Sean O'Loughlin pleaded guilty to a grade C offence, minimum of which is a two match ban, and is given a one match ban and £300 fine. On top of the fact the "tackle" was much worse than what the RFL charged him with. Can't have England's captain suspended for too long now can we

It's the mighty Wigan, they can do whatever they want.

THE worst tackle I've seen this season (although Brough's cowardly shot on Reece Lyne wasn't good) and 1 game ????
Even Wigan should be embarrassed

I don't know why people are so surprised, historically once the Wigan Mafia plays its part there is only going to be one outcome.

Is this official anywhere?

Quote ="old frightful"Is this official anywhere?'" https://twitter.com/TheRFL?lang=en-gb

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SL website.

Says something like, plays for Wigan, Wane will get annoyed and it was only against a Wakefield player etc, etc, etc

Fantastic result and long may it continue

Thanks....I think.

Justice has been served. Well done to the RFL on this occasion.

True. A massive shame Wigan didn't go down in 06.

You're right about one thing the organisation is quite farcical at times. The high shot was nowhere near as bad as some were trying to claim, I was expecting a 3 match ban reduced to 2 with an EGP. I don't claim to know all the operational rules but you could surmise that it was reduced by a further game as he was sent off. I believe that has been a consideration in previous cases.

One thing that is consistent IMO is the disciplinary panel are far too lenient. I have said it many times before and will probably say it again that the majority of suspensions handed out should be longer bans than what is given.

If you truly believe that the reason he got a one match ban is because he plays for Wigan and is the England captain I suggest you find another sport as there is no point watching one that you believe is corrupt.

We know why they didn't go down they cheated and got away with it. Still nothing seems to have changed, they still seem to operate outside of the rules that apply to everyone else

Anyone got that MS Paint drawing of O'Loughin from about 2005 holding up a decapitated head?

Banned for the Leeds game.

Typical Yorkshire/Leeds bias.

I've put you in my signature, thanks.

Give over. It was just as bad if not worse than Gareth Raynor's "effort" on Golden Boy Tomkins.

An independent panel made up of a judge and two ex team mates...did they car share there and back? Stinks to high heaven...awful tackle, awful decision..showed no remorse whatsoever...complained at the time that he'd done nothing wrong then walked straight off without a care in the world for the player he'd left in a heap on the floor...a complete farce!

A Featherstone player pleaded guilty to a Grade c yet he's been given the full three match ban.

I expect they are handing out free tinfoil hats with this topic, but finally a sensible post.

It's also not the first time a grade C offence has resulted in a ban below the recommended 2 match minimum. Ryan Atkins got a 1 match ban for a grade C offence this year. The RFL have confirmed the mitigating factors; his guilty plea (makes a slight difference), he was sent off in the first half (the guidelines state this is taken into consideration) and hasn't been charged for a single offence in 15 years meaning his record before this was basically as good as it gets.

It's not hard to see why it only resulted in a 1 match ban, the issue is that even with the mitigating factors it should have resulted in a longer ban because the recommended punishment should be higher.

Sounds like they were the exact same incidents, what are the RFL thinking?!

Minimum 1 match ban is about right considering he got a red card.

I am surprised though that he didn't get off Scot free!!! Perhaps the Wigan club will appeal and be given an extra 2 competition points to compensate Sean for the stress this incident has caused him and his club

Two ex-Wigan teammates?! It's almost like Wigan do actaually own the RFL

Where is the record of the panel for this week? I can only find the one from Jan-June on the RFL website.

You should be able to guess who it was then from looking on there then! Stuart Fielden and Danny Sculthorpe...was tweeted by someone earlier...

You won't find one, the Wigan Mafia take over at the business end of the season from July to October.