Scott, Koroisau learn punishments over Walker brawl

Melbourne centre Curtis Scott has been offered a two-game ban by the NRL match review committee after it emerged punch victim Dylan Walker would miss more than a month with a serious eye injury.

Manly confirmed on Sunday that Walker would miss up to six weeks with a ‘sub orbital fracture to his eye’ after being punched by Scott in a brawl during Saturday night’s win over the Storm.

Scott was sent off after the incident, the first NRL player to be marched since 2015, and Walker was left with a badly swollen eye and ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Scott was hit with a grade-three striking charge, with a reduction for his send-off dropping the ban from three games to two, while Sea Eagles hooker Apisai Koroisau copped a grade-one striking charge after he hit Scott in retaliation.

Koroisau can accept one week off with an early plea.

SIN BIN WOES: Manly set to keep two competition points over timing saga

Walker posted a photo to social media after the match of his injured eye socket with a caption of “talk s**t get hit … Well done sir”.

Scott apologised for the punch via a statement posted on Melbourne’s social media on Sunday.

“While it doesn’t change what happened last night I would like to deeply apologise to my team, Manly and NRL fans for my actions. Not how I want to represent myself, my team, or the game,” he said.

Walker’s return match could come in the grudge match against the Storm in round 18 at Brookvale.

The injury is a massive blow to Manly, who had likely planned on shifting Walker back to the centres after the signing of Trent Hodkinson last week.

Winger Jorge Taufua is due back from a shoulder injury against Canberra next Friday night.

Moses Suli was upgraded to an NRL contract to replace Walker in the centres a fortnight ago when he originally moved to the halves.

with AAP