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Nothing wrong with a bit of a fight. The only player(s) really who should get a ban is the ones who headbutt. No doubt the RFL will make a mess of it and ban a few players. Had this happened in SL nothing would have been said

Having watched the video if Stuart Dickens doesn't get maximum penalty we might as well scrap the system

I bet I've watched the incident a dozen times, and I still can't see what all the fuss is about.
If Stu has butted someone, I'd expect him to get banned - regardless of any perceived SL bias the disciplinary process is alleged to have.
But seeing the incident over and over, it's nowt. Really, just nowt! Like Karl Harrison says, "it's not tiddley winks"!

Tell that to the player with a broken nose. Dear god....

Over the 25 years I played rugby I broke mine 5 times. It happens! Even your clubs own coach said it was nowt!! The players of both clubs said afterwards it was nowt, and most fans I've spoken to said it was nowt!!!
But Urbancarrott says "dear god" so it must be devastating!!





Stu will get banned for chuckin his head about. That's about it. Like I said on another thread, been worse in a bloody convent!

Did he 'head butt' or did he lead with his forehead i.e just stick his head out? Either way if he broke a nose by 'using' his head then he should get at least a 3 game ban!
Thats the trouble with RL, yer its a tough game but to have your nose broken by a guy head butting or sticking hos head in your face you aint on. If I did that in town tonight i would be up for GBH.

aye I know and I'm expecting stu to get banned tho his previous good record in the game may mitigate down in his fav to 3 games perhaps! But 5 players up for that????? They didn't arrest that many in the toxteth riots!!!

To be honest I can see both sides. Yes it's wrong to head but someone, yes it's wrong for one player to thump another on the ground. Yes if it happened on the street the wrong doers would be arrested. But it wasn't on the street, it was on the pitch in the heat of the moment and I guarantee anyone, those "aggressors" will have shaken hands in the bar.
We are only 3 games into the season, warn all 5 that next time? but now, come on a warning is enough.,
Let's move on.

agreed 100% John

Right, here's my two penneth:

Hicks needs to be nailed to the wall for this bad call to start with.
Dickens may well get a ban, I haven't seen any playbacks but seemingly there's conclusive evidence to support his charge. AHEM Mr Hicks, Dickens played the final few minutes of the game which turned out to be crucial, Ashall didn't. Fev got away with this result on the back of a poor call from Dicks.

I ain't seen any replays either but suspect that your sport on MM. I still think if that Ashall had stayed on Fax would have won last week, for me your best player on the day.

We had a couple of players who had teeth knocked out last season without action against the player involved. Stuff happens, if there was a headbut then it will probably be a 3 match ban, as for the others (both teams), it will depend on their past record which smacks of punishing players twice to me.
Not sure the result would have been different, it's all ifs and buts. The main thing is that both teams will be in the knock out stages and could well meet again and that should attract a massive crowd after last Sunday's game

My fear ( in the case of the Fax players ) is that retaliation is treat more harshly than the aggressor !

The standards of match officials is crap across the the Pro game. We have Refs who are afraid to make a decision without the Vid Ref. We have others who think they should be the main thing in the game- Yes you Gansen and Silverwood!We sadly get young Refs shoved through who have next to no experience and struggle. But the problem is not with the Refs and Linemen. The problem is Stuart Cummins who refuses to admit that the standards should be better and is as arrogant now as he was when he Reffed. The Disciplinary also needs to realize is Rugby League is a hard sport where passions run high sometimes. It would be good if a little bit of common sense was used. I dont know how 5 people have neen told to go to the disciplinary. The maximun would be 2 people. The alleges headbutt and the player who responded. Fans like to see a bit of viff on the field and as long as its within reason then I dont see whast the problem is.

Hang on, they can't do that - we've (Leigh) got two up before the Disciplinary too and we're at Fev next week! Ban the Fev three and let ours off - that's what I say!!

Quite right Alan' these Yorkshire teams are a dirty bunch. Our lads will both have no case to answer.

Another Fev player sent off today

And deservedly so!

Craig Ashall has pleaded guilty early and received a one match ban.


- According to the Courier anyway...

well also says in courier that he is injured, so good call as most likely to be missing anyway.

Ashall, Dickens, Bostock and Haley all entered guilty pleas which have been accepted and were handed 1 game, 2 games, 1 game and No further action respectively!
Dane Manning fancies his chances at the tribunal.


Thanks to Gazza77 on totalrl.com for the info.

Dane cant enter a guilty plea as he was sent off for Batley last season. You can only take an early plea if you haven't been sent off in 12 months.

ah right! Didn't realise that. I suppose the outcomes could have been worse!

Manning - One match ban...