agree. true hard men are players like andy faz and tommy l (you dont have to be big to be tough).
they dont need to be dirty. they dont give away silly pens.

remember how much a better player Neil Cowie was when he stopped punching at will? he was still a tough hombre but his respect improved greatly once he added that level of control

LMS has been acting the tit for years. It’s hardly a new thing players rubbing heads and howling at mistakes/big tackles.

Unlike LMS though at least Partington has shown the stones to back up his antics and take the next carry.

There’s plenty ways to ‘sort them out’ legally.

+1

Partington ruffled McShane’s hair... after McShane had been penalised for sticking the head on him whilst he was on the floor, which kicked off the aggression. Doubt Powell and the Cas moaners will comment on that though.

You must have missed OP swatting off Liam Watts like he was nothing prior to the knee incident.