: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:54 pm  

Loop wrote:

What an absolute Joke, Burgess is banned but Greenshields gets no ban he nearly decapitated Halley. The RFL disciplinary panel is a farce.

Aye, Halley was lucky to escape with his head intact.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:01 pm  

He was, couldn't understand the penalty try though, he did get up and put the ball over the line

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:03 pm  

Loop wrote:

What an absolute Joke, Burgess is banned but Greenshields gets no ban he nearly decapitated Halley. The RFL disciplinary panel is a farce.

I thought the same, the ban seems very harsh

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:33 pm  

It'll be all that 'previous' that went against him.

An interesting test of Leeds' barely adequate forward strength coming up then. Thank gawd it's only Bradford away.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:35 am  

Absolute joke of a decision

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:51 am  

Add to the farce Mason running 30 yards to smack someone and gets nothing.
Burgess getting one game ban is a joke.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:56 am  

Unfortunately there has been a lot of discontent and mutterings from other fans forums and teams about how our players have been getting off lightly this season for similiar offences to others that have picked up the odd game ban.

I know the panel shouldn't take notice of this whispering campaign but I think they've decided to make an example of us/Burgess to prove to others that the RFL disciplinary panel has some teeth and are not afraid to hand out bans to ours and Saints players to stop the rest moaning of unfair treatment.

I don't think there was anything malicious in the Burgess tackle.Just an ordinary clumsy high shot that you see week in week out,a penalty and thats it.

Its not as if the pundits or even the Saints fans were baying for blood at the incident.

Some incidents you see and you think straight away that he'll be in trouble but the Burgess tackle was not one of those IMO

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:54 am  

At least it gives him a break over easter. I imagine we may rotate the saud a bit in these two games

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:05 am  

leicester_rhino wrote:

At least it gives him a break over easter. I imagine we may rotate the saud a bit in these two games

Quite true it just dictates Burgess' time out over Easter. It's always a juggling act over the two/three games anyway.

If we don't get to see an Ambler, Manning or Chandler ect somewhere over the next three games then will we have to assume their not deemed ready for 1st grade action yet?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:47 am  

Burgess is appealing against this decision.