He must be adding on Richards twelve metre run up!

On the Carmont obstruction... The Halibet allowed play on so he coudnt then award the penalty as Wigan had advanced over the gain line...

and I dont think the Donald tackle was late added to which Pat had kicked the ball into touch.

Indeed... almost as long as McF! And yes I stick by the view that Wigan are by tradition our fiercest and least loved rivals.

I am told by even older generations that after Wigan come Warrington in the traditional enemy stakes, but that must be going back to when Adam was a lad.

Frankly I have always liked StHelens - they play a brand of rugby I have always admired - and yes obviously I want us to give them a hiding whenever we play them but having said that they are always worth watching.

As for Bradford - who they

I apologise, I mis-understood your 'in field' comment and yes I now understand - 51 metres is correct as per Highbury's explanation.

He gave play on for the Donald challenge on Richards.

He hadn't seen the McGuire obstruction on Carmont so was perfectly within his rights to go back and give a penalty for that offence on the advice of the TJ/VR if he believed Wigan had not had sufficient advantage from the play (the ball going into touch 30 yards up field wasn't an advantage IMO).

Where he got it wrong was allowing himself to be talked out of his original call on the Donald incident by the TJ/VR and giving the penalty where the ball landed from Richards' kick.

I agree with your 1st comment but the latter part (underlined etc) is irrelevant.