I don't like to comment re referees so I'll leave it to others but I do have one point to make. I'm a fan of both codes and watch games live and on tv. It does seem to me that union take much more seriously foul play including high tackles , spear tackles etc. The number of high tackles in league is getting ridiculous. The game has a duty of care to its players ; so much has been said and written on head injuries in American football and rugby union but virtually nothing on league. Yes some tackles are accidental but it's about time the RFL take positive action. More yellow and red cards must be issued while the spear tackle like today's one automatic red card . I also think the RFL like to project league as a tough macho game but eventually someone is going to be seriously injued ; only then will they act.

I thought it was the worst performance I have seen down the Shay or any other game from the officials yesterday. The tackle on Grady, multiple late shots on Murrell, numerous high shots that went unpunished and a pretty bad spear tackle that probably warranted red rather than just 10 minutes in the bin. The funny thing with that one was that it was Bird that got sin binned yet I think it was his late shot on Murrell that wasnt given and was so bad that Ben Heaton actually stopped as though he just expected the penalty then when he did play on he ended up in an awful tackle.(Theirs some highlights kicking about and Bird made both tackles by the looks of it) I thought from the way the decisions went in the first half we were not going to be "allowed" to win that game.

Its a shame that after the players put in another solid performance against the odds we will mostly be talking about a shambolic referee performance.

It's a rough tough game and tbf we were outclassed with pace and power with some clinical finishing - similiar to when we played Widnes. The difference between the Widnes game for me was the amount of head high shots and professional fouls taking place yesterday. There were three potential red card incidents in the match and Kendall did not take action or demonstrate his authority on the match.

I hope to see the disciplinary panel come down harshly on the tactics employed by the coaching staff of Catalans with several bans.

OK blaming officials all time,but we shot ourselves in foot big time yesterday.Playing well,on top penalty in their 20 against 12 men and what do we do ? yes kick a needless grubber 10 yards dead on third tackle,probably the dumbest play i've ever seen.Catalans then with 7 tackles trundle downfield,Barber misjudges a bomb and we're behind,gamebreaker and there's no way back as we are totally clueless in their 20,as we have been most of season.

Hello Halifax fans.I thought the ref favoured you actually,that Johnson should have been sent off and that you were offside just as often as us. With regard to the rugby the first half was even but you,rather like us ,lacked the skill and pace to take your chances-certainly we would have been well behind a top 8 team by half time. Thereafter we ground you down and dominated possession ,and you looked very tired at the end.Although our first try was jammy we scored 3 good ones whereas you never really looked as if you would score We may well see you again next year . I enjoyed the pub and my first visit to Halifax for 18 years.

Only highlight of second half,Johno throwing punches at someone twice his size.Think that's why he got the hitman award.

Le trios de pigeons ?

Think yesterday confirmed concerns for me personally.

as much as i think Jonno is brilliant individually, you can see that our left side is completely disjointed. A half back that can move that side better would give us a whole new weapon & we wouldnt have to grubber it behind the defence every single time. and barber is not a centre imo. he has great hands but is simply too big & too slow for me.

marshalls comments regarding 'a couple of signings' worries me a little (we didnt change the team much a couple of years ago and we were left wanting the following year). we do have a good core for a solid team but again imo, we need a winger, centre, hooker and half back to actually progress.

Need more than two.Squad needs strengthening but not extending 5 in/out IMO.

Regarding signings there are a few things to consider.
Depends on who is staying.
Depends on the quality of who is coming.
Depends on how many can step up from the reserves.
Dare I say it, backed up by oh DR.

Just seen a still of the spear tackle. Totally unacceptable for Kendall not to award a red card for that IMO. I can't comment on his overall performance as i have not seen other incidents or the full game. But i can see understand your frustrations with the spear. I'm frustrated seeing it as a few weeks ago against Swinton Johnny Campbell was red carded for going above the horizontal slightly. As a fan, you normally know when your player does a red card offence. We always say "well a yellow would have been sufficient" but we normally know when it's a red and just hope the ref pulls out a yellow. At no point did i think Campbell's was worthy of a red, it was slightly above the horizontal and the player landed on his shoulder. When i've seen just penalties and yellows awarded for players in vertical positions and landing on their head and i've seen that, it just makes my blood boil over Campbell's red all over again. The refs don't help themselves sometimes.

The refs are copping abuse form all sides at the moment (some warranted, some just the usual fan bias) but when they fail to protect players from thuggery (as it sounds like may be the case here) then they need to be held to account for it.