Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:25 pm  

dubairl wrote:

surprised nobody has mentioned Masoe running in and trying to hit flower from behind, aka a 'King hit" in Australia and the last player to do that (but did make connection) was suspended for 18months. but hey saints players do have a rep for running in and trying to hit players when the players isn't looking which people are conveniently forgetting.

After witnessing the viscious attack on hohaia who was already out on the deck, I'm not suprised masoe charged in and tryed to do flower. Any red blooded male would run if they saw their mate done like that when they were out cold. He can't exactly tap him on the shoulder so they are face to face in that situation. There was players flying in left and right, all hell was breaking loose.

Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:29 pm  

jinkin jimmy wrote:

I agree with this. Immediately after the event I was totally fuming because he handed the GF to Saints but now I've cooled down a bit I hope he serves his time and comes back better than ever. The extra pressure heaped on players these days through various media types can be ugly in the extreme. You would have hoped that someone like Peacock (who's thrown plenty punches in his time) would have known better.

Known better, what than to state the truth? Who really cares if peacock has thrown plenty of punches, he's never knelt down on top of someone who's out, put his forearm across them and smashed them in the face again so it's irelevant.

Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:29 pm  

" surprised nobody has mentioned Masoe running in and trying to hit flower from behind"
Especially when the norm seems to be that any retaliation is treated more harshly that of the perpetrator. I.E. Pettybourne defending himself at the wire game. But,hey, Mr.Bentham had a good unbiased game?

Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:35 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

After witnessing the viscious attack on hohaia who was already out on the deck, I'm not suprised masoe charged in and tryed to do flower. Any red blooded male would run if they saw their mate done like that when they were out cold. He can't exactly tap him on the shoulder so they are face to face in that situation. There was players flying in left and right, all hell was breaking loose.

Masoe couldn't charge in anywhere if his life depended on it.

He may have lumbered on over, and got there as fast as he could.

Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:48 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Known better, what than to state the truth? Who really cares if peacock has thrown plenty of punches, he's never knelt down on top of someone who's out, put his forearm across them and smashed them in the face again so it's irelevant.

Why do you persist in telling us all what he did? I saw it, OK? That is why he is rightly being charged with the most severe grade of offence possible. How does the fact that Peacock hasn't done something as bad make his comments any more sensible in such an inflamed situation? The fact is, any player trying to make things worse for Flower needs to keep his mouth shut, particularly one who knows damn well he's got away with more than his own fair share in the past. Isn't there also a possibility that an attempted forearm smash to the face is a criminal offence? Strange that Peacock missed that.....

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Flower charged with a GRADE F : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:05 pm  

Banned for 6 months. New thread open.