Bit of biff and Thaler has sent 3 off in one fell swoop. What an absolute joke. 10 mins would have sufficed.

I agree that 10 minutes would have been sufficient for Hock and McManus, though I felt that Tuson deserved a red.

Hardly.

It's about time a ref had the balls to send players off for brawls.

Hock had to go, sly head and unloading on lms. The guy is a moron, if someone had given him a brain he would be world class. Unfortunately he seems convinced he needs to do something idiotic for every good thing he does.

Ten mins for the other two would have been fine for me?

I fail to see how Hock was any more worthy of a red than LMS who started it all off. Not sure how Tuson got involved tbh, but LMS should have gone with the rest imo. 3 reds was a panick call from Thaler.

Mossop was the one who came in with the sucker punch that knocked the Saints player to the floor and then retreated behind his mates afterwards.

Hock is an absolute first class rim job, scum ball.

Tuson should be banned for three games just for that hair style. If you can call it one...
I think it's all three got a red card and hope they all get decent bans.

It was Hock, and it was stupid. Especially in the context of the game

Hock's such a bad bell end I don't understand it, so clearly talented if he was just even a bit better of a human being he'd have a lot more respect.

I think he got the 3 reds correct. Hock seemed to throw the head on LMS then.

Agree that it was a panic call, but if you fail to see how Hock, who threw 5 or 6 punches, is more worthy of a red than Scarsbrook I suggest you re-watch the incident.

The game's gone to now after that though

Magennis and Tuson were squaring up, Tuson turned away and Magennis threw on to the back of his head. Tuson then turned round and mullered Magennis, serves it right. Dirty little move.

Thought LMS should have gone if Hock went.

10 minutes cool-down for LMS and Hock. Maybe red for Tuson (for landing the most punches). That's all. Fair stand-up scraps are nowhere near as dangerous as some things that happen on a rugby field that the refs completely ignore.

If only Thaler had some jurisdiction over Phil Clarke.

I'd agree with that, reason Tuson reacted so badly is cos Magennis deserved it!

I'll certainly re-watch it as I'm obviously watching this with a biased view and in quite passionate circumstances but it seemed LMS was -housing Hock shoving his head into his then squaring up with his head in Hock's face.

I think the way the game has gone has shown that if the ref overreacts it can make things worse as the players feel even more agrieved.

Hardly a panic call. He had a good chat with the touchies.

Right decision for mine.

It's rugby league, things get heated, it's a derby game, things get especially heated, sin binning's all round and a stern talking to was all that's needed.

Watch it back in slow motion a few times, it actually looks like Mossop who throws the knock-down punch?

How the hell can you say Tuson was worst? Meggennis waited until he turned then punched him from the back. He deserved everything he got.

All that violence and not one person snotted Tomkins. Games gone soft.

Good job by Thaler, appropriate decisions.

He's the best ref in the league for me.

Just seen the replay again and there is no way that LMS deserved to stay on if Hock deserved to go. Wigan had already won the game, Saints' frustrations were getting the better of them and they boiled over.

Hock had to go for leading with the head and following it up with a series of punches. There could be one or two other people going to Red Hall this week following the brawl.

Did he bollox, Hock instigated with the use of his head and deserves all he gets