A young-gun and a veteran, both Melbourne Storm props were involved in a physical scuffle in which punches were exchanged.
Adam Woolnough and Mitchell Johnson had to be separated by their team-mates, a battle which perhaps has to do with the tough competition for spots in the Storm’s front-row.
Woolnough, who has been out of the NRL since 2009, was coaxed back by Bellamy to play, clashed with Johnson during a simple training drill, before several punches were then thrown, with some hitting the mark.
Storm captain, Cameron Smith talked to both of the players about the incident, and he says that whilst the fight wasn’t the ideal situation for the Storm, it was dealt with quickly.
”It was all over pretty quickly. They just had a disagreement,” he said.
”They had a bit of chat about what happened and shook hands and that was it. That’s the first one I’ve seen … obviously things get heated at training, we’re all a competitive bunch of blokes. You had a young front-rower and a veteran front-rower vying for a spot.
”I’ve seen a few people come close to [blows] but that is the first time, so that’s a pretty good record, first time in 11 pre-seasons.”