Craig Cook has been charged with 'Head butt and punching' and his hearing is today.

That'll probably be a few games then

Doesn't look too good does it.

As compared with Lee Gilmour who threw dozens of punches at Lee Smith in the Saints Leeds game and got nothing....in fact he got a penalty.
Smith pushed out at him for Gilmour trying to rip his face off.
That's rugby today.....that's justice in Superleague and that's justice in the other leagues.
On the other hand anyone who gets sent off leaving his team short for most of the match is an idiot and deserves everything that comes his way.
I'm going to keep tabs on sin-binnings and sendings-off in Superleague and the two other divisions.....because I believe the two lower divisions are getting a raw deal.
Either that or discipline genuinely is worse.

I look forward to your detailed reports.

Make sure you don't let Richard Lewis see the detailed report SO.

This week's
Superleague (if RL Express is to be believed).
Sin-bin 0, sent off 0, on report 1
Div 1
Sin-bin 2, sent off 0, on report 0
Div 2
Sin-bin 4, sent off 0, on report 2

Please advise if wrong.....and I will amend.

Ryan Bailey was put on report in Friday nights St Helens V Leeds match

Interesting decisions last week;

Super League:
Chris Thorman, Hull FC (v Bradford) High and grapple tackle - No charge.
Jamahl Lolesi, Huddersfield (v Castleford) High tackle - No charge.
Darrell Griffin, Huddersfield (v Castleford) Grapple / Choking tackle - No charge.
Craig Huby, Castleford (v Huddersfield) High tackle - Penalty sufficient.

Championship:
Taani Lavulavu, Whitehaven (v Gateshead) High Tackle - 2 match ban.

You really dont want to do that

I see Jamie Bovill got no case to answer for him being put on report

I don't think he was.
Can anyone else confirm?

I must abandon trusting the reports in the paper and look at info from [url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplinary.phphere.[/url

Indeed, that is what I always use

You could have put me out of my misery.



The RL Express obviously gives an incomplete account.

Then how would you ever learn!

I shall use a combination now of the RL Express for the sin-bins and sent-offs and the RFL for the on-reports.
Initial impression is that in SL they do nowt but put them on report as a first line of action.

Craig Cook - Sending-off sufficient.

Report from the Dons official site [url=http://www.doncasterrlfc.com/cms/news.php?newsID=256&sub=0here[/url

I assume the referee puts a player on report because he is uncertain as to what exactly happened at the incident,what I don't understand is if the referee is uncertain as to what happened how does he arrive at the decision to award a penalty to the none offending team .

Imagine the scenario of the home team leading the game by one point with 15 minutes of the game left to play & there is an incident in the home teams 25 and the referee decides to put a home team player on report and he awards the visiting team a penalty which they choose to take a kick at goal which is successfully converted, the visitors now are one point in front & hang on to there slender lead to win the game, the following week the player who was put on report appears before RL disciplinary meeting who findings are that the player as no case to answer.

I agree wholly

The red card/yellow card system is enough ... and the rules regarding citing after the fact can cover anythnig else...never liked the report rule

It must have been my moaning that got him off.







Great news though.

Now get some weight off you little fat git!!!

As I thought, despite the Barrow fans' protestations that we are a dirty side, the facts speak otherwise. I rest my case m'lud. Unless they couldn't see rayt because of the poverty floodlights

I'll get mi coat

I didn't think Donny were particularly dirty when you visited Craven Park.
Regarding the lights, the home fans (and players) can see as much as the away contingent. We'd love new lights, but need to raise £200,000.

Or play when the sun is high in the sky...that's free

That's one thing I can't quite work out. The footy team were playing in Torquay, therefore you weren't both vying for support, so why play at 6.30?

The other obvious point is that your players are used to the conditions, whereas ours aren't.

I'm a bad loser aren't I?