Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:52 pm  

Leeds Rhinos 21-man squad: Richie Myler, David Fusitu'a, Harry Newman, Nene Macdonald, Ash Handley, Blake Austin, Aidan Sezer, Zane Tetevano, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Cameron Smith, Jarrod O'Connor, Sam Lisone, Derrell Olpherts, Tom Holroyd, James McDonnell, Sam Walters, Luis Roberts, James Donaldson, Corey Johnson, Leon Ruan.

Sangare compassionate leave, Leeming injured along with Oledzki and Gannon concussion protocol missing out from the match day squad.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 4:34 pm  

Just watched McGillivray's unpunished assault on Murphy and wondering if there is a referee who will give our players protection from such assaults or whether we will continue to be targeted by the thugs in the game.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 4:55 pm  

FSW wrote:

Just watched McGillivray's unpunished assault on Murphy and wondering if there is a referee who will give our players protection from such assaults or whether we will continue to be targeted by the thugs in the game.

What happened?

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:16 pm  

Looking at both squads, I'm afraid I can't see anything but another hiding coming our way, although I would obviously be delighted to be proved wrong

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Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:31 pm  

FSW wrote:

Just watched McGillivray's unpunished assault on Murphy and wondering if there is a referee who will give our players protection from such assaults or whether we will continue to be targeted by the thugs in the game.

McGillvary isn't a thug by a long way.
I haven't seen it back but I thought he went for the ball and grabbed Murphy at same time. It was hardly intentional to come down on his leg.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 6:32 pm  

PopTart wrote:

McGillvary isn't a thug by a long way.
I haven't seen it back but I thought he went for the ball and grabbed Murphy at same time. It was hardly intentional to come down on his leg.

I saw it live and thought it wasn’t intentional but wasn’t legal and did cause the injury I suspect.

The penalty went Huddersfield’s way and it’s gone unpunished though. Whether it’s intentional shouldn’t matter.

I’m not sure whether you’d class it as a dangerous tackle applying pressure to joints.

That said I’m just going on what was posted above as I can’t be bothered watching trinity tv to check.

It won’t change anything but if it wasn’t a legal challenge it’s just a long line of decisions incorrect against us to add to the list.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 6:39 pm  

You could point out that the referee in the Saint’s game missed a blatant shoulder charge and awarded Leeds the penalty. I doubt you would consider Saints a club with limited appeal within the RL world but yet they suffered with an incorrect decision.
I don’t buy the we are persecuted in every game by referees, how many tries have we had disallowed in the last two games.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:21 pm  

How often do we get Ben, doesn’t always go our way though

Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity

10th March, KO: 20:00

M Com: S. Williams
Referee: B. Thaler
Reserve Referee: K. Moore
Touch Judge 1: A. Smith
Touch Judge 2: D. Arnold
In Goal: S. Ellis
In Goal 2: L. Bland
Time Keeper: A. Hardcastle

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Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:40 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

I saw it live and thought it wasn’t intentional but wasn’t legal and did cause the injury I suspect.

The penalty went Huddersfield’s way and it’s gone unpunished though. Whether it’s intentional shouldn’t matter.

I’m not sure whether you’d class it as a dangerous tackle applying pressure to joints.

That said I’m just going on what was posted above as I can’t be bothered watching trinity tv to check.

It won’t change anything but if it wasn’t a legal challenge it’s just a long line of decisions incorrect against us to add to the list.

But "not a legal challenge" is a technical thing that deserves a penalty. Rather than an act of thuggery deserving a ban.

Re: Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity (Friday 10th March) : Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:52 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

I saw it live and thought it wasn’t intentional but wasn’t legal and did cause the injury I suspect.

The penalty went Huddersfield’s way and it’s gone unpunished though. Whether it’s intentional shouldn’t matter.

I’m not sure whether you’d class it as a dangerous tackle applying pressure to joints.

That said I’m just going on what was posted above as I can’t be bothered watching trinity tv to check.

It won’t change anything but if it wasn’t a legal challenge it’s just a long line of decisions incorrect against us to add to the list.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with the challenge at all. Both players went up to contest the ball, there’s always going to be some contact between two players competing for the same ball but neither were at fault. Had it been McGilvery who landed awkwardly it wouldn’t have been Murphys fault just the same as Murphys injury isn’t McGilverys fault