Raiders forward Hudson Young has somehow avoided on-field sanction after allegedly eye-gouging Warriors centre Adam Pompey during their clash at GIO Stadium.

With the scores locked at 6-all after 30 minutes, second-rower Adam Blair would draw the defence in and put Pompey through a hole.

Pompey would fight off the tackle of Raiders halfback Aiden Sezer and cross the line to give the Warriors.

However, the controversy would erupt after the play when it was revealed that Young twice appeared to gouge the eyes of Pompey as he grounded the ball.

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The play initially escaped scrutiny due to the lack of reaction from Pompey.

However, Fox Sports cameras would spot the incident and bring it to the attention of the commentators, which enraged commentator Brett Finch.

"Yeah, he’s gone,” Finch said.

“He’s got serious issues...He’s done it before, that is absolute garbage.

"That’s not what our game is about. That is a disgraceful act.



“(Pompey) should react – he should put one straight on his chin.

“And this is a bloke who spent five weeks on the sidelines."

Viewers shared the thoughts of Finch on social media, with many expecting Young to spend an extended stint on the sideline.

It takes a special kind of wanker to get done for eye-gouging twice in one season. Hudson Young must really need a holiday. #NRLRaidersWarriors — Chris Page (@chrispage83) September 7, 2019





really hard to see how Hudson Young escapes scrutiny from this...#NRLRaidersWarriors — Brett McKay (@BMcSport) September 7, 2019





See you Hudson Young you idiot. Enjoy a lengthy stint on the sideline. So grubby! #NRLRaidersWarriors — Kate__ (@Kateyjay) September 7, 2019





Hudson young should be sent for that eye gouge. Give him 12 weeks. #NRLRaidersWarriors — moose (@MxMoussa) September 7, 2019





Can't wait for all the news articles about Finch going mental in commentary about the eye gouging 🤣 #NRLRaidersWarriors — Oz (@ausmojo) September 7, 2019





Very shabby, Hudson Young. — The Mole (@9_Moley) September 7, 2019





Young has only just returned to the field after being suspended for five weeks in round 12 as a result of a similar act on Bulldogs front-rower Aiden Tolman, which was inflated due to a prior incident in NSW Cup in the last two years.

Coach Ricky Stuart has rejected claims of an eye gouge, comparing it to the Josh McGuire incident that saw the Queensland representative fined before Origin II.

“I’ve only briefly seen it," Stuart said in his post-match press conference.

“I know he didn’t gauge the kid, young Pompey,

“I asked (Young) if there was a gauge and he said there wasn’t.

“If it was an eye gouge the kid would reel out of that and he didn’t.

“But there was a hand on the face from what I’ve seen on the video,

“It reminded me of the Josh McGuire incident where he got fined."