Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:02 pm  

http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/586 ... RY%20PANEL Grade D

http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/586 ... RY%20PANEL Grade D

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:06 pm  

What does grade D mean?

Needs to calm down abit only just got off a ban

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:07 pm  

Terrace singer wrote:

What does grade D mean?

Needs to calm down abit only just got off a ban

No, it's the worst case offence. 8-10 matches apparently.

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:09 pm  

tigertot wrote:

No, it's the worst case offence. 8-10 matches apparently.

Not sure where you've got that from but grade D is 3-5 matches.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:11 pm  

Worse than Rangi Chase's offence was graded at.

Think someone needs to look at the gradings!

: Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:20 pm  

This is f*cking pathetic.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:23 pm  

From looking at it it appeared he picked Hodgson up and than slammed him down again. Hodgson was more or less in a kind of sitting position, it seemed to hurt him, albeit very temporarily, but no harm was done and nobody ran in to remonstrate with Bateman which they would have done had it been a bad one.

If he gets a ban it's way OTT in my book. Maybe a warning to take more care but to be guilty of a grade D suggests he set out to cause real damage.

How it is graded as worse than Chase's "tackle" is beyond me.

Baffling really.

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:24 pm  

Looking at the grading structure they've classed Rangi's as 'reckless' and Bateman's as 'intentional' which is why Bateman has copped a higher grade. Although, personally I would have had chase as intentional striking with the elbow and down at E-F.

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:24 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

From looking at it it appeared he picked Hodgson up and than slammed him down again. Hodgson was more or less in a kind of sitting position, it seemed to hurt him, albeit very temporarily, but no harm was done and nobody ran in to remonstrate with Bateman which they would have done had it been a bad one.

If he gets a ban it's way OTT in my book. Maybe a warning to take more care but to be guilty of a grade D suggests he set out to cause real damage.

How it is graded as worse than Chase's "tackle" is beyond me.

Baffling really.

Yeah, they appear to have pinged him for 'Dangerous Throw - Throwing player into the ground' which carries a grade of D-E.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bateman Back at Red Hall : Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:28 pm  

Wasn't really a throw though was it? In fact I'd say there wasn't much in it.

As Melbourne Storm CEO Chris Johns said once after a suspension given to Stephen Kearney "we might as well all start wearing skirts".