...so what are the odds he cops less of a ban than Zak?

I bet Wane would have accepted 12 vs 13 for Hohaia missing the whole match and Saints being left with no playmakers...win at all costs and all that.

His Wigan are a thoroughly unlikable team

The team with class tonight beat a bunch of thugs coached by a dispacable ape.
Congratulations to Saints.
The tetchy Pie mods will be handing out bans & deleting posts all night long.

Unbelievable is all I can say. Shocking to see.

I wonder how hypocrital Our resident troll will show himself to be explaining that one.

Completely shocking. Needs a long long ban. Shouldn't be seen next year on a rugby pitch. The game is tough enough without a real cheap shot on a knocked out player.

Disgusting behaviour. Should get the longest ban of any player this season as there is no room for that sort of thing on any sporting field but to do it on our games big day brings our SL into disrepute. So Flower should get an extra long ban for this too.

Totally different level to anything we've seen for a very long time. Les Boyd-style ban for a Les Boyd-style play.

Total brain implosion. The first was a red card, and that would be as much as people would say about it. Biff etc.

The second, on the other hand, was pretty disgraceful. I don't think I've ever seen that in a professional game before. I assume Kelvin Skerrett did it at some point, but not while I was watching...

I wonder what Mick Morgan thought about it.....

There may or may not be a Mick Morgan commentary version of the incident on a well known video streaming website.

Will Wane. Be brought to book now for his disgraceful coaching tactics?

Nah,Teflon kings are Wigan.Although Flower should get Grade E-F, punching an opponent off guard IMO.

The ban for "running in and punching an opponent off guard" is a Grade F - 8 games or a specified period.

No doubt the RFL will say it wasn't running in, therefore it's a Grade E. And he has previous good record so we'll call it a D. So that's four games, and he can include Wales's European Championship campaign. Less one for an EGP. So back in time for the extended WCC.

Personally, I'd give him six months from today.

Oh, and Hohaia shouldn't escape punishment for the original forearm smash off the ball that started the whole thing either. One game for that.

Flower caught Hohaia with one first, then Hohaia ran after him and retaliated, then the punches.

Think you might find Flower started and finished it.
Hohaia did run in with the elbow and should cop a game or two but only after Flower caught him in back play.
As for Flower 6 games minimum.
I don't agree it was cowardly i would say it was thuggery of the lowest form.
Only a scumbag would do that to a fellow professional who was clearly knocked out on the floor.