Grade C - EGP 2 match ban

Good god the foaming at the mouth if he only gets 2 matches and is free to play in the CC semi will be at unprecedented levels from other fans.

Btw wouldn't argue at all if he did get 3 matches (seems around the right mark to me).

It won't ruin the season as a whole as he'd have to get a very unlikely 7/8 games which would roll into the playoffs......but the CC could be a different story.

If somehow he got 5 matches he'd miss Wembley IF we get there.

It wasn't a proper headbutt, but it was certainly aggressive. I'd expect 4-6 matches. Ignoring the hyperbole and mouth-frothing, it was a very stupid thing to do. Most unexpected from him, and very disappointing. Whatever happened to provoke it, Dorn gets a bit of credit for his reaction. No girly rolling around and histrionics to the ref.

Might have cost us a point tonight (although I thought Cas were more than good value for one). Could cost more with a semi final looming.

I think you have gave a good balanced post. I would moan if he got less than 3, personally would say 4 with a game off for good behaviour.

McDermott dry-runs the case for the defence in his press conference here: www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=18786 I hope the journos picked up on the key message at its third repetition. Did you know that Sinfield has played hundreds of games and has had just two seconds, no errr make that half a second of madness? ? "I think we can all afford him a little momentary lapse can't we". We can, Brian, we surely can. One of the RFL's nice warning letters should do the trick.

McDermott dry-runs the case for the defence in his press conference here: www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=18786 I hope the journos picked up on the key message at its third repetition. Did you know that Sinfield has played hundreds of games and has had just two seconds, no errr make that half a second of madness? ? "I think we can all afford him a little momentary lapse can't we". We can, Brian, we surely can. One of the RFL's nice warning letters should do the trick.

If you're giving 4-6 matches on a maximum grade for that then what do you do when someone lands a *real* headbutt? You'll have to invent new letters for the disciplinary process.

If he gets 4 matches for that I will consider watching another sport. No more contact than the Leigh player who dropped on Peacock - and he wasn't even charged. Now if Dorn had manned up and thrown a few then I would have been happy with that as well.

As has been said the RFL do not like head butts.
OK we've all seen far worse but after last week's Catalans nonsense I think they'll go with a four match ban reduced by one for an EGP and previous good record.
Three matches and a £300 fine.
Missing the semi is the really big question.
How will Leeds manage without their leading player?

Anyone who wants to wonder what's happened to the game could search a well known site for Andy Farrell headbutt, or Adam Fogerty headbutt. Yellow cards both of them (good old Russell). Then they could search for Les Boyd headbutt (play on!). Some of the delicate flowers on here would probably need a good lie down afterwards though.

Kris Welham received no suspension for a headbutt on Luke Dorn back in February.

If the RFL don't like use of the head, why didn't Monaghan get a masisve suspension for what he did to Sinfield in the GF a few years back? That was one of the most cynically dangerous fouls I've seen, with far more force than the average headbutt, yet nothing seemed to come of it.

I think the RFL will give him 2/3 games I actually think he expected Dorn to come into him as well in a head shoving confrontation but Dorn held his ground.

2 games and an EGP. misses next week

I've not seen the incident so can't comment. But when I heard about it my 1st thought was he'll get 2 matches with the RFL saying it would be 3 but 'good record,heat of the moment, no real damage to other player, red card given during game etc etc etc etc.

He'll get 2 games reduced to 1 if the EGP is available (I'm not sure it is an option for anything over grade B).

Quote ="MjM"McDermott dry-runs the case for the defence in his press conference here: www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=18786 I hope the journos picked up on the key message at its third repetition. Did you know that Sinfield has played hundreds of games and has had just two seconds, no errr make that half a second of madness? ? "I think we can all afford him a little momentary lapse can't we". We can, Brian, we surely can. One of the RFL's nice warning letters should do the trick.'" cobblers - let the punishment fit the crime, not the individual. do murderers get a light sentence for a first offence?

Quote ="MjM"McDermott dry-runs the case for the defence in his press conference here: www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=18786 I hope the journos picked up on the key message at its third repetition. Did you know that Sinfield has played hundreds of games and has had just two seconds, no errr make that half a second of madness? ? "I think we can all afford him a little momentary lapse can't we". We can, Brian, we surely can. One of the RFL's nice warning letters should do the trick.'" cobblers - let the punishment fit the crime, not the individual. do murderers get a light sentence for a first offence?

Don't you just love all the amateur judges,barristers,insolvancy experts on these forums.

Grade c,egp submitted,2 game ban,well rested for semi final

Daft thing for him to do but he'll be kicking himself more than anyone for it

Cracking game btw,hope we get another shot at you this season

4-6 game ban sounds excessive when you consider the EGP and an impeccable disciplinary record dating back to the start of his professional career.

I'm sorry. Did we just compare the Sinfield offence to murder? If we could all just retain a tad of reality, that would be great.

Oh and, those convicted of 'assault' if you could even compare the Sinfield offence to that, definitely do get a lighter sentence for first offence. Especially considering there was literally no damage to the 'victim'.

I liked Luke Dorns comments after the game. was a gent about it. he wasnt bothered "i gets heated on the pitch"... 2 games minus EGP for me.
something out of nothing.

Well, we could always bring in US style justice and give Hock life for a third roughing up of a ref.

I don't remember all this outrage when Welham headbutted a player and got no ban or fine.

...and this is why the use of internet forums should be licensed. If you did ANY of the things that happen on a Rugby pitch in normal day-to-day life you'd be banged up for some time. Picking someone up and slamming them to the ground happens hundreds of times in a game - you go try doing it outside Tesco on a Saturday afternoon and see how long it is before you're in a 8"x 6" room with bars on the windows and a cell mate called Psycho Steve.

Comparing and governed, profession sport to what happens in the real word is just plain stupid.

He's had nearly 20 years clean record.

When it's all over, i'll be surprised if he ends up with more than 2 games.