Like I said earlier, for the first time since rovers promotion it really did feel like an old fashioned derby. I just get the feeling that the rivalry between the fans has filtered through to the players as well. The passion on the terraces was reflected by the passion, aggression and will to win on the pitch. Hence the punch ups.

I think the fight was sorted out reasonably well, considering the number of players involved. Also think Bentham dealt with it well at the time by binning the two who started with the fist throwing and having a word with the captains.

IMO it'll be a collection of cautions for the players and possibly a fine and caution for both clubs for failing to control their players.

its a hull team remember

I think it was a very young Lee Jackson

What time do you want us all round ?

Wasn't it just a typical cheap hit on the scrum half from Casey that started it? That was his "hard man" forte, cowardly hits on what is usually the oppositions smallest player- except that to his obvious horror this one came back and thrashed him. Him losing the GB captaincy was a bonus as well. Horrible person was Casey, though he did far greater damage to Hull as a coach than he ever managed playing for the dobbins.

He'd have been very young - Lee was 14 at the time

The score board end was fully open to the elements.

The end with the greyhound score board only had a roof over 1/3 of it.

Didn't have big gaping holes in the corners though did it

Lauaki and his tackle ..the ref stated you cannot lift a player like that but you just put him down ..the penalty was for the punch ..also said to Radford Have a word with him Lee and that the end of it

Then had a word with Fox for rushing in

A few rollockings i.m.o.
The ironic thing was the way it was all grins and backpats when the game ended.

Was funny that. Cockayne looked to be congratulating Tom Briscoe as well.

Why should it.. if you start something expect to be hit back Just think what the red and white would have said if our lads didn't stand up to them

I'd be very surprised and a tad miffed if any of our players had a case to answer. Cockayne was clearly responsible for starting the fight. The first Hull player on the scene other than Calderwood was Turner who tried to calm the situation. The fight only got out of hand after Netherton ran 30 meters to come steaming in, after that it was a free for all. The only players who could be called to red hall for that incident are the two =#FF0000Rovers players already mentione.

Lauaki will also have no case to answer imo after he gave Fox a little slap for pushing him for steaming in and giving him a shove for no apparent reason.

=#FF0000Edited. [uFFS[/u grow up.

Kosh.

A little slap....it was a uppercut Lennox Lewis would be proud of.

Bentham said the penalty was for getting him in a dangerous position. Regardless of him putting him down safely.

Bent nose should have been penalised for a voluntary tackle!

Should be no more than a few tickings off for other players. Derby's should be like origin games and looked at differently by the panel

I think you'll find it was the other way round and Watts was beating the hell out of Moa! It was completely unnecassary for Cockayne to start throwing punches although a small part of me felt Calderwood deserved it because he is a coward. At this point it was merely handbags but what I felt caused it to get more severe was when another coward Danny Tickle threw some hard punches at Cockayne while he was being held back and unable to defend himself. I feel Cockayne and Tickle should get a ban although Lauki shouldn't because although he lifted Briscoe beyond the horizontal position he knew it was wrong and put him down gently.

I really shouldn't, but, Moa was already involved in a scuffle with someone before Watts decided to throw a punch at him. Tickle threw one punch at Cockayne while NOBODY was holding him back (Turner had just let go) then had to turn to his right to see the coward that had punched him from the side.

But anyway, you'll have a different take on events, obviously.

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Where was the coward that is clint newton while our 2 cowards were getting stuck in?

"hard man" C Ll NT was hiding on the wing as usual when a bit of biff gets going wonder if cockend would have started that if radford had been in calders position, think that answer would be no because he would have been beaten to death, although radders gets a lot of flack he could easily drop all of the rovers team and just about anyone else playing superleague, someone who id rather be with me in a fight than against me, the guy is a serious hardcase and had an excellent game on thurs.

Me too.

What I was talking about has got nothing to do with Clint, anyway even yourself has to admit that Calderwood is a fanny and crapped himself when Cockayne went for him. I may have seen wrong but the way I saw it was that Cockayne was held back and ready to stop before Tickle came in and caused things to boil over once more.

I'm not suprised calderwood backed away. Cockayne has a rather serious previous!

You are correct, you did see wrong as you put it. However, I have edited your post so that it reflects a true picture of events.