Mate against mate as Waerea-Hargreaves shown the door Manly prop George Rose admitted he "had a few words" with his former teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves after the Sydney Roosters forward became the first player to be sent off this season. Waerea-Hargreaves was sent from the field for a 69th-minute tackle on Rose on Monday night, and not even his apology could stop the Manly player expressing his disappointment after the match, won 16-4 by the Roosters. "I'm still a little bit sore in the chin," Rose said. I didn't actually see what happened. I felt it. She hurt. The refs are there to make those decisions. I think he got me right on the button. I was feeling it for the next 15 minutes. I was running around on some wobbly legs. Controversial: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is sent from the field. I think it's the closest I've come to being knocked out on a footy field. That one rattled me a little bit. Asked if he felt the tackle was intentional, Rose said: "I don't know. I'm actually mates with Jared off the field, so I was a bit disappointed after it. I had a few words with him afterwards, because I was disappointed that it happened. But he came up after the game and apologised. I appreciate that. I've got no beef there at all. I'm happy to move onto next week. The decision was described as "contentious" by Roosters coach Trent Robinson, who has urged NRL officials to be consistent now they have dismissed his player, believing the offence was no worse than some others this year. I've got to have a look at it again, but I think ... I don't know if that's the worst thing I've seen this year. And if that's the way they're going to go, that's fine, but be consistent about it," Robinson said. I didn't think it was intentional, but it was high. If that's the first send off this year, hmm. If they're going to stick with that, they need to stick with it. Don't fluctuate. Robinson also said he believed the Sea Eagles' fiery clash with South Sydney in round seven - which featured three players on report for four offences - might have played a role in the decision. "Maybe they might have changed since the Souths-Manly game," Robinson said. Maybe they've had a chat about it, and maybe they're a bit clearer about what is a send-off. Hopefully they are. Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello echoed his coach's thoughts, saying: "I thought the previous rounds, there's been high tackles like that before where there hasn't been a send off. It was probably a bit harsh. As 'Robbo' said, that's the guideline now. The Roosters led 8-4 at the time of the send-off, but scored a penalty goal as well as a converted try with 12 men to win. "It's often calmness that comes through - guys get a bit clearer about their job, and they focus just that little bit harder when they get down to 12 [men]," Robinson said. Sometimes it's a good lesson for guys that have got 13 on the park. It was a gutsy win. Going away to Brookie, it was nice to get a win like that, where we weren't playing good footy. Manly, they've done it for years - they make you feel uncomfortable. We can take a lot out of [the match], not by what we did but what we need to do under pressure. We've got some stuff to learn from that game. Manly have now dropped two matches in a row at Brookvale Oval, following their loss to Souths. They now face Melbourne next Monday night. Asked his opinion of the send off, Toovey said: "That's not up to me. I don't get involved in those things. I did notice they got the next three penalties after that though.