I thought if anyone got a ban every game counts?

I would have thought the same.
It would be madness to be sent off in a friendly and then the ban only count against first grade games ??

Pretty sure it doesn't. If for example the RFL came out today and hypothetically handed Poore a 4 match ban. With only 3 friendlies left, what's to stop us arranging another friendly, play all the kids and claim he was going to play in it to erase his ban? Friendlies are not first grade games. They're pretty meaningless fixtures that fill the offseason. The fact that a banned player plays doesn't offer an unfair advantage. Whether you win or lose a friendly means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

All "Scheduled"* first team & international fixtures would count towards a ban even if friendlies




*fixtures that were already arranged at the time of the disciplinary hearing

Ok, that's surprising, but works in our favour either way. However, if that is the case, what would our response be if the RFL having not yet held the hearing that we know of, finally have it next week and hand him 3 matches?

1 pre season warm up game that had already been sanctioned by the RFL can count towards a ban, so any more than a 1 game ban will count at the start of the season.

one game ban.

What did Bailey get?

A big cut on his head?

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One game ban? Surprised as he saw red 1st half so that's more or less a game.

Unusual to see a ban for a fight. If this sets a precedent then any player fighting gets a red and a ban. Seems extreme.

Link to the 1 game ban?

Seem JP has escaped suspension after submitting an early guilty plea and subsequently loses the right to submit an early guilty plea for the next 12 months.

from Nick Rigg's twitter

@WExp_Nick: Confirmed Justin Poore submitted an Early Guilty Plea to his red card at Leeds, but has escaped a suspension. @WTWildcatsRL #rugbyleague

words later endorsed by the clubs twitter page..

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So he’s played his Joker already, using it up on a meaningless game, admittedly on a bloke who generally picks on the little kids or puts in cheap shots.

It could be a long season trailing to & from Red Hall, unless he wises up.

Hmmm, not sure about this "Joker" concept. He's come in obviously trying to stamp his brand on the game and been played by old pro Bailey. To be fair, I see it as a blessing that he will have learned his lesson in a friendly, rather than in a season game.

I'd say rather a naive and inexperienced referee got played by Bailey. Should it matter how many punches connect or how powerful they are? Bailey threw his with intent just like Poore, the only difference is that Poore's hurt Bailey.

Poores message will have got through to potential opposition. Stick to playing rugby or you come off second best. Think we need an enforcer so long he's not instigating trouble.

Think you've been played by the Rhino fans.

Don't think so, Bailey is an arch niggler and Poore came out of the blocks like a bull in a china shop. To me it looks like Bailey has taken advantage of this and Poore has paid the price.

Having said that, still worth it to see Bailey get a clout, been a long time coming.

Just what me and my old man were saying. His card is well an truly marked, both at red hall and on the field. A certain Jamie Peacock has been talking up 'revenge' on twitter and I'm sure he's not the only person that'll be considering poking Poore in the ribs to get a reaction.

Further more, he now has 'form' and Ive no doubt he'll be up before the beak on numerous occasions and will pick up bans for seemingly not a lot....

I'll bet that within the first 6 weeks of the new season JP will pick up at least a 2 game ban, and if he makes a mess of someones face, like he did to Bailey, he'll get a 3 game stint.

I think some people are giving Bailey far more credit than is due. Im not sure he is clever enough to have that kind of strategy. Im thinking more bully who just happened to get banjo'ed!

* Can i just point our that over the last 18 months, Bailey has completely altered my opinion on him as a player, especially the 2nd half of last season where Jamie Peacock aside, i think he was probably Leeds best forward.

As for Poore, i think again people are reading too much into it. Yes, he has set his stall out, but if people come looking for him then surely he has done to them what everyone is claiming Bailey has done to him?? Distracting from there game?? Im sure he is big enough, ugly enough and proffesional enough to be able to cope withough getting into bother.

Oh yes you have. It's a nonsense theory - basically Bailey can punch who he wants with impunity but anyone who digs him back has been played by this genius - give it a rest. It's almost as daft as Brian McD suggesting that you can't go around punching folk without once noting that Bailey does that every game.

It's a mans game, and Poore thank god looks like the kind of man who won't be pushed around. I certainly don't want to watch a game a cowardly as the one you seem to be pushing.

One punch seems to have caused quite a stir.

I'm pretty certain most opposition forwards will be more worried about stopping him playing than having a dig. If they are trying to wind him up they are not tackling him properly and he'll slip the ball.
Bring it on I say. He's exactly what we need.