Whitehead apologized for injuring Smith, but Robinson refused to accept it, criticizing Whitehead's tackling technique.
Elliott Whitehead says Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson was "out of order" in refusing to accept his apology over a tackle that injured Brandon Smith's knee.
But Robinson felt it was hard to forgive Whitehead, whom he said had been laying hip-drop tackles for his "whole career".
The Canberra captain went to the sin bin for laying a hip-drop tackle on Smith during the first half of the Raiders' 14-12 win, which ended with the Roosters hooker on the sidelines.
Early indications are that the tackle injured the medial cruciate ligament in Smith's right knee,...