It's not a bad point, I'm not sure how that works.

I wonder if there's some ruling that says you can only count 1 game in a 72 hour period or something. If not, I bet one gets invented

Everyone ran in when the Wakefield player decided to swing a punch from nowhere when Scruton tried to pull him off Jeffries. Hard to accuse one of the many who ran in. Dumb play by Wakefield player when they'd just won a penalty.

Sadly not my friend

Hypothetically speaking, if he's banned for one game and he was already selected in the England side, then not only would he be banned from playing in that game but also the Bulls game that weekend

That went past me a little too fast on the last bend...could you clarify a bit?

Don't Demetriou and Jeffries own a business together or something??

How so? Would that not be two games?

No because both the games are on the same weekend, could you imagine the re-percussions if a player was suspended for one game and missed the England game, but played the very same weekend for his club side?

So it's not a 2 game ban, just a ban for the weekend, if proved guilty of course!

There would be no repercusions from me!

So a player who gets a ban from the England game would be free the weekend after? That doesn't seem fair either, it shouldn't depend when your match is scheduled for.

Interesting that after the Celtic defeat we had a thread twice as long by this time (not to mention several macca out ones). Now admittedly a win against Wakey at home isn't anything to organise a civic reception about.. but why is it that people are less inclined to post about a win? Perhaps it's just the British way!

That's how RL works mate

Only problem is that Sam was the only one running in with the clear intention to take someones head off

- sky sports news are about to show the highlights clips wich includes showing Sam just missing Demitriou with a haymaker on the run.

The wakey player was dumb for starting it with the first punch though., I can see them both getting some sort of ban. Got the crowd up though, maybe we should pick more fights

I gotta agree, Sam stood out a mile as he ran in and seemed to throw a kind of diving punch. It looked awesome, but my first reaction was "he's in bother".

Yep, mine too.

Sam ran in against Wakey last season aswell, I don't think he likes them. Can't blame he really though can you, they are a set of clowns that are getting to big for their boots.

They are big mates but I dont think that matters on the pitch

I gotta agree, that was an amazing punch and if it had hit it would have probably knocked him out. Throwing the punch at Scruton was unnecessary though, he was getting a big prop forward off of one of the smallest players on the pitch. Are the highlights online?

yes you are right. ran in ,did exactly the same thing last season. swung a punch like an 11 year old in the playground. completely missed both times. have to do better with the big boys. the only real time you noticed him on the pitch. if you didn't have menzies , celtic would be above you.

You really know what you're talking about. Sam would get in any team in the league.

Oh and if Wakefield didn't have Atkins they'd be outside the play-offs

who said he wouldn't

Well, have to do better with the big boys. Then implying that Menzies is the sole reason we aren't bottom sort of says that you think Burgess isn't a very good player.

Was thinking the same thing TBH. He could have thought of someone better than Atkins!!!

no, i mean if he keeps throwing punches and hitting nothing sooner or later he will get flattened. as far as menzies is concerned, imo he has been your stand out player this season, and to lesser extent semi and bj

I'd rather him hit nothing than hit something with one of those, because it would have knocked him out and Burgess would have got a hefty ban and fine. Menzies has been stand out, but that would be expected if you had seen him in NRL. Halley has been good aswell. I picked Atkins because some of his tries have sealed results for you, results, witbhout which you may not be in the play-off zone.

Jeffries hasn't been stand-out, he's had some stand-out games but needs to find consistency. Semi has been consistently good, but not amazing.

Presumably because most people are relieved to get the win and they relax a little meaning they feel free to do something else, rather than feeling frustrated and irate when a team with obvious ability doesn't show it on the field, in which circumstances they come on here to vent their anger.

Once you have a couple of well rounded reports/comments such as those on this thread, what's to say? It's hardly clear that this means we've turned the corner, or that Macca isn't as hopeless as a lot continue to think. The odd choice of dropping Matt Cook, Deacon's continued presence and the patchy defense hardly merits a massive confidence boost, though of course it was a good win and some good rugby was played.

After all we beat Saints and Wakey back to back, had the bottom two clubs lined up and a chance to build a decent run, but we failed miserably to take advantage, that kind of frustration takes a lot of venting and from today's performance it's not at all clear the players won't revert to pretending not to know each other next week. Of course I hope we consolidate, push on next week and have some confidence lined up to beat saints at home spurring us on to a late season push in to the play-offs. When that happens I'm sure they'll be more reason to discuss where the so called 'NT' got it all wrong. But I'm not holding my breath just yet.

TBH i thought the crowd was bigger than that declared today, but it's still a concern, hopefully we can get on a role and get some interest back.