Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:22 am  

you two need your heads banging together, more bothered about grammar than the thread about poor tackling technique that could end a players career

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:52 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

B) Wigan have no players left because all of their knees are crocked

My money would be on A) happening long before B) happened

So like the previous game where Wigan lost 2 players to knee injuries at Castleford, with 1 of those players now needing his 4th reconstructive knee surgery, 2 of those caused by Castleford?

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:05 am  

CM Punk wrote:

So like the previous game where Wigan lost 2 players to knee injuries at Castleford, with 1 of those players now needing his 4th reconstructive knee surgery, 2 of those caused by Castleford?

Were those injuries caused by foul play or accidental and if they were thought to be foul play, is this why certain Wigan players acted the way they did in the next game ??

I'm not a fan of union but, the players making any tackle in union are deemed "responsible" for the welfare of the player being tackled/
Of course there are still injuries but, it put's a hell of a lot of responsibility on the defending player(s) not to be reckless.

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:39 pm  

Call Me God wrote:

Exactly. Poor attempt at a "headline" grabber and then a Misspelt poorly written attack on Wigan's Tactics, which have been done to death over the years.
I would add though that as Wakefield Won, they're fans had little reason to pollute the forum with hardship/punching above our weight posts, so it was only to be expected....

If you are going to attack someone for their spelling, at least make sure your own is perfect you absolute whopper

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:56 pm  

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... l-tackles/

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... l-tackles/

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:09 pm  

I'm not prone to hysteria - and it's a fair criticism that the OP was badly titled and not especially well written - but the nub of the post is correct; it's a despicable strategy with potentially devastating consequences, and it needs to be stamped out of the game; and Brian Mac had it right way back when - make it illegal to join a tackle below the knees after contact, and it's gone, just like that.

I've watched the Wigan match back on replay, and it was definitely more notable than most games; it was, I suspect, an attempt to control the really big forwards who have been wreaking havoc, but it was done recklessly and without due care for player welfare - which has been, as evidenced by Shaun Wane's ranting exhortations to his players to "be fu**ing reckless!" a Wigan tactic for some time.

I hope that the one on Fifita is properly handled by the disciplinary panel, to send a strong message; and that the attention its getting on social media will have a more far-reaching impact. We need this out of the game once and for all, and some coaches have more to do than others.

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:58 pm  

So they decided the challenge on Fifita was a grade A 0 games - despite the minutes saying it posed an "unacceptable risk of injury"...How you can deem a challenge poses an unacceptable risk of injury but is not worth a long ban never mind no ban is confusing to say the least.

Sam Powell did pick up a grade C 2 matches for his challenge on Lynn, however.

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:07 pm  

bren2k wrote:

I'm not prone to hysteria - and it's a fair criticism that the OP was badly titled and not especially well written - but the nub of the post is correct; it's a despicable strategy with potentially devastating consequences, and it needs to be stamped out of the game; and Brian Mac had it right way back when - make it illegal to join a tackle below the knees after contact, and it's gone, just like that.

I've watched the Wigan match back on replay, and it was definitely more notable than most games; it was, I suspect, an attempt to control the really big forwards who have been wreaking havoc, but it was done recklessly and without due care for player welfare - which has been, as evidenced by Shaun Wane's ranting exhortations to his players to "be fu**ing reckless!" a Wigan tactic for some time.

I hope that the one on Fifita is properly handled by the disciplinary panel, to send a strong message; and that the attention its getting on social media will have a more far-reaching impact. We need this out of the game once and for all, and some coaches have more to do than others.

unless I'm mistaken the tackle on Fafita has been ignored by the panel

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:37 pm  

snowie wrote:

unless I'm mistaken the tackle on Fafita has been ignored by the panel

You are mistaken, Shorrocks was given a Grade A charge, no ban.

Re: RFL & SL allowing its Brand to weaken. : Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:46 pm  

CM Punk wrote:

You are mistaken, Shorrocks was given a Grade A charge, no ban.

Indeed, probably because Fifita played on. Powell, on the other hand cops a ban that deliberately injured Reece Lynn.
Maybe some of the Wigan fans on your own board will now be man enough to admit that they were wrong.

Some of your fans say "why are you only picking Wigan out for criticism" but, your side under Wane played a little further "over the line" than others and under Lam, things seem to have got a little worse. Maybe this is part of the "win at all costs ethos" but as one of the biggest clubs in the sport, especially in the UK, Wigan should be setting some sort of (good) example.

Some say that clubs like Wakefield are dragging the sport down but, at least we haven't stooped to your levels.