Sgt pepper I think you are defending the indefensible here. It was horrific to watch and clearly intentional. Bennison was already tackled. He quite intentionally picked him up off the floor to slam him back down. Whether he meant to do it as a crusher or not I don't know but he has form for bad tackles. He was trying to throw his weight around with a young lad and made himself look stupid. I don't care whether Peet says he is sorry and feels like he let the side and fans down because he did let everybody down. I hope he does feel like crap, not because we lost but for his shameful actions

Thankfully he's in a minority of one with his opinion on this.

Thought better of Powell, he's a good bloke and he seems rightfully disappointed with his actions.

I must admit, at the time I didn’t think much of it and rather bizarrely didn’t even think it was a yellow - likely down to the amount of pints consumed!!

Now I’ve watched it back. Well I’m amazed it wasn’t a red. He is certainly no grub and I don’t think he ever meant to cause any harm or put Bennison at risk, let’s just have that right here. But he got it badly wrong and fully deserves the ban inbound.

That then opens the door for O’Neill or even Harry Smith dependant on who Peet chooses in the halves. A huge opportunity for one of them, if not both, to prove once and for all they belong in this team.

I too love the physicality and the biff. Lord only knows how many times I’ve watched the Good Friday brawl at Knowsley Road on repeat this week but actively praising that kind of play that puts a persons mobility at risk? Speechless. No room for that in our game whatsoever. Thankfully the poster appears to be in a small minority of buffoons.

Let’s not mix up me criticising LMS here with me doing anything other than condemning the tackle but LMS runs in because he’s a grade A tit and he does things like that every week.

Poor tackle though and he’ll get some time sat down.

He may be that but I’ll be blunt here, if that was LMS on one of our young lads (or any other player) I’d fully expect someone, I’d not all, to run in as well. Horrific tackle and I can’t sit here and condemn LMS for running in to be honest

I dont think LMS threw a punch though, he just got Powell by the scruff of the neck and aggressively pushed him away. The only punching with the handbag fray afterwards I think was Partington but he failed to connect, Bateman also got involved because he's always there for the afters.

We certainly won’t ever get through a game LMS is involved in without a few handbags.

Anyway it’s not the point I guess, we all know he’s a plank and me criticising him takes away from the issue, which was the tackle.

There's no argument here. Everyone (bar 1 person for some inexplicable reason) thinks Powell deserves the ban that is undoubtedly coming his way.

On LMS, I too would be disappointed if our players didn't run in after a tackle like that. However that doesn't change the fact that it's supposed to be a clampdown issue with a no tolerance policy. He should have gone. Simple as that. Moore was poor yesterday on all issues including both being discussed here.

Powell will be be banned (rightly so) for Monday, the disciplinary panel meet either today or tomorrow.

LMS is more of a drama queen and a gobby wind up merchant, I didn't mind the reaction of him with Powell, it was a bad one by Powell, we also get an angry reaction from Roby which is quite unusual for him.

Sky said after the game that any player cited would be eligible for Monday and will only be dealt with on Tuesday.

Roby shows his class there and his reaction was all that was needed. When a player like that is angry it says everything. LMS should’ve been a footballer.

Banned or not, play O'Neil anyway, going to be very disappointed if Shorrocks gets the 9 jersey for the next 6 weeks

I think if Leuluai hadn't picked up an injury we might've seen Cust there.

For some reason O'Neill doesn't seem favoured at all!

Grade E, probably misses the semi final

Fair play Wigans fans - bar the odd imbecile everyone accepts that tackle has no place.

I would genuinely have been interested to compare and contrast Peet’s reaction with what Wane would have said. I think Peet will get you lot back on the right track (winning I mean) with a focus on the right players with the right approach to the game.

He’s more Holbrook/Woolf than Lam for sure in his approach.

No complaints, Hurrell's got a grade b for a crusher, must admit I didn't notice it or see anyone complain about it at the game

I noticed a crusher on Cust in the first half. Not sure if this is the one or not. No penalty

A weird bi product of the Easter weekend is Powell can play on Monday. He best enjoy himself because he’ll be out for a while after that.

I don’t think there is another reaction other than what most have given and I’m a bit embarrassed that my initial reaction was “nothing in that, games gone soft”.

Peet is steering the ship in the right way. I think we have too many squad players personally and though we need interchangeability, we also need dedicated centres, loose forwards, wingers. We are getting there and most would agree with me that 2022 was never about winning SL, LLS or CC or even beating Saints (though it goes without saying that would have been nice!!). It was about improvement across the board and as long as we’re seeing that most will be happy.

With Powell and Tommy now out for the foreseeable it’s a huge opportunity for Smith and O’Neill to make it impossible for Peet not to have them in the side. I hope giving Smith, if that’s who we go with at HB, a good run of games in this side will improve his confidence immeasurably. I fear that if he doesn’t grasp this chance he’s on his way through the exit door. O’Neill can’t be put into that bracket but again it’s a massive chance to stake his claim for hooker. That crusher tackle could have consequences far beyond a ban for Powell if O’Neill takes his chance.

Powell used to go in at the knees on static players, he's got history for crappy tackles, gets all he deserves as far as I'm concerned.

If Shorrocks is our back up, then I'm worried. He's a great tackler, loads of effort, but he isn't clever, he isn't fast and his passing speed out of the ruck is very slow.

Grade E is 4-8 weeks I think.

Interesting to see how we readjust.

I’ve long thought we had a good cover for every position bar hooker.

I like Shorrocks but only as an emergency 9 or covering for 15 mins or so.

O’Neill would come in cold.

Could

1 Field

6 French

7 Smith

9 Cust

14 O’Neill?

Be an option?

Not ideal losing Tommy and Powell at the same time.

Square peg, round hole for Cust at hooker. I’ve no doubt he’d do a job but for my money he needs to stay in the halves. O’Neill all day long

I think we’d have to swap Field and French in that set up. The debate about the ability of French to play in the halves had some minutes in focus yesterday and he was really poor. Field is more of a natural half looking at their past appearances in the NRL.

Bans kick in fro mnext weekend.

That means Hurrell is also banned for the semi