A WAR of words has erupted between North Queensland and Cronulla after Gavin Cooper accused Sharks players of “dirty tactics” during their round one clash.

Cooper claims Sharks players deliberately tried to injure teammate Matt Scott — who was returning from an ACL injury — by twisting his leg in tackles.

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Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has since fired back saying he couldn’t find any examples when he reviewed the game.

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Foxsports.com.au has since looked at all 10 of Scott’s runs during the game at 1300SMILES Stadium and pieced together the more contentious tackles.

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