To be fair, at the game it looked like he lashed out with his elbow 2/3 times but on that video it shows clearly that he doesn't. MM should get no more than 1 game for it though.

If there was ever a case for sending off sufficient that was it. Single punch, provoked by the other players actions.

Fair enough - elima was trying to get MM off him so he could play the ball - but he shouldn't have been using his elbow which was dangerously close to smacking MM in the face.

If Sam had been doing what elima did there would be a 20 page thread slagging him off - not a debate as to whether the guy who punched him one deserved a ban...............

Where have all these sing Stains fans come from all of a sudden. Had a few calls and texts this weekend with them crowing over our loss.


Maybe if they get another three, or four weekends last weekend okay....until then button it!

Waiting to actually see the incident before commenting...don't want to be saying something that didn't actually happen...

Quote ="Bilko"View It: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7cUNhVk-E&t=3m28s 1 Game via Early Guilty no sweat for me.'" *bump the link* he only hit him once....sending off sufficient.......but then again he plays for Wigan

Quote ="Bilko"View It: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7cUNhVk-E&t=3m28s 1 Game via Early Guilty no sweat for me.'" *bump the link* he only hit him once....sending off sufficient.......but then again he plays for Wigan

Charged with Grade A offence- Punching 0-1 games

Early guilty plea means no ban and sending off sufficient.

From watching the video pretty fair.

I hope Sammut hasn't been offered an early plea option for having that hair-cut.

Surprisingly correct decision.

What an utter plum MM looks in that video. Punches a player for trying to play the ball quickly



But then he does give the impression of a player about to do something stupid at any time, I remember another game he cost Wigan by getting sent off against Saints a few years back.

Having a very good season mind.

To be fair to him he has calmed down a lot over the last 2 or 3 years. When he first broke in to the team it was as though he was just trying to prove he was a bit of a hard man and got pulled in to stuff like that. The fact he was able to take an early guilty shows he hasn't been up in front of the beak for at least a year.

Friday was daft admittedly but in his defence Elima has been at it all game, every tackle he was involved in with another forward there was a bit of afters at the PTB. It was a tough game and not a lot was going Wigan's way and Micky obviously lost his rag, silly but it happens. He's now got Wakefield and the CC semi to make up for it!

Micky usually plays on the edge but that's his game and without it he wouldn't be the same player. It spilt over on Friday and he needs to learn a lesson from it. It could have cost him a place in a CC semi final and games like that don't come around every day of the week.

Well he did play for Queens

Staggered. The RFL DO realise we are playing Leeds don't they?

I think the fact that MM is from Yorkshire went in his favour.

Very valid point.

Elima was stirring all game but the players need to learn not to react. Thought he would get a game at the most. They don't ban players for semi finals or finals.

He can't put another guilty plea in for 12 months apparently.

Does anyone else smell a "nothing" ban being found on review next week keeping him out of the Leeds game?

What a lot of opposition fans don't realise and probably care even less about is that it had been going on most of the game and this was kind of like the last straw. He shouldn't have done it but had probably just reached his breaking point.

Had a sense of humour bypass when I had a quick look on Saints board and saw some cretin has suggested he is going like a previous hooker and should they buy him a length of rope. I am all for banter and inter team rivalry but comments like that are bang out of order.

And that poster has been removed from the forum.

Glad to hear it - that was taking free speech way too far

Isn't MM from Leeds ?

He is indeed. If any Wigan player was going to get a fair hearing it would have to be MM.

I'm all for this new ruling of smacking someone who antagonises you and just accept an early guilty plea to get off scott free from any further ban

Yeah, but you only get one a year. So next week we'll have to make sure it's someone else.

We need a rota..