banned for 1 game so will miss the bradford game as i saw it richards pushed fairbanks face in the floor fairbank got up pushed richards in the chest he then threw a punch and jacob let rip with half a dozen in return i can understand the 1 game for jacob but nothing for richards is not right

Where one is clearly the instigator then fair enough to single him out but they both played an equal part.
Now’t particularly nasty with both 10 in the bin but for the “cut it out message” to be consistent if one gets a 1 game ban then so should the other.

So a few armchair coach options.

Will that give Kav a chance of his return?
Will Barb go back into the pack freeing a slot for the long awaited Greg W debut or for Rawsthorne to return.

On Nick I don’t know why he was left out against London but everything being equal he should be playing.
We let him slip through our fingers before and was described as the one that got away, it would be daft to have another repeat.

Unbelievable.
London player put his hand on Fairbanks head, which for me antagonized Fairbank. Are you allowed to put your hands on someone's head in the tackle?
He gets away without a ban and Fairbank gets one match. He has a good record. Sure this governing body are anti Fax.

also regarding bradford will sam hewitt be fit to play if not that opens up a few selection posers

Sounds like Sam should be fit unless he has a reaction to the knock on the head. Regarding Jacob, it always seems to be the retaliator that comes out worst, although I suspect that the ban (which is only 1 game) was because he has a better aim with his fists than the London player. Doesn't make it right, and tbh in RL a bit of an altercation on the field is part and parcel. They both got 10 minutes to calm down, and imo that should have been the end of it.

I didn’t see the game, but going off the original comment of ‘throwing half a dozen’ would it be that it’s classed as repeated punching? That’s always gets penalised harsher.

Not sure you’ll need him either way, we look very weak at the moment so you will likely make metres for fun