Let Hame and the rest of the side put things right on Friday night.

I like him. The archetypal loose cannon. In a team with Dowes, Radford and Cusack, how can there not be room for him?

he was only on the pitch for a few mins before he was tackled our guys had him on his back and were moving off him and he started to throwing punches before getting up to PTB went down hill from there. needless to say TJ just watched obliviously as doing something would require a spine which i'm pretty sure you have to trade in for your flags and radio before each game

Agreed - there are more hand wringers on here than in your average Government quango. If we look to blame Lauaki for the defeat then we are brushing over the main issues. Lauaki needs to be a bit more intelligent perhaps but not change his style.

It was the lack of speed they were moving at that caused the problem, but then again if you get a weak referee that allows it all game. I just hope for you lot that you don't get Ganson often.

ganson not our problem its childs and halibut that cause us grief. as for the lack of speed they may have been a little how would you say pedestrian

Not sure if this is common knowledge and I don't wish to cover up for the guy but I know Hame's had a lot on his plate with his month old baby in hospital for pneumonia.

Not saying that's the reason he gave the penalties but I see on here the references to Hame being emotional and it got me wondering if he wasn't in the best frame of mind entering the match

In fairness that would effect anyone regardless of their job so certainly won't have helped him.

The same thing happened to myself when i was a baby, my parents were beside themselves! At 30 though, I'm living prove that the baby will pull through...

just hope your baby makes a full recovery hami.

didnt know about his child, best wishes pal to your family ..

Think some are being a little unfair, we complained last year about not having any agression etc and now some are saying the guy is a liability.

We lost on Sunday because of a lack of a cutting edge in attack, two points lost that's all. In my opinion we need players like Hame.

Anyone watching Boots n all? On about Lauaki been a naughty boy.

Anyone seen the highlights of the match on a certain video streaming site? One of Lauaki's pernalties is ridiculous! Hull players make the tackle, and he just pushes a Crusaders man to the ground who wasn't even involved in the play! Watch from about 7:55mins, its just silly!

Paul Cullen has basically ripped him to bits, seemed a bit harsh to me as a lot of the stuff going on goes on week in week out and doesn't get highlighted like it was this week.

I suppose the easiest way not to lose your focus or give away silly penalties is not to be constantly commiting minor infringements of the laws right in front of the referee 'cos sooner or later you'll be done and the team suffers as we did with tries against both against Hudds and Crusaders.

And from what I watched on the program, he fully deserved it, constant niggling from him when there was no actual need for it. Must be a player that coaches will target!

He will be, Noble clearly did it at the weekend. Hame needs to be told to control his aggression a little better and use it when needed (On Clint !

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Not sure if this kind of player can hold it in though. Sometines you have to take the rough with the smooth !

There were two incidents worthy of note, both pushes off the ball: one when he pushed a player over after a kick had gone up and the last one that resulted in the Crusaders' game winning try. They were utterly stupid and need to be eradicated from his game. The rest were nothing at all, no more than you see countless times every week, with the penalty for leading with his elbow being an absolute joke.

Its a fine balance that does need some addressing, he didn't knock any heads off but them small silly penalties he gave were very amateurish, cost the side dearly!

I think Clint and Hame will not be lined up against each other, both play right side I believe.

If i was Morgan id be more worried about having to play Cocaine at FB for the good friday game. He's not played yet and if he does he'll be walking after 30 mins or getting carried off

Briscoe's back next week.

Oh right lol

Wonder what the odds are for Hame been red carded by 'Mr Look at Me'