I'd say it was poor tackling technique looking for a big hit due to the fact his side had been outplayed and had become increasingly niggly in 5 mins before the incident. I in no way think he went to maliciously hurt Burgess but there certainly wasnt much of an attempt to complete a tackle.

Nando's will certainly miss him. It'll be a while before he's chomping on chicken wings again



Seems upbeat on Twitter. Excellent self diagnosis of the injury "..to put it simply, my jaw is f*cked!"

The cas lad's technique wasn't great but nothing more than that. Nothing to get too excited about. Hope Luke recovers quickly. Shame for the lad.

The greatest respect to all who step foot on the field of play and as we've seen these players/soldiers of the game genuinely put their bodies on the line, to entertain us in the game of rugby league. You are part of what makes our game so special.











It's never good to see a patriot of our game endure an injury such as we saw last night. You have our greatest respect Luke, our best wishes and we wish you a speedy recovery....hope to see you back in the game ASAP.

Nothing more to add. Get back ASAP Biff and Good Luck.

Exactly.

Why some opposition "fans" feel they have to score points when a lad suffers a 2 break serious facial injury is beyond me.

After the shock last night and her vow never to watch again, my wife now appreciates more than ever the skill bravery and commitment of the sport. As a late convert to the game she now instead says she will never again support the overpaid prima donnas of football.


She sends Luke a big kiss and wishes him a speedy recovery. I will omit the former but concur on the latter.

I don't think a lot of the chanting that takes place during an injury stoppage is intended to be malicious, more a way of restoring normality during what could be a potentially serious event. If it was malicious, it would be targetted at the injured player - which I can't recall having heard at an RL game.

Having watched the replay a couple of times, a purely accidental clash, no malice and Walker could have done himself some seroius injury, as for Burgess, a shame he will miss the CC final, but RL is a hard game played by hard and brave men. Good luke with the Recovery Luke....

Well said rhinoms, 2 props colliding, could have gone the other way and walker getting smashed.
I wish luke burgess a speedy recovery.

I dont wish bad on anybody Rhinos player or not and wish Biffa the speediest of recoveries, however I dont think he should be in our strongest 17 so i dont consider it to be a big blow, for me his ball retention is not good enough and I think Ambler is a better player based on this season. I am more concerned on how peacock is.

It was a big collision. Nothing malicious and no intent. It may have been a little silly on the part of Walker but maybe some inexperience there. The thing i didnt like was when it was clear Burgess was hurt a couple of the Cas players including Walker were dancing like they had just won the match. That was very disrespectful to Luke Burgess and seemed to show little concern for him.

Get well soon Biffa!!!

Looking at the contact only, without taking into account the injury it was a good hit, and one which is entertaining for the fans. I have no problem with shoulder charges having given a few out and received a few more. They can be very good to lift a team, force a mistake or intimidate your opposition. Some players do them more than others SBW being one of the main, but they present a big risk to both the tackler and the tackled player.

Also, I have no problem with Walker bouncing after the hit, he made a good effective tackle and forced a knock on. We do exactly the same, and there is no way he could have known straight away that Burgess was badly injured.

As for the injury, its a nasty looking one, and a shame for the lad to miss the final. Hopefully he'll get to play in a few more in his career

Get well soon Luke. Nasty one.

As for the "Do it to Senior" chant, the only thing I can say is this one was an accident

Keith Senior breaking BJMs jaw in the Sheffield V Cas challenge cup match was deliberate!

I hope Luke gets better soon as it was an awful accident.

I do have a problem with the tackle...well the hit actually in so far as the timing off it 2 minutes form the end.... what was he trying to achieve ????

As I have said previously the Cas players had a certain mindset in those last 10 minutes IMHO. Its a hard full contact game so therefore no complaints really but I do believe what goes around comes around.

The head clash was clearly accidental but IMHO there was a certain intent.

I hope he's fit for leeds in the final but being honest after looking at the pic of him, he's got no chance of playing.

Shame as it's tough on the players missing out on finals.

IMHO i don't think the was anything wrong with the tackle, he went in for the big hit and clashed heads, nothing any of them coulkd do.

Ihope biff gets well soon that injury looks nasty.

Did he break his jaw? I don't remember that. I remember him knocking Mather's out with one of the best punches ever thrown on a rugby field, but I don't remember his jaw being broken.

Have I remembered wrong? It was a long time ago now, and I'm not as young as I used to be...

It was a great punch but he certainly didnt break his jaw.

=#BF4000That would be a BBC copyright video then would it ?

McFld

are you for real,jonny walker was just trying to put a hit on burgess and they clashed heads.no intent what so ever and you are quite right what goes around comes around and im sure over his career walker will be on the recieving end of a few tough tackles has do most players that play the game.

hope luke recovers in minimal time and is back playing in no time.

=#BF4000and thats a Sky Sports copyright video then ?


=#BF4000Someone needs to read and understand the AUP McFld


Some 'experts' might be able to explain the difference between these examples & Walker's hit on Burgess, but they look no different to me, and were no doubt applauded by the tacklers' team's fans at the time.

Hope the lad makes a speedy recovery.

Ok, pedant. Go on Youtube and look up 'Leeds Rhinos big hits.'

Just wanted to wish my best wishes to Luke, hope he makes a quick recovery.