The worst incident I saw at Headingley and Juan Cornetto will remember this too, 1962 we signed a welsh international stand off called Alun Rees who was looking a ver good attacking player and one game against Oldham he was jinxing through and Keith Holden was waiting for him and deliberately smashed both fists clasped together in Rees's nose which was broken and he was never the same again he only made 36 apps.

Cassidy on Morley was very bad. The flower punch was just shocking. As in complete shock I had actually see it happen.

Waste of an opportunity by Flower. WTF didn't he wait 'til they played cas? I'd die a happy man having heard Mick Morgan's take on it.

Dannatt on Hanley was one of the worst I remember seeing live.

David Cruickshank's ocular assault on a Saints player at HQ in 1990(?) was pretty bad too. Did he ever play for Leeds again after that?

It would appear that the Wigan damage limitation machine is in full flow.Trying to play down how damaging this has been to Rugby League.The Yawnies at work have had a field day today, "family game what family game!etc etc" Many thanks for that Ben Flower.

The David Cruickshank one was a head high "tackle" on Saints Paul Groves I believe ?

Not sure if he played after that, however with 12 men we went on to beat Saints 50-14..........see Wigan, 12 men can beat Saints, you just need to have Phil Ford, and John Bentley in your side

Conveniently ignoring Flower smacking an unsighted Hohaia around the back of the head prior to his act of retaliation. If anyone deserved anything Flower deserved that. Is it not a grub act for a prop to hit a half back from behind and off the ball?

Flower blew a fuse and it looked (and was) very, very bad. But I've seen assaults of the premeditated and cynical variety that I consider to be worse - and that have resulted in worse injuries to the victims. They were, however, perhaps lacking a little in terms of televisual spectacle compared to flower's assault.

I was as horrified as anyone by the sight of the filthy slugger in action and that is compounded by the immediate and bloodthirsty response of the national vulture media who ignore our game for 99% of the time. I am livid that the image of our family game, for which we have been striving, has been swiped into oblivion, not only by the criminal act of sheer thuggery, but also in that it has led to the likes of Offiah who, on Twitter and on ITV news pandered to the media thirst for negative news. He, and others, of course, deny it but they have tried to 'excuse' the first punch as part of a legitimate exchange, and made ridiculous efforts to portray the second punch as explicable in a variety of ways! The only explanation lies in Wane's coaching style and that is what will surely destroy our image. If players are sent onto the playing field with the kind of hatred he generates and encourages within them (Watch Warriors Down Under) then this will surely be the kiss of death to any positive coverage we have striven for. I was advocating 'non RL fans' to watch the GF if they wanted to see real sportsmen. Within 2 minutes I was regretting saying a word to anyone! I am furious that Flower brought such disgrace on MY beloved game! He and Wane have brought the entire game into disrepute and should pay dearly. No doubt, by the end of today Flower will walk away from Red Hall with a ridiculously lenient ban and Wane will just go on as before. The RFL should have the balls to ban the pair of them for a long time but of course Wane's contribution is not even part of their discussion. The RFL is a shambles. There is already a really bad smell around Red Hall, with GH now paying for having spoken of it. My guess is that by the end of today it will stink to high heaven around there.

What someone should do is to re-interview Lenegan & start by showing him the clip of the programme on youtube where Wane demands that his players knock out opposition players.
Then ask Lenegan if he thinks that approach in a game prior to which the coach has preached hatred against the opposition may have had any bearing on Flower's actions.
Not that it will happen.

Shaun Wane invented foul play on a Rugby League pitch. Fact.

And then watch clips of 50 boxing coaches telling boxers to smash their opponents nose into their skull and realise that the terminology of coaching might not fit the childish PG world you live in.