Often the case and it's one of the game's bigger weaknesses. I won't pretend to understand why the VR can't be better used to root out serious foul play yet is given licence to fart about for all manner of lesser incidents.

The system yesterday worked as it should have. Thaler consulted the video ref who confirmed it was as bad as it was, leaving the on field officials with not much choice than to confirm a red card. It's worthy of 3 or 4 matches in my view.

Quite why there was no intervention by the video ref on the Mcilorum incident last year remains very puzzling and frustrating.

Doesn't the ref need to ask? Rather than the VR butt in

A red was correct but I don't think it should be more than a 2 match ban. It was a late shot with force and because of the force of the impact, he struck his head, albeit not intentional.

Was a penalty but no more.
Ruined the gane that decision. Player wasn't injured, yes was a late hit, but that happens in heat of battle.
As others said, at least 4-5 more hits like that in this game.......

Lets see what the disciplinary panel give.I didn't see 4 or 5 late hits on players without the ball?

Absolute drivel. It was a clear red card and a 3 match ban IMO. I didn’t see another hit like it in the game.

Eastmond has to play against Wigan surely.

I always thought the late hit should have been banned and not the shoulder charge. My only complaint about the red on Saturday is the consistency. I'm all for it being a red card offence if they apply it regularly.

Think some of the fans interpretations of the game, and sendong people off willy nilly is destroying the game, just as much as constant mucky mouse rule changes. If you want to watch games ruined as a spectacle because of a genuine mistimed tackle, where nobody been injured then fair play to you.....

Fans' interpretation? Refs' and disciplinary panel, more like.

With all the concerns about concussion, you might as well forget about refs giving the benefit on the off chance that no injury arises from that kind of challenge.

Yeah. But also fans on this thread saying was a sending off and deserved a ban now.
Would understand for serious malice and injuring player. But for that......no chance....

Whether a player is injured or not is totally irrelevant. It is the offence that should be punished. I think Zane is top class and I love watching him play, but I don't like seeing half backs get hit late. I wouldn't have been happy if Gale had copped a hit like that.

Just because we are Leeds fans doesn't mean we should ignore the illegal act or downplay what the consequences should be. The seriousness with which concussion is now rightly being taken means this sort of stuff is going to get dealt with harshly.

3 or 4 games is appropriate. The lack of visible injury is largely irrelevant, the relative lack of malice means it should be say 3 games rather than 6.

You could send someonriff and ban even every game then if rules are gonna be interpreted like this.
But then on another day since refs probably wouldn't even have given a penalty....!