Pete doesn't like Wilkin so it comes as no surprise he's putting in his tuppence worth so readily here.

JW did nothing wrong or foolish in making an immediate complaint during the game. Whether the panel judges it a 'chicken wing tackle' or not John obviously felt the tackle technique was putting undue/unnecessary pressure on his arm so made the complaint. To compare it to footballers deliberately trying to get someone sent off is ridiculous.

Genuine question here as I don't know the answer .But how many career's have been ended by a chicken wing tackle?

Totally agree. Lima's tackling "technique" throughout the game looked "different".
Is there no chicken wing rule down under? Perhaps thats why there is a difference of opinion?

I'm entitled to have my say on the " chicken wing" tackle like everyone else on this forum.

I think he acted like a OTT footballer trying to get another player sent off which isn't the rugby way. I played rugby for 22yrs at a high level and for my local teams and have never seen of heard any player act in the way wilkin did.

You state I don't like wilkin, that's not true and you should keep untrue comments about what you THINK you know to yourself.

No, no, you're right. You're Wilkin's biggest fan.

I fail to see where i say I don't like him.

I don't rate him but how does that mean I don't like him?

And what's it got to do with you?

He thought he was the victim of an attempted chicken wing, being under 3 tacklers he didn't have the viewpoint of us. He didn't ask for the man to be sent off, he told the ref what he thought. Whether it was a chicken wing it not, Lima was going at his arm in that tackle.

Ok, I apologise, what I meant to say was; "it would appear evident from your other posts about Jon Wilkin that your opinion of him as a player is extremely low when compared to other professional rugby players... so it comes as no surprise he's putting in his tuppence worth so readily here."

I think Billinge_Lump sums the incident up most accurately.

I thought Wilkin and the ref dealt with it well.
He felt a man in the tackle attacked his joint in a dangerous manner, which obvioulsy hurt him. He didn't shout, swear, scream or stamp his feet. He wasn't trying to get a man sent off on the day to gain an advantage (as the ref obvioulsy wouldn't have done this).
He spoke to the ref in a professional manner, who in turn spoke to the captain of the opposition, not the player accused. The event will be reveiwed and if Lima's guilty he'll be charged.

If we're complaining about instances like this, then we're looking for things to moan about imo.

It would appear Wilkin was correct, with Lima being charged with TWO offences!

But one of the charges is of being TP's bitch

As a one-time cheeky half back, I regularly felt let down by the referee failing to punish dirty play - 'it's all part of the game' they'd say as I picked myself up off the floor after getting decapitated in a late tackle.

Well done Wilkin. If he's risked his reputation to try to clean up our game, well done him. Isn't the game hard enough already?

Wilkin has every right to complain to the ref IMO, he felt Lima was out to do him harm as much as tackle him, im all for big hits and collisions but 'chicken wings' and deliberatly trying to injure players needs to be stamped out. Im all for the commitee having a look and if Lima is found guilty ban him. Yes and thats from a Wigan fan.

As I stated above, I thought Wilkin went about it in a proffesional manner. I guess the only way it could've been more proper would have been if he'd have asked his captain to approach the ref.

Surely if Lima has been found guilty of said offence, it vidicates Wilkin's actions anyway?

Not only that but according to one report he has pleaded guilty to them, so he acknowledges his own actions.

So I reckon all those calling Wilkin for being a winger and premadonna owe him and apology.

Also, checking his stats, he made 38 tackles on the night. Not bad for someone who's [i"more focused on watching himself on the big screen all night"[/i according to one poster.

The only thing we have learnt from this thread is that St Pete is a bit of a numpty! I'm not Wilkins biggest fan either but Jesus Christ STFU!!!

Do Wigan fans realise Sam Tomkins play for them?

You've only just learnt I think he's crap?

Crap is harsh, overated is what I'd say.

That's irrelavant to this thread. No one as the right to do chicken wing tackles. Wilkins reaction was no worse than Tomkins crying for a knock on in the second half.

Wilkin was well in his right to complain! Lima being found guilty proves Wilkin was right!

Jon Wilkin. Fighting a moral crusade against dirty Pie tactics. He should be ordained and given a robe a white stallion.

I think that might be jealousy. After all, Wilkin is totally gorgeous. Maybe the poster feels a little inferior?

I'm still convinced that Wilkin took st pete's daughter out for a nice seafood dinner then never called her again.

Thats players from Hull though, its all about the seafood!