: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:20 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Newton will have to remember that one the next time he tackles Long or Gilmour.

To be fair, when he smashed their faces in years ago, he was only trying to create more space on the field.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:17 pm  

eddievan wrote:

The seriousness of the injury should have no bearing on the punishment.

Except it does. Read the RFL rules. I think they're quoted on both the Saints and Wakey boards on here during this endless tirade against Cunningham.

Wakey fans do seem to have their knickers in a twist about it and their player is ok. God knows what they would have been like if he had actually been injured! Conversely, we aren't wanting to have Demetriou hung drawn and quartered for trying to take Wellens' head off. But of course, I forgot, that was all accidental!

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:23 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Except it does. Read the RFL rules. I think they're quoted on both the Saints and Wakey boards on here during this endless tirade against Cunningham.

Wakey fans do seem to have their knickers in a twist about it and their player is ok. God knows what they would have been like if he had actually been injured! Conversely, we aren't wanting to have Demetriou hung drawn and quartered for trying to take Wellens' head off. But of course, I forgot, that was all accidental!

He was just trying to make some space to play in. So its all good.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:25 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Except it does. Read the RFL rules. I think they're quoted on both the Saints and Wakey boards on here during this endless tirade against Cunningham.

Wakey fans do seem to have their knickers in a twist about it and their player is ok. God knows what they would have been like if he had actually been injured! Conversely, we aren't wanting to have Demetriou hung drawn and quartered for trying to take Wellens' head off. But of course, I forgot, that was all accidental!

So you are suggesting that an illegal and dangerous play is ok as long as noone is seriously hurt? That must explain Sts fans constant defence of Wilkin then.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:55 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

, we aren't wanting to have Demetriou hung drawn and quartered for trying to take Wellens' head off. But of course, I forgot, that was all accidental!

That was a legal hand-off. The VR even reviewed it, despite not being asked to by the ref, & still awarded the try. If the possible junkie's illegal action had been referred he would corrctly have been penalised & you wouldn't have got a try.

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:28 am  

So he did fracture his socket http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... field.html

So he did fracture his socket http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... field.html

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:27 am  

tigertot wrote: So he did fracture his socket http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... field.html Well he won't get in way of Cunningham's fist again will he, when he needs some space to play in. As suggested on the Saints board, they should give him a ban for getting in the way and play acting.

tigertot wrote: So he did fracture his socket http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... field.html Well he won't get in way of Cunningham's fist again will he, when he needs some space to play in. As suggested on the Saints board, they should give him a ban for getting in the way and play acting.

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:09 pm  

Some say he didn't fracture his eye socket but others say he did, either way he is playing against cas.

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:02 pm  

mousey9 wrote:

Some say he didn't fracture his eye socket but others say he did, either way he is playing against cas.

Someone said he might have done - is he still playing against Cas?

: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:10 pm  

mousey9 wrote:

Some say he didn't fracture his eye socket but others say he did, either way he is playing against cas.

Strange isn't it. It was all over the press that he had fractured it. Then on Monday an announcement on the Wakefield website said that he hadn't and that he was available for selectioon this week. Then today they are again claiming it is fractured but he'll be OK to play??? Seems a little fishy to me. Wonder if there hasn't been a warning along the lines of Quins RU and their phony injury claims.