuva was part of the reason Galvin wanted out and Da Silva was ultimately let go 18 months before the end of his contract.

This was discussed on NRL360, with Hooper going into the specifics.

“I think he’s let Tallyn go because there’s a clique at the Wests Tigers with the senior players and Benji because Benji needs buy-in from his senior players,” Hooper said.

“That is why Benji went with keeping Api. I need to win tomorrow so that’s why he’s backing him in but the other factor is that he’s got to keep Jarome happy because Jarome has that get out clause as of midway through next season.

“I get what Benji is trying to do.... But I think where it has caused some rumblings, is that some of the younger players do feel there might be some double standards.”

Originally published as ‘Bad scene’: More chaos with ‘heated altercation’ between Benji and Tigers player