It would seem that diving, play acting and feigning injury are now a tactical part of our sport.

Cas v KR was the latest game to be plagued with it and i am embarrassed about what is happening in our game.

It does not help that the RFL are handing out yellow cards for literally any slight indiscretion.

Certain teams are using it to benefit the chances of winning and I find it absolutely abhorrent behaviour.

Indeed. It was one of things that used to set RL above football for me.

Whilst I understand, I am not sure how much I agree.
I look back at what we used to accept in our game and while I still admire it, I am not sure it is worth the damaging and suffering. I say this as a man of a decent age, who looks the lads playing now as vulnerable little boys and girls

Has anybody seen any games were the ref has used the Green Card.

They're too busy looking for the yellow.

Yes, in the Huddersfield toulouse game, new sl referee Andy Mcdowell gave gave one to gerard depardieu

One was used today at Hull FC vs Salford.

What are they actually for? There have been several players going down and being treated on the field in the games I've watched and I've not seen any green cards. Do they require the ref to think the player is faking it or something?

Should the referee call time off at the request of either a Physio, Doctor or Head Trainer to allow a player to receive attention, then the player will either leave the field for a concussion assessment, be interchanged, or will leave the field for 2 minutes of elapsed playing time before being allowed to re-enter the field by the Reserve Referee in an onside position from the dug out side of the field.

When the injured player leaves the field for a period of 2 minutes, the referee will show the green card to indicate this process starting.

The referee still holds sole discretion to be able to call time off.

I’ve seen mikey Lewis use the tactic twice so far this year to gain advantage. The refs only have themselves to blame though.

How so? Did he stop a try being scored by going down in the defensive line or when the opposition had a lot of momentum, which is what this was brought in to try to prevent?

Faraimo gets a 2 game ban, unbelievable really. 170 minutes he will miss, because Dagger found the floor and Faraimo had absolutely no time to pull out

Maybe he shouldn't be running at full pelt so he's got no control when the ball carrier doesn't stand still for him?

Thats a crazy idea

The RFL and officials are ruining the sport, yes there is a case for player welfare but the players also know the risks they are taking by playing the sport. F Its getting to the point with the Faraimo tackle that players can no longer be expected to tackle anyone incase they may or may not go to ground like Dagger did. If thats really how the RFL and officials view things then the game is finished as they may as well give players ribbons to put in their shorts.

But there is nothing natural about finding the floor playing Rugby League. Sidestep Faraimo, and Faraimo goes past him, stand your ground and take contact in the chest. But you don't just go to the floor!!

Didn't seem to bother the disciplinary committee when Currie went full pelt into Fusitua and knocked him out. I think that, as ever, the main issue people have is with the inconsistency of it all.

So you want players to just have a leisurely jog when chasing kicks now?

He's got a good record and that's why he got a grade A, next time if he does it again he won't be.

Faraimo has got a rep for hitting ppl in the head going back 3 or 4 years. He's only got himself to blame for his previous indiscipline

Faraimo yes, so he doesn't take anyone else's head off.

Also why doesn't he bend his back and Try to do a legs tackle?

Any chance of you throwing some of your outrage at faraimo for not being able to tackle properly?

Thats easy for you to day, you're not a sitting duck, waiting to take a tackle from buretta faraimo, who has form for hitting players in the head, instead of tackling them properly

Just seen the incident, think yellow card was generous, could have been Red m, 2 match Ban is generous too.

Watts ten minutes sufficient for me under current rules, but lewis clearly milked that for all it was worth. If i was his coach i’d drop him for 2 games for being either a cheat or soft tw*t

Simple hand out red cards to anyone diving to the floor

Would soon stop the play acting stop rewarding cheating

It's rugby not football

Would you have red carded Lomax following the Gale incident.

I meant handing red cards to those who hardly get touched or dive to the floor at the play the ball

Gaskall is one of the biggest ones for it

It's a disgrace

That is fair, but it would also require a very high degree of certainty. Far higher than we would commonly see. Often something inocuous can cause a tweak.