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Talking out his arris

Yep. In an article written by someone who doesn't know when SL started and doesn't know the meaning of the word "numerous".

Down under journalism at its finest.

Kiwis are an odd bunch. They really do become myopic when it comes to their sport and the fact that one of their own was assaulted and the assaulter wasn't shot before being hung drawn and quartered, prior to being set on fire, buried alive and then fed to Lions is somewhat alien to them.
But ask them about the incident below featuring Brian O'Driscoll being lifted and speared by 2 All Blacks v the Lions and it was "part of the game", a nothing incident and not premeditated at all......


Personally, I think the ban should have been for 20 games. The RFL have left themselves open to questioning given that of the 6 months of the ban, the first 5 weeks Flower will essentially be on Holiday then the next 2 months in training, meaning the ban is only really 3 months. Nigels bumper book of spin seems to have been used by the disciplinary now......he's certainly getting his money's worth out of it

Who even is Graham Lowe? Bet he has never even played the game, probably just another anti-league, anti-wigan unionite

Flower's ban was news on CNN International Sports segment, with the assault video being replayed.

...and in a week nobody outside England or Australia will remember Flower.

In a month it will just be these boards.

It's a real shame this didn't get the chomp it deserved

Surely you mean, until the end of time, ad nauseum, whenever a punching incident occurs......

WOW, just wow

Is that a bite, or are you being ironic ? I'm losing track now .....

It's genuine shock/ outrage

There is too much irony to tell on these boards who is being serious.

I think we need to close the thread before we go insane.

His first interview.. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... h-day.html Couldn't face his team mates and that he'd let them down was his first thoughts..not that he'd punched the lights out of an opponent and assaulted him with a second punch..of which conveniently he has no recollection.. And reading at what Flower says he hasn't even spoken to Hohaia to apologise?

His first interview.. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... h-day.html Couldn't face his team mates and that he'd let them down was his first thoughts..not that he'd punched the lights out of an opponent and assaulted him with a second punch..of which conveniently he has no recollection.. And reading at what Flower says he hasn't even spoken to Hohaia to apologise?

Quote ="knockersbumpMKII"His first interview.. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... h-day.html Couldn't face his team mates and that he'd let them down was his first thoughts..not that he'd punched the lights out of an opponent and assaulted him with a second punch..of which conveniently he has no recollection.. And reading at what Flower says he hasn't even spoken to Hohaia to apologise?'" And he is still churning out the lie about being hit first. Idiot.

Quote ="knockersbumpMKII"His first interview.. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... h-day.html Couldn't face his team mates and that he'd let them down was his first thoughts..not that he'd punched the lights out of an opponent and assaulted him with a second punch..of which conveniently he has no recollection.. And reading at what Flower says he hasn't even spoken to Hohaia to apologise?'" And he is still churning out the lie about being hit first. Idiot.

Bless....he doesn't deserve this media coverage. Average SL player, but able to throw a 'cracking' punch.

...can I suggest he doesn't sit down in front of a SKY TV video camera then

Where in my post did I say it was HIS fault....

Flower appears to have a selective memory. He should shut up and thank his lucky stars it wasn't a year ban.

Good to see Sky, as always, focussing on the positives in the sport ahead of the new season.

Lazy, sensationalist journalism typical of the Murdoch empire.

He says in the Sky interview that he reacted to being sideswiped and can't explain why he threw the second punch. Therefore, he wasn't lieing about his actions being retaliatory rather than premeditated. Anyhow, Sts became the worst side ever to win a grand final because of this so be gratefull.

He was hit first, he reacted, and then over reacted, he was punished on the day, then punished afterwards.
That all works for me. I reckon he'll be a good prop again when he comes back and I'd put good money on him being in the grand final again this year.