Again, show me where the punch is? Otherwise more likely to be accidental contact from anything in a tackle or melee? It's not like he's had his nose bust from a punch so seems a bit 2+2=5

Fair enough on Walters sledging sironen after he tried roughing him up with some shthousery

Sironen and housery go together.

Pretty much all the saints forwards were at it,it's actually part of their game plan and has been all season.

2 match ban for McDonnell based on what the TJ saw.
No ban for MacDonald or Matautia.
Did someone say there was a dangerous tackle on Holroyd?

I've no idea how the disciplinary panel conducts itself in terms of evidence it demands, but please tell me it's more than an official (the TJ in this case) saying "I saw a punch" and that being deemed sufficient. It's bad enough solely taking his word for it on the night, but to then compound the punishment further on the same word is barking mad.

100% right although if the club calls them out on this lunacy we're straight into the land of the frivolous appeal...

Grade D punching ffs
RFL disciplinary is a joke

When the ref said to him "You've punched him directly in the head" you can hear him say "I haven't." which would be a very strange thing to say if you have. I don't think anyone would deny McDonnell roughed him up a bit (quite right too IMO) but if you're going to ban someone for punching it would be great to at least see the punch. There were enough cameras there, if he threw a punch we'd have seen it.

That the video ref didn't get involved is telling...mind you he barely glanced at whether Walters touched the line on his disallowed try and was absolutely certain a Saints player had touched the ball from a single look at an inconclusive angle for Sangare's (WTF was that by the way? I thought to overrule the ref you had to be certain?), so if he had got involved we'd probably be looking at a murder charge.

I thought it was no try on thd field? I might be remembering wrong mind

I really hope we appeal this one.

Agreed on the frivolous appeal nonsense. Surely, though, the club is entitled to see the punch that they've banned him for.

McDonnell said he didn't throw a punch. The easiest way to put this to bed is to show the footage of the punch. It wasn't shown on the night - odd in itself, given the number of cameras at the game and that Sky usually fall over themselves to pick up any semblance of wrongdoing. Show it now and this all goes away.

In doubling down on what is increasingly looking like the wrong call on the night, the RFL is, as usual, making itself look like an amateur hour outfit. At best.

Sangares went up as a try.