Revealed: The footage of Elliott Whitehead and Trent Robinson’s confrontation as departing Englishman drops a final grenade on his way out

Footage has emerged of the explosive confrontation between Elliott Whitehead and Roosters manager Trent Robinson following a hip toss tackle that ended hooker Brandon Smith’s season.

The Englishman was twice ruled out of the competition during Canberra’s shock 14-12 win over the Sydney Roosters, after his tackle on Brandon Smith injured his anterior cruciate ligament.

Whitehead approached Robinson after the game to apologize for his tackle, but was denied by the coach. Sam Walker (knee) and Victor Radley (shoulder) were also injured on Sunday.

Imagery obtained by Fox Competition shows Whitehead approaching Robinson after regulation time, with the two clashing before Whitehead walks away.

“I didn’t mean to kill Brandon. I know he’s got a nasty injury and stuff like that, and I apologize for that,” Whitehead said afterward.

‘I went to Brandon to ask and Trent Robinson attacked me.

“I wanted to apologize, but he turned on me. I thought he was not right the way he did it.”

Robinson did not want to discuss the incident during his own post-match press conference.

Elliott Whitehead (left) and Trent Robinson (right) collided after Sunday’s match

Whitehead attempted to apologise after the match, but the Roosters coach rejected this

However, the coach felt Whitehead had a history of making tackles from the hip throughout his career which began with English Super League side Bradford in 2009.

However, in the past two years, Whitehead has only been charged with first-degree misdemeanors.

“He came up to us and just wanted to ask how Brandon was doing, and I just said it was too much. The hip drop has been a part of his game for a long time, and I just said it was too much. It cost us a player,” Robinson said.

“That was it. He said it was an accident, and I just said, ‘Look, you’ve done it too many times.’ That was it.”

Whitehead has since mocked the incident on social media, posting a video of a famous bit of football commentary in which a commentator calls for a player to be sent off.

The Canberra star captioned the video: “Get him off the field.”

Whitehead has been charged with third-degree dangerous contact, which will result in a three-game suspension if he pleads out early, or a four-game suspension if he chooses to defend and loses.

The Canberra star has since taken to social media to mock the incident

Whitehead has likely played his last game in the NRL after receiving a three-match suspension

Canberra have until Tuesday afternoon to decide whether to challenge it, but with Whitehead returning to England later this year they have little to lose other than legal costs.

Canberra need a miracle to reach the final. First they need to beat St George Illawarra on Saturday and then hope Newcastle and the Dolphins draw on Sunday.

It would be a disappointment if Whitehead were to leave after playing 205 games, having been one of the Raiders’ most reliable players over the past decade.