Re: This week’s disciplinary : Tue May 30, 2023 6:44 pm  

karetaker wrote:

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61782/operational-rules-tribunal-%E2%80%93-may-30

OMG anyone heard any loud noises coming from St Helens

Why would there be loud noises from St Helens? No one saw a punch, so no one has called for a ban either. It's the correct decision, if there was no punch, there should have been no card. It throws another puzzling concern in about the process itself, but no complaints about the verdict. Good to see some phantom cards happening to other clubs. I think we've had four this season.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Tue May 30, 2023 7:08 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Why would there be loud noises from St Helens? No one saw a punch, so no one has called for a ban either. It's the correct decision, if there was no punch, there should have been no card. It throws another puzzling concern in about the process itself, but no complaints about the verdict. Good to see some phantom cards happening to other clubs. I think we've had four this season.

Only four, that's very conservative of you.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Tue May 30, 2023 7:12 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Having watched the "incident" a few times ... if McGuire got a ban he might be the first ever to be found guilty of whispering sweet nothings in someone's ear.

Brenda Leigh Leopards sounds rather daft.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 8:33 am  

So do we know if Leigh have put in an Official Complaint?

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 8:36 am  

Now Tuesday has been and gone, Serious About Rugby League can confirm that the case will be considered by the Match Review Panel next Monday.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 2:33 pm  

Putting aside whether you think the punishment does or doesn't fit the crime, if Maguire receives another similar length ban, then what's the point of paying him to spending 14ish games sat in the stand. Surely he would have to go, as there's zero possibility of the RFL changing the ban tariff in respect of such offences.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 2:52 pm  

Hard to know what to make of it, to be considered by MRP next week, does that mean Leigh have registered a complaint or is the MRP just going to say NFA.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 6:12 pm  

It’s now been said Leigh have provided evidence.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 6:20 pm  

Something is very wrong about this, I mean why as it taken till Tuesday night to provide evidence that something was said. The game was Friday so if something was said by McGuire the proof was already there and should have been dealt with on Monday.

I’m no Columbo but I would be asking why take so long to say something I’d also be suspicious and think someone as been cohersed into corroborating a story. Just doesn’t sit right.

Re: This week’s disciplinary : Wed May 31, 2023 10:24 pm  

Due process I think. Leigh and the player(s) involved would need to decide of they wish to provide evidence, then draft a statement for the RFL and have that signed off by the legal team following the BH weekend?