Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:45 pm  

Leeds dodged a bullet with Mossop. Runs it in like Ian Kirke.

Also awaiting Charnley's ban for ref touching.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:46 pm  

thebloodbath wrote:

Leeds dodged a bullet with Mossop. Runs it in like Ian Kirke.

Also awaiting Charnley's ban for ref touching.

More importantly awaiting Tautai's long ban for being a sh|thouse.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:46 pm  

Tautai Grade B dangerous contact
Charnley Grade C contact with match official

I reckon they've got those about right, on reflection.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:59 pm  

Him wrote:

More importantly awaiting Tautai's long ban for being a sh|thouse.

Both will be rightfully banned for being disgraces in different ways.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:46 pm  

It was a poor tackle and while it could have been done at a worse angle we should be doing everything we can to eliminate it as with the shoulder charge which seem to be much more penalised.


I was amazed that the Ref didn't blow for dissent or say anything to charnley at the time, It was a terrible example of dealing with disappointment and deserves as long a ban as is available. it was petulant and aggressive.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:56 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Tautai Grade B dangerous contact
Charnley Grade C contact with match official

I reckon they've got those about right, on reflection.

Is that the grading from the Review Panel?
We have seen this before quite recently with SOL who by all acounts should have received a ban greater than 1 game and ended up having the grading reduced on the day.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:48 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Tautai Grade B dangerous contact
Charnley Grade C contact with match official

I reckon they've got those about right, on reflection.

Grade B is the lowest grading Tautai could receive. A 1 or 2 match ban is nowhere near enough in my opinion. Earlier in the season bans of 4 games were being given out, which is nearer to what it should be. Although personally I'd go further and be looking at 6-8 matches for such cowardly, sh|thouse, weak tackling. Along with bans/sanctions for both clubs and coaches in the case of repeat offenders.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:00 pm  

Him wrote:

Grade B is the lowest grading Tautai could receive. A 1 or 2 match ban is nowhere near enough in my opinion. Earlier in the season bans of 4 games were being given out, which is nearer to what it should be. Although personally I'd go further and be looking at 6-8 matches for such cowardly, sh|thouse, weak tackling. Along with bans/sanctions for both clubs and coaches in the case of repeat offenders.

Agreed, Mac pointed out in his press conference that if he breaks Cuthbertsons leg he is banned 8-10 games (I believe that is what Chase got for a similar incident)
Total inconsistency again from the review pannel, blatant cannon ball tackles should all be treated the same

Also shows how ridiculous the governing of RL has gotten, we ban shoulder charges because of player welfare on the off chance someone gets hit in the head (instead of just penalising heavily whenever contact with the head is made), touching the ref is a 3 game ban, yet a potential season ending tackle will be a one game ban
IMO Charnly should get a one game ban and a slap on the wrist and Tautai should be out for at least 4 games

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:06 pm  

Tautai should have been sent off but the weak-kneed Hicks bottled it as usual & another team benefits from his absence.
As happened last week with O'Loughlin.

Re: Wigan H : Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:50 pm  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

I'd rather have a halfback who has some kind of idea how to run a game than some headless chicken with bags of pace. SL produces loads of the latter, very very few of the former. I've no idea if Lilley will make it, but halfbacks with his kind of attitude and eye for the game are what SL is desperately short of.

I'd rather have a half-back who can do both. Lilley for me does neither particularly, hardly ever challenges the line and without he can find some pace from somewhere he's not going to be top half SL quality.

Time will tell.