Victor Radley is facing bans that could prevent a potential State of Origin debut after being placed on report four times in Brisbane's boilover NRL victory over Sydney Roosters.
The NSW hopeful was sin-binned twice as his Roosters team was beaten 34-16 at the SCG on Saturday night - for high contact on Albert Kelly in the first half and on Tevita Pangai Junior in the second.
He was then put on report for the third and fourth times in the second half - once for a high shot on Jamayne Isaako and later for laying a shoulder into Xavier Coates on the ground.
It was a horror night for the Roosters firebrand who is in line for a potential Origin debut when the teams are picked at the end of round 12 next Sunday.
The first incident came just 13 minutes in when Radley jumped to put Kelly flat on his back, but his shoulder caught the Broncos five-eighth in the chin.
The next came two minutes into the second half when he put a similar shot on Pangai Junior and was marched to the sin bin for the second time.
In the midst of an NRL crackdown on contact with the head and neck and with Origin looming, it could not be poorer timing for Radley.
The already-depleted Roosters side will also be sweating over others when the charge sheet comes out on Sunday morning with Jared Waerea-Hagreaves, Isaac Liu and Joey Manu also placed on report in a bizarre game.
On a night that was supposed to be all about 17-year-old Joseph Suaalii's debut for the Roosters, the Broncos flipped the script.
A week after the Broncos conceded 50 points to Manly, they sprung the upset of the season against the Roosters, who have outscored them 117-12 in their past two games.
Despite a stunning first-half performance from James Tedesco to lay on three tries, the Roosters trailed 16-14 at halftime and struggled to find their form against the fiery Broncos.
Recalled five-eighth Kelly could prove the key Broncos have been missing all season after his performance in the most unlikely of wins.
The 30-year-old has not played NRL football in seven seasons but his experience added spark to the Broncos attack.
Kelly set up a crucial try for John Asiata to go ahead 22-14 while Radley was off for the second time, and later kicked a 40-20 to maintain pressure on the Roosters.
Fellow veteran David Mead also starred with a hat-trick of tries, including a 95-metre sprint after snatching an intercept from Sam Walker's cutout pass when the Roosters were winding up in attack before halftime.
Matt Lodge and Tyson Gamble were both sin-binned towards the end of the match, leaving the Broncos to polish off the win in the dying minutes with just 11 players on the field.
