Craig Bellamy 'worried' for Nelson Asofa-Solomona as enforcer faces suspension ahead of grand final
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has admitted he is "worried" about Nelson Asofa-Solomona being suspended for the grand final.
The towering Storm prop was sin binned just seconds into the match against the Roosters after his high shot on Lindsay Collins saw him ruled out due to concussion.
The high shot means Asofa-Solomona is likely to miss the grand final through suspension as the club awaits the judiciary report from the match review committee.
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Speaking in his post-game press conference, Bellamy didn't believe the prop should have been binned.
Craig Bellamy believes Nelson Asofa-Solomona didn't deserve to be sin binned. Nine/Getty
"You'd hate to see him miss a big game, I didn't think it was a sin bin," he said.
"Penalty I thought was fair enough but that's just me, I think I saw it live and then one replay and that was my impression.
"At the end of the day I can't control that, we'll have a closer look at it, but I didn't think there was a whole heap in it."
On Nine's coverage, Storm icon Cameron Smith noted Collins "wasn't well at all" before he left the field.
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Post-match, Roosters coach Trent Robinson wasn't willing to go into the sin bin but admitted the situation was "difficult" for his side losing an Origin and Test player seconds into the match.
"He's a very good player [Collins] and he wasn't able to take any part in the game [after the incident], so obviously that had an impact," he said.
