And who is the team that consistantly slowed the ptb last year - accused by many coaches....Huddersfield.

I wonder if Silverwood is going to suddenly change the rules back and have a proper time scale in the tackle.

Leeds will want a quick play the ball, especially now the ref is know. Witnessed glimpse's of that against a poor quins side. Hudds play a slow down ruck, wrestling style tackle. will be interesting to see how he refs this one?

What exactly is the interpretation? When I played we were always told it was a three second lay-on.

Melbourne were on for 5 in the majority of their tackles.

I'm a loser so I counted

Could be even worse this, if Senior picks up a ban this week because of the numpty.

Could be even worse this, if Senior picks up a ban this week because of the numty'"

Is this has to be the most stupid statement ever written, if genuine, or it is a poor trolling attempt, either way it needs to be treated with the contempt is deserves!

Any odds on Keith tw@ing him one?

Mountains and molehills springs to mind here.

There's no reason why this won't be refereed as an "English" game.The other week, Melbourne played a typically Australian game, one that is much slower than the one British fans are used to.

If Silverwood had penalised Melbourne at every PTB, these boards will be full of complaints that an over-officious referee had spoilt a very good game with persistent whistling.

Poor old Leeds






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GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for pity's sake

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Nah , this one beats mine hands down!!!

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would be interesting lol

not that i condone violence ...

If Senior doesn't cop for 4-6 match ban I would be amazed.

Right or wrong - you simply cannot have experienced players calling refs in that way in public.

What are you talking about? No honestly, I don't know what the point of this link is and what it proves or says?

It says, "I FLYINGPROP am a total gomper."

Agree with serge seinior is most likely going to recieve heavy punishment.

Whats your point? Did you watch the WCC? McGuire and Delaney hammered Inglis all night.

Show us your trophies little boy!!

I think it will be a fine, what ban did Daniel Anderson get when he criticised Ian smith? Ian Smith didn't ref another Saints game that seaon did he?

Still, at least he won't have far to walk home when someone lets his tyres down - or has he moved up in the world from Mirfield these days?

Was it the one where Melbourne beat Leeds? Yup I remember now, I did watch it, was a good game thought the ref did well.

Im guessing you have no trophies then

I think there is a difference between players and coaches - also at that time Saints were the darlings of RL and intimidated the RFL.

Senior has questioned the integrity of an official - Anderson questioned the competence - big difference

Coaches should be treated more harshly than players as they are supposed to set an example to their players and the fact that their comments can be calculated before they say them.

I do agree with your second analysis that integrity and competence should be treated differently. But is it actually in the rules that a player can be banned for this sort of offence

Did Senior question the integrity of the official, or just his character and inter-personal skills?

I can recall a couple of coaches referring to "feeling cheated" in recent years and escaping without a ban.

That was my interpretation.

And sorry David, but anybody that thinks a player will get 4 or 5 games for anything verbal to a ref is sadly going very much overboard. You don't even get that for almost decapitating players most of the time.

So what that it's Richard Silverwood?

Who do you think got the gig last year. I don't recall Leeds being too upset while handing out a 6-34 thumping to the Giantsm then.