Let me be the first to say, ha ha what a peach.

Tamou was acting billy big boll*cks throwing that slap and got well and truly embarrassed. I love it when bully's get owned. Won't be doing that again in a hurry. Good one Mitch.


Edit :- Just to add, Stevo and McDermott seem to have been laughing about it too. Does that mean that Ben Flower's was ok now then?

Had a bit of Fielden v Mason about it. Silverwood probably did Tamou a favour binning him.

He certainly didnt miss...

Conversely, Jonathan Thurston is all class.

Isn't he just.

Thought it was a scummy punch tbh, Tamou clearly angry after the tackle from Galloway. Tamou and Galloway eyeing each other up and Garbutt just does that. Completely unprovoked. I like seeing an aussie get smashed just as much as anyone else but that was a dirty trick imo.

Nice to see how quickly garbutt ran away too.

No. The two incidents are not comparable.
Flower hit Hohia twice. You could argue that the first lunch was similar to tonight's incident. However, Garbutt did not then follow this with a second punch to the head of an unconscious and defenceless player lying on the ground.
If Flower had only thrown the first of his punches he may have recieved a similar punishment to what I expect Garbutt to get, a sending off and a one or two match suspension. It was Flower's second punch that earned him most of his ban.

Tamou asked for a punch and got a very good one. Lance Hohiha also asked for a punch in the 2014 GF and he also got a good one but what sets them apart is Flower jumping on Hohiha and giving him another whilst unconscious. It was that second punch and took it on to a different league and was worth about three quarters of his ban.

Garbutt shouldn't get more then a couple of games IMO.

An accurate and honest assessment of both incidents , well said .

To be fair to Tamou, he probably didn't expect to get whacked because its been banned in the NRL for some time and you just don't see punches anymore. Whilst I don't like the biff nowadays, until very recently anyone getting up and slapping like Tamou did would have fully expected a brawl to result.

Can't agree with the OP. Peach? Tamou was looking at Galloway, had his hands by his side, and Garbutt just took an easy, cheap shot and ran off. And WTF were the Whinos fans cheering him for? The game was lost by then, so maybe that was their highlight.

Pretty pathetic cheap shot IMO. Galloway couldn't be bothered getting involved (because it was a pretty weak slap) so why did that little s&*t think it was ok to pile in? If that had been one of our players getting decked, we wouldn't hear the last of it...

So true you wouldn`t get someone like Bateman running in would you?
Tamou was looking at Garbutt who had hold of his jersey.
It happens lots of times in a season, it kicked off the guy got decked, the other guy got sent off.
What`s the fuss?
Now had Garbutt sat over him when he was laid out and hit him again I could understand why you would be getting upset soft lad.

What's Bateman got to do with it? I haven't seen him rush in and deck anyone recently, have you?

Watch the video again. Tamou was looking at Galloway while holding the shirt.

Yeah i'm so upset, i'm crying into my spritzer. How dare the big lumbering oaf hit the poor defenceless Australian man.

Grow up Reggie Kray. It was a pathetic cheap shot. End of.

I don't get what the fuss is about. Tamou was housing and got snotted. This sort of stuff went on all the time 5 seasons ago and the majority loved it. I'm sure Tamou isn't bearing any grudges.

Besides, doesn't everyone like to see an Aussie get banjoed?

or a Kiwi

Only by birth, and blood. Nothing really tying.

Took the egp and got 2 matches

Yes I have seen Bateman try to deck someone as he quite rightly comes to the defence of his team mates.
You really think Garbutt is a lumbering oaf daring to hit someone!!!?
Reggie Kray


And lastly if you think it was a pathetic cheap shot I dread to think what a good shot from Garbutt would have done to the poor bloke. You big girl.

What's big eorl got to do with it?

hallelujah

I was scared to post that this incident is pretty much business as usual and added (yes ADDED) some entertainment to the game. I

Getting totally sick of all the knicker wetters that follow our sport.

Nothing wrong with some fisty cuffs

A bit of biff is fine, but Garbutt joined in someone else's handbags. He hit someone who wasn't even looking at him, as it was Galloway's issue. Now I'm off to dry my knickers.....

Garbutt gets a two game ban with an EGP for what amounts to aggravated assault. Now, I enjoyed it at the time, as much as the next man (though lets not forget it was Aussie on Aussie). But in the cold light of day the RFL have been soft on Garbutt. I think that this has set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the season.

if it was the other way round there would have been no suspension never mind two matches