result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 5:58 pm  

Six players have been charged from the Championship fixture, Leigh Centurions v Halifax played at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday May 10:

Tom Armstrong (Leigh) – Grade B head butting in the 67th minute;
Kurt Haggerty (Leigh) – Grade C striking in the 72nd minute;
Jamie Acton (Leigh) – Grade B punching in the 72nd minute;
Andy Bracek (Halifax) – Grade B punching in the 72nd minute;
Steve Tyrer (Halifax) – Grade C striking in the 72nd minute;
Dane Manning (Halifax) – Grade B punching in the 72nd minute.

Acton, Bracek and Tyrer have until 11.00am on Tuesday May 19 to submit Early Guilty Pleas. Armstrong, Haggerty and Manning do not have the option of submitting EGPs and will appear before an independent disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday evening.

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 6:12 pm  

So we can expect to be without Dane for a week or 3 given his exemplary discipline record.

I'm presuming that our other 2 will go with EGP's?

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 6:36 pm  

I'm surprised head butting is deemed the same as punching.
What's the difference between punching and striking?

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 7:52 pm  

Not the same impact for 30 man full time Leigh squad. Just about goosed Fax with a 23 man tops, part time squad. Mid table respectability I fear for this season now and start building for some comings and goings for next season when RM can put his own marker down with his own signed players. In the meantime will continue to support the lads whatever.

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 7:58 pm  

Looks like Haggerty getting banned for starting it, and Bracek, Manning and Acton for giving the brawl a second wind.

I think you should be allowed to play all three against Bradford

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 8:00 pm  

This all comes down to poor match officials AGAIN! If you had Refs that could actually see what was going on and cut the rough stuff out from Leigh, then players would not be retaliating. As per normal the RFL have made a mess of things due to incompetence-this time its the match officials. Leigh have the worst record by far in the game and yet are seemingly allowed to do this week in week out. And it seems Headbutting somebody comes under punching.

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 8:00 pm  

Living The Dream wrote:

Not the same impact for 30 man full time Leigh squad. Just about goosed Fax with a 23 man tops, part time squad. Mid table respectability I fear for this season now and start building for some comings and goings for next season when RM can put his own marker down with his own signed players. In the meantime will continue to support the lads whatever.

I agree LTD at Leigh we do have a big squad although Tom Armstrong who is one of my Fave players will be missed we have 2 very capable centres in Platt and Worthington and our Pack can accommodate the exclusion of Haggerty and Acton without to much disruption although I hate seeing anyone suspended ,though we can't have brawls breaking out at every match.

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 8:17 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

This all comes down to poor match officials AGAIN! If you had Refs that could actually see what was going on and cut the rough stuff out from Leigh, then players would not be retaliating. As per normal the RFL have made a mess of things due to incompetence-this time its the match officials. Leigh have the worst record by far in the game and yet are seemingly allowed to do this week in week out. And it seems Headbutting somebody comes under punching.

Be careful you don't knock that halo on any low ceilings

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 8:18 pm  

Behave yourselves!! You give as good as you get!! London came too play rugby and got beat Halifax came too fight and got beat at that as well haha

Re: result of the leigh fight, : Thu May 14, 2015 8:20 pm  

halifaxjohn wrote:

I'm surprised head butting is deemed the same as punching.
What's the difference between punching and striking?

The head butt is grade B because he didn't make full contact with Salty's head.

I think a punch is with a clenched fist, and a strike is with the hand, arm, forearm, elbow or shoulder.

Bracek should get 1 match (with EGP), and Tyrer (with EGP) and Manning (given his ban last season) 2 matches.