Melbourne Storm have revealed Eliesa Katoa suffered seizure activity on the bench after Tonga's decision to let him return to the field after a sickening head knock in the warm-up which has been described as "indefensible".

Katoa was taken to hospital against New Zealand following three head knocks in the match, with Tonga coach Kristian Woolf defending his doctors post-match.

Katoa copped the first of his head knocks when he jumped for a ball in Tonga's warm-up and was hit by teammate Lehi Hopoate. He didn't undergo a head injury assessment for that knock.

He then lined up for the start of the Pacific Championships game against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland and took another blow to the head in the 10th minute, copping an elbow from teammate Will Penisini during a tackle. He l

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