Just seen a post that says Minchella’s appeal is being dealt with next week. Hmm seems very fishy even in Hull.

Just read it.... The legal team have a cunning plan.......
Just read the mins of PV appeal, frankly I'm sure the RFL have a bias towards him. Grade D 2/3 games, he got 4 in real terms so why wasn't that red card taken into consideration?
KR will get a downgrade to B & therefore 1 game.
Hope I am wrong.

I posted something similar on our thread as potentially he could miss the final should they get there.
Whilst he can play against us on Friday I seriously don`t see us a threat to them not getting the 2 points.

He can't play on Friday. They have accepted a 1 match ban, they're challengng the grading and the second game. Minchella isn't in Hull KR's 21 man squad.

i'm glad you've posted that, thought i was going nuts then

Cheers for that. Thought it was risky!

Its the shoulder to the head they're judging strictly and trying to clamp down on. Arms to the head don't attract the same punishment. A lot of the time they're not even getting yellow cards if the contact isn't big

I think I've sussed out why chella has deffered his hearing.
If they win tomorrow he'll continue to challenge for reduction to 1 as he's served it and free for home tie semi.
If they lose, then he will accept 2 as it'll be Catalans at home, so he'll then have served 2 and will be free for the semi..
If he just gets 2 after hearing, it'll be 3 games he'll miss it all
So really it's a matter of win or lose.
Isn't it.

If only I could work this one out, then I'd be in Lee Mack's 1% club.

Quote ="silvertail-wolf"I think I've sussed out why chella has deffered his hearing. If they win tomorrow he'll continue to challenge for reduction to 1 as he's served it and free for home tie semi. If they lose, then he will accept 2 as it'll be Catalans at home, so he'll then have served 2 and will be free for the semi.. If he just gets 2 after hearing, it'll be 3 games he'll miss it all So really it's a matter of win or lose. Isn't it.'" https://youtu.be/msDuNZyYAIQ?si=rgpx3UidjGFqt994

Quote ="silvertail-wolf"I think I've sussed out why chella has deffered his hearing. If they win tomorrow he'll continue to challenge for reduction to 1 as he's served it and free for home tie semi. If they lose, then he will accept 2 as it'll be Catalans at home, so he'll then have served 2 and will be free for the semi.. If he just gets 2 after hearing, it'll be 3 games he'll miss it all So really it's a matter of win or lose. Isn't it.'" https://youtu.be/msDuNZyYAIQ?si=rgpx3UidjGFqt994

My GCE (C) in. maths hasn’t helped I’m going to have to sit in a dark corner watching FMC’s video on loop in the hope of enlightenment. (I hope Mrs CH doesn’t walk in on me though, she may misunderstand…again).

Does she not know, that all men AREN'T created equal....

I’m afraid she is all too well aware!

RL disciplinary and Steiner math go together perfectly

Try watching the FMC video while wearing clothes, rather than naked, which helped Mrs MPN and I to avoid any misunderstandings.

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63 ... view-panel

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63 ... view-panel

It's like they got to the final game of the regular season, and thought "Sod it, I'm off on holiday on Monday, better make it a short one this week"

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63 ... ptember-24

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63 ... ptember-24

Not going to lie I really thought he would get it reduced given it was put back a week.

No news yet whether they will appeal the appeal. Probably waiting to hear back from the Saints legal team for advice. But as it stands he will miss the semi-final.

Lets get past Saturday before we are concerned with such matters.

HKR as expected appealing the appeal. I find this absolutely ridiculous I know this kind of thing goes on in courts also but how is it you can appeal so many times, do you just keep going till you get the verdict you want.

Works for Saints so seems the precedent has been set.

Whilst the look of the sport is unappealing, I'm not really bothered by Hull KR's approach.

No matter who they face in the next round what does it say to the rest of KR's squad, we can only win if Player A is available for selection? Further what does it say to the opposition a lack of confidence in yourself or the disciplinary system?

I've no idea whether it would enter our thinking as we have appealed stuff in the past and I might be being naive here but I'd be more inclined to use the sense of injustice to spur the team on 'Let's do it for Player A to make sure we are still in it when the ban's up'.

Hull KR were unsuccessful in their appeal of the appeal.

Minchella will be suspended for their Semi Final game.