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Nothing wrong with a bit of a fight. The only player(s) really who should get a ban is the ones who headbutt. No doubt the RFL will make a mess of it and ban a few players. Had this happened in SL nothing would have been said

Having watched the video if Stuart Dickens doesn't get maximum penalty we might as well scrap the system

I bet I've watched the incident a dozen times, and I still can't see what all the fuss is about.
If Stu has butted someone, I'd expect him to get banned - regardless of any perceived SL bias the disciplinary process is alleged to have.
But seeing the incident over and over, it's nowt. Really, just nowt! Like Karl Harrison says, "it's not tiddley winks"!

Over the 25 years I played rugby I broke mine 5 times. It happens! Even your clubs own coach said it was nowt!! The players of both clubs said afterwards it was nowt, and most fans I've spoken to said it was nowt!!!
But Urbancarrott says "dear god" so it must be devastating!!

Stu will get banned for chuckin his head about. That's about it. Like I said on another thread, been worse in a bloody convent!

aye I know and I'm expecting stu to get banned tho his previous good record in the game may mitigate down in his fav to 3 games perhaps! But 5 players up for that????? They didn't arrest that many in the toxteth riots!!!

To be honest I can see both sides. Yes it's wrong to head but someone, yes it's wrong for one player to thump another on the ground. Yes if it happened on the street the wrong doers would be arrested. But it wasn't on the street, it was on the pitch in the heat of the moment and I guarantee anyone, those "aggressors" will have shaken hands in the bar.
We are only 3 games into the season, warn all 5 that next time? but now, come on a warning is enough.,
Let's move on.

agreed 100% John

We had a couple of players who had teeth knocked out last season without action against the player involved. Stuff happens, if there was a headbut then it will probably be a 3 match ban, as for the others (both teams), it will depend on their past record which smacks of punishing players twice to me.
Not sure the result would have been different, it's all ifs and buts. The main thing is that both teams will be in the knock out stages and could well meet again and that should attract a massive crowd after last Sunday's game

My fear ( in the case of the Fax players ) is that retaliation is treat more harshly than the aggressor !

The standards of match officials is crap across the the Pro game. We have Refs who are afraid to make a decision without the Vid Ref. We have others who think they should be the main thing in the game- Yes you Gansen and Silverwood!We sadly get young Refs shoved through who have next to no experience and struggle. But the problem is not with the Refs and Linemen. The problem is Stuart Cummins who refuses to admit that the standards should be better and is as arrogant now as he was when he Reffed. The Disciplinary also needs to realize is Rugby League is a hard sport where passions run high sometimes. It would be good if a little bit of common sense was used. I dont know how 5 people have neen told to go to the disciplinary. The maximun would be 2 people. The alleges headbutt and the player who responded. Fans like to see a bit of viff on the field and as long as its within reason then I dont see whast the problem is.