He barely touched the ref, a simple warning from the ref on the field should suffice.

It happens too often with Galr that was the issue. Grade A. He will use his EGP so wont miss a game. Hopefully stop him from doing it.

Fair enough, probably won't do him any harm then.

I agree it should be a penalty if they are citing accidental contact.
The refs should be protected so I will always side with the ref. but if it is penalised immediately it will just calm things down on the day.

You forgot to mention your injuries'

Been waiting for Gale to get cited for it all season, he does it most games. Will do him good I think and might, hopefully, stop him from doing it. It's embarrassing to watch at times.

As good as he is, Gale does suffer from a bit of "Little Man Syndrome" exacerbated by "Early Onset Baldness". The shape of his head also means he can't go for the shaved option so has to rely on the comb over.
Must take some guts to come out of the house, especially on windy days.

still a good player though

Swings and roundabouts. David Beckham's soccer skills are long gone but the squeeky woman's voice will be with him to the end.

WTF has Beckham to do with Gale?

Beckham has nothing to do with Gale but the green eyed ones will use any excuse to get a dig in.

Right back at you. For any out there of my age I think you'll find that TJ's style and looks when he goes clear is identical to (1st sub 4 minute miler) Roger Bannister but in modern gear.

Ha ha. I know what you mean NG.
Gets to full tilt pretty quick though. I'd be interested to see his longer distance stats.

Another swings and roundabouts example.

He's got a touch of arrogance and is a tad egocentric on the pitch - helps to make him the classy half back he is and I don't have a problem with it as long as it stays on the pitch, which from what I've seen it seems to.

Have to say with Powell at Cas and the way they play rugby I'm finding it hard to dislike them - wish Millward was still there

I think we've eventually stumbled upon an interesting talking point here amidst the bitter and scornful chelping......

As a half back I think it's always helpful to have a bit of arrogance and eccentricity on the field. I think it adds something to your reputation somewhat. Ok, you need to back it up in the way you play, but I don't think anyone on here can genuinely argue that gale hasn't played well since joining from Bradford.

Wakefield seemed to put a lot of emphasis on closing him down and did a decent job of keeping him quiet. Whether it was coincidental or not I'm not sure, but it was like they'd put all efforts of concentration into gale and Roberts got neglected a bit on your left edge.

Powell said after the game that our attack seems to have a really nice balance.

In recent years we've only attacked with one half back, be it chase, sneyd, gale....

Having gale, Shenton and Eden on one side, with Roberts mcmeeken and Webster on the other gives cas real options left and right which makes it hard to just close down one half back.

Gale has a developed an ego and a lot of bravado, and I'm more than happy with that (ON the field, of course) and with that comes extra attention from defences, or it tends to.

Yano, it's strange in the UK..... We tend to think negatively of any home grown players who start to become arrogant and cocky. As long as it remains on the field, and to the media to a degree, I think it's a brilliant trait to have.

The aussies wouldn't be half as intimidating if they didn't have their sneering and smug attitude. They seem to think they have the divine right to win, because they KNOW they're better than anyone else. And who can blame em

I've said this for years, mainly about Broughy who seems universally disliked because of his arrogance.

We've bemoaned the lack of a cocky, arrogant, gobby halfback with the skills to trouble Australia and NZ since the days of Andy Gregory. Yet along comes Danny Brough and we use exactly those character traits as a reason not to select him, same with Lee Briers to a lesser degree!

I've no problem with Gale and enjoy watching Castleford play.

Agree 100% Avenger, not only England but it's what Wakefield have lacked for a few seasons , a gobby HB and a forward who will take no sheite, a bit like Poore did with Farrell

And ideally you want your forward that takes no sheite to hit the other teams gobby hb so hard he decides that today is not his day and disappears for the rest of the match.

No doubt about it TJ is electric fast but was well shackled on Friday.
I remember saying last year that I would like to see a straight foot race between him and Solomona.

Not universally, I've liked him ever since his spell at Cas. When we beat Widnes in the Championship final Danny played almost the perfect game even though he knew it was his last game for us before moving over to you.

Everybody (bar Cas fans) hate Luke Gale but would love it if he played for them. Very much like Broughy

If it's any consolation; as good as he is for Cas, I still can't fully take to him; he's too "Leeds" for my liking!

I think Luke Gale is a great player and would love him playing for us. This doesn't mean we can't have a bit of banter about his shortcomings (short-combings?)

Humility over arrogance everyday of the week for me.

Arrogance sets yourself up for a fall, with plenty of happy onlookers.

I don't think Gale is arrogant at all. Brough snarls his way through a game. I think Gale is merely enthusiastic, and that is why he touched the ref. There was no malice in it. He needs to cut it out, but I see a man who is merely enjoying where he has arrived at.

I'm enjoying watching Cas, and assuming that Wakey won't be there, I'd like to see a Hull and Cas Grand Final.