Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:02 am  

Zig wrote:

If that is the case then it is a poor decision, there are plenty of players who have missed a big game through suspension. I would like to think that Tommy won his appeal on merit and yes I am glad that he can say his goodbyes. Had Saints offered him the same deal as Feldt he wouldn't be going anywhere hmm.

I know what you're saying Zig but they definitely take these sort of things into account sometimes. Smith got the benefit pre WCC. I know the Cas player dove but I think most of us still expected a ban there.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:06 am  

Cruncher wrote:

I don't think it's just a symptom of the ill thought-out chaos we are struggling with currently.

Didn't Blake Green receive a blatant blow in the face while lying on the ground in a Grand Final, which resulted in a fractured eye-socket, and no action was taken?

This is a genuine question, because something might have been done about it later, though nothing was done at the time and Wigan gained no advantage on the day.

The Disciplinary are a clown show and have been for a long time. The idea that someone like Cullen should be involved is beyond laughable given the on-field career that he had.

That happened right in front of us mate and you could hear the impact. It was an horrendous attack. I said at the time that it was worse than the Ben Flower one and the damage inflicted on both players certainly bares that out. I think Westwood received a ban retrospectively but how he wasn't sent off is completely unfathomable.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:13 pm  

Phuzzy wrote:

That happened right in front of us mate and you could hear the impact. It was an horrendous attack. I said at the time that it was worse than the Ben Flower one and the damage inflicted on both players certainly bares that out. I think Westwood received a ban retrospectively but how he wasn't sent off is completely unfathomable.

Westwood got 2 games IIRC, which funnily enough ruled him out of 2 England friendlies ahead of the 2013 RLWC and made him available for the opener against Australia in Cardiff.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:26 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Westwood got 2 games IIRC, which funnily enough ruled him out of 2 England friendlies ahead of the 2013 RLWC and made him available for the opener against Australia in Cardiff.

If the ONLY thing we could get right in our game was consistency from the refs and the judiciary, we'd be in a 50 times better place than we are now.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:20 pm  

Zig wrote:

If that is the case then it is a poor decision, there are plenty of players who have missed a big game through suspension. I would like to think that Tommy won his appeal on merit and yes I am glad that he can say his goodbyes. Had Saints offered him the same deal as Feldt he wouldn't be going anywhere hmm.

Almost a poor decision as letting Harry smith play in the WCC

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:40 pm  

RobRiches wrote:

Almost a poor decision as letting Harry smith play in the WCC

I agree.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:23 pm  

Smith should have been banned for SL games but banning him for the WCC would have made as much sense as banning George Williams for the internationals at the end of last year. Domestic disciplinary issues should not lead to suspensions for international fixtures, club or country.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:19 am  

MadDogg wrote:

Smith should have been banned for SL games but banning him for the WCC would have made as much sense as banning George Williams for the internationals at the end of last year. Domestic disciplinary issues should not lead to suspensions for international fixtures, club or country.

Totally agree. The all-licensed clowns in the Disciplinary should not have the facility to damage this country's chances of international success. They are dubious enough characters without giving them that power as well.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:59 am  

Just the 2 tries for Feldt this morning taking him to 20 for the season......

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:31 pm  

Stu M wrote:

Just the 2 tries for Feldt this morning taking him to 20 for the season......

To be fair any of your current wingers would have scored the 2 tries he did this morning.

I do like the look of him though very like for like to TM, be interesting to see who else you bring in as a rebuild is very much needed.

Feldt doesn’t strike me as the kind of player to come on a holiday, looks super committed, I do though think in losing TM a bit like when you lost Roby it’s another natural leader Saints through and through gone and no matter who comes in that’s tough to replace.