Dave Tyrrell had to be kept down as he tried to rise to his feet in the dressing room after falling victim to James Graham's hard head.

Like teammate Sam Burgess, Tyrrell's face came in for some unwanted attention when he collided with Graham with 15 minutes remaining in South Sydney's grand-final win.

Outshone: Dave Tyrrell just before the clash. Credit:Brendan Esposito

The Rabbitohs prop was knocked out and taken from the field on a Medicab. He was unable to return to the field because of concussion but, unlike Burgess, he won't need surgery to repair any lasting damage. "I remember everything," Tyrrell said. "From that point on, I woke up in the dressing room, I was a bit lost there. Coming back on the bench I remember the rest of the game. It was good to see the boys get us home. They tried to keep me down because I tried to keep getting up. The doctor told me to stay down and wait and to make sure I was all right and then they let me go out there and watch the rest of the game.

"He pretty much said to me straight away that I wasn't going out on the field. I was like 'ahh OK'. Lucky there wasn't much time left on the clock, so it was OK."