Ronaldo Mulitalo was once again in the thick of the action during Cronulla's fiery round 11 win over Melbourne.
While the Sharks held on to a scrappy five-point victory, the spotlight inevitably turned to Mulitalo's antics - having run-ins with Xavier Coates and Ryan Papenhuyzen late in the contest.
Speaking on the Sunday Footy Show, rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns didn't hold back in his assessment of the Sharks winger's behaviour.
"Stop carrying on like a peanut," he said.
"You’re too good a player and back in the dark old days - or the good old days - would he run in and be doing this when Les Davidson was playing or Paul Harrigan? No."
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Johns warned that Mulitalo's on-field antics could backfire come finals time.
"If they play in a big game, that will be shown in videos… they’ll be all talking, ‘righto, play two is when he comes in. Let’s put a carton of beer on it - anyone smashes him,'" he said.
"He’s energetic, he’s enthusiastic but just getting in people’s faces and carrying on, I think he’s too good of a player for it.
"I just think he should stop it, there’s no need for it."
However, Mulitalo's coach Craig Fitzgibbon had a different tone in his post-match press conference, defending his winger's temperament as a key part of his game.
"Passion, yeah it’s a good word," he said.
"[He is] one of those players that you have in your team and they’re a good barometer for where your team's energy is.
"He just wears his heart on his sleeve and he’s a really passionate player.
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"He pushes the boundaries a little bit, but he’s one of those guys you want on your team because he’s infectious.
"He gets into battle mode and he’s hard to control once he gets into that, and we love him for that.
"Sometimes the lines get blurred… I see that every weekend, like Ronnie’s no different to everyone else but he’s doing it for his teammates."