For me it was the best punch I've seen in a professional game since Mason floored Fielden, that was 10 years ago.

He should be given a few games punishment, and rightly so, but it lays down a bit of a marker for others who may think about getting on Garbuts wrong side

Quote ="Old Feller"For all of you applauding Garbutt last night, here's what his coach thought of it: www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-7742273'" Well he's hardly going to come out and praise him is he, FFS. Another day, another none story for the perennially outraged of the internet to show their disgust at.

Quote ="Old Feller"For all of you applauding Garbutt last night, here's what his coach thought of it: www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-7742273'" Well he's hardly going to come out and praise him is he, FFS. Another day, another none story for the perennially outraged of the internet to show their disgust at.

Was it me of was Barrie saying there's no place for that in RL. I'm pretty sure it was tongue in cheek, or the irony police would be after him

I do not condone the punch; however, if you look at Tamu's left hand in the tackle he appears to grab Galloways beard. This is further backed up when Galloway stands and puts his hand up to that area on his face. There was probably words spoken at the PTB, Tamu lashes out. Garbutt finishes it.
I really think there was an element of beard pulling in there

I thought it was a cracking punch! It's rugby league not tiddly winks, lots of faux outrage about it. Used to be commonplace in the game, he will cop a ban but won't be that long. He's a forward it's a combative sport, I don't see this level of outrage at State of Origin matches.

A lot of sanctimonious OTT comment going on. Yes it was wrong and he will have to pay the penalty but put it in perspective please. Tamou was the first to assault Galloway's face, which from where Garbutt was standing may have looked like a punch, and his reaction was to go to the aid of a teammate which not so long ago would have been applauded. While not trying to justify the punch it was an understandable response.

The NQC player was also reacting to something that happened on the ground in the tackle. I've no idea who started it but I've got a better idea who ended it and Leeds were awarded the penalty.

McDermott's only grievance will be Garbutt made a better job of flattening the Cowboy's man mountain than he made of the ex Cowboy's winger in the semi final in Huddersfield.

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Tamou gave it big licks with a b!tch slap Garbutt finished it simple as even the NQC's Coach took the p!ss out of Tamou " Well his nose is even wider now"!
Garbutt will rightly get a ban we move on as for the rest of the trolling sh##e on here it was nowhere near as bad as Flowers actions which were sh##-house in the extreme jog on.

you want your pack backing each other.

Garbutt did that, he'll pay the price. shame because we could do with him saturday.

Absolutely - I posted something on the VT similar... '1 in, all in'... I'd be disappointed if our props stood by and simply watched....

As a rugby league player, you know if you get yourself invoved in any altercation, that you can expect the opposition piling in swinging. Tamou wanted some, and got some... He'll have no complaints - it's just what happens.... Have a dig, get some back - he just happened to be on the rceiving end of a belter....

Garbutt was punished accordingly and will now rightly face the disciplinary panel (I just hope they don't have a ridiculous over the top reaction with the ban) - but for me, I'm more than happy with what he did. Puts a marker down to all other teams that if you get up close and personal with our boys, there'll be a price to pay - I bet there won't be many getting up and indulging in a bit of push and shove when he's in the vicinity. I just wish it had been a game against Wigan - they've got some players that have been begging for that type of reaction for a while...

He threw his dig then backed off. What a pansy.

The incident was a welcome relief from a second half which had already ventured into embarrassment territory. It woke up a crowd who had entered that eerily silent 'Oh s**t, we're getting hammered' mode during the previous 10 to 15 minutes... a mode we're all too often familiar with when our teams play the Aussies. It turned an instinctively silent and forgettable second half from a Leeds POV into what may turn out to be an unforgettable episode of biff and an opportunity to redefine the terms of the contest. Plenty of folk in the North Stand had already vacated their seats and gone home so they missed it.

As da kidz say nowadays "Chat sh*t get banged"

Two giants going toe to toe the same as one big bloke hitting a little bloke who's lying on the floor? Shut your face.

They were right. Hohoia did start and and did deserve the first crack.


However, what Hohoia didn't deserve was the second punch. That is what separates Flower's act of thuggery and last night was the second punch to a prone Hohoia.


Anyone upset with last night's antics would be spontaneously combusting had they seen any of the Auckland tour games in 1987.

You slap a player like Tamou did then expect something back in return. Fair enough that Garbutt was backing his team mate up,but daft in the context of the game and the ban he will get.

Lame. He knocked the guy to the floor and broke his nose. Job done. Or are you suggesting that he should attack the player whilst on the floor, now who would that remind you of

Predictable faux outrage over a bit of biff is the same side of the coin as defending or celebrating biff when it's one of your own players committing it.

Surely it was our best attack of the half? No?

Nothing like each other, as much as I condemn Garbutt, the two incidents aren't the same!

It was one hell of a punch. I bet there's no one in the prop forward union condoning it. Garbutt didn't come running in from nowhere or take a cheap shot. They were facing it each other and he threw a peach. His reaction afterwards summed it up for me. He could have done a Hock and kept swinging but I think he had a moment and realised he'd messed up. Yeah, he'll get a ban but so what. This is a physical game where they're playing on the limits. You can't play it without aggression and some times that will boil over (remember Kylie's headbutt on Fox?).

What stood out to me also was after the game. It had been a physical contest but the respect amongst the players was there to be seen. People need to get off their high horses and like someone else said, watch a softer sport if they don't like it

I remember this forum going into meltdown when Lee Briers... that's right... Lee Briers LOL... took an air-swing at Carl Ablett and almost connected.

Faux outrage by plenty.

Think that was more because the ref did nothing. Last night the ref rightly gave a red card.

That incident from 1997 actually illustrates the difference in the game now regarding punches
Mac was sent of for throwing 2 unprovoked punches (to a smaller man)
The other forwards from both sides then pile in the punches to defend teammates but no action is taken with them as they are not the agressors
Garbutt wasnt the agressor so for me a red was harsh though he probably shouldve been binned, although I also think Tamou shoud've just been warned though, overreaction in general from the ref

BTW the cowboys coach clearly had the same opinion as he just laughed about it