Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:33 pm  

Dally wrote:

What he didn't get right was saying that Flower walked over to finish the job. He did not contemplate for a few seconds and then "walk" over as implied / stated.

I liked the line about how Rugby League is fueled by anabolic steroids.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:46 pm  

Punch one (reaction) - 4 matches

Punch two (cheap cowardly shot) - whole of 2015.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:50 pm  

I think everyone is under-playing the first punch. He put enormous effort into it and connected with a much smaller man.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:55 pm  

rover49 wrote:

Punch one (reaction) - 4 matches

Punch two (cheap cowardly shot) - whole of 2015.

How can the first punch warrant 4 matches when it was in reaction to a forearm that only warranted 1?

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:57 pm  

TheElectricGlidingWarrior wrote:

How can the first punch warrant 4 matches when it was in reaction to a forearm that only warranted 1?

Well if we're going to go down that line then how many matches is Flower's swinging arm to the head from behind that started the whole thing off worth? Calculators out people.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:02 pm  

TheElectricGlidingWarrior wrote:

How can the first punch warrant 4 matches when it was in reaction to a forearm that only warranted 1?

You Wigan fans

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:03 pm  

Banned for six months.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:06 pm  

April 14th

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:09 pm  

Effectively an 8 game ban including the World Club Series. Could easily be argued that he's got off quite lightly.

Re: Ben Flower : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:11 pm  

Big Jim Slade wrote:

Effectively an 8 game ban including the World Club Series. Could easily be argued that he's got off quite lightly.

If grade F is a minmum of 8 then the rfl must have thought it was at the lower end of the scale. You must have to decapitate someone to get more.