CRONULLA veteran Luke Lewis believes Dylan Walker deserved the brutal treatment he received from the fists of Curtis Scott in Saturday’s fiery clash between Manly and Melbourne.

The game at AAMI Park erupted when Scott unleashed on Walker following a relentless verbal tirade from the Sea Eagles’ serial niggler.

The result was Walker copping six weeks on the sideline with a broken eye socket while Scott will serve a two-match ban.

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“I don’t condone fighting, but personally, I think Dylan Walker probably deserved it,” Lewis told NRL 360.

“He went out of the way to give Curtis Scott a good push in the back.

“It was a one-on-one, they were facing each other.”

Lewis took exception to Sea Eagles hooker Apisai Koroisau jumping in to attack Scott during the brawl.

“The one that threw me off a bit was Api Koroisau’s punch from the side,” he added.

“That was probably not the best thing, not on.”

Lewis said the on-field officials got the call wrong to send off Scott but only sin bin Walker.

“I think they should’ve sent both of them off for the game … I know Curtis Scott threw the first punch,” he said.

“I believe Dylan Walker started the fight because Scott walked away and then he came over and initiated it and started taunting him.”