Subtle.

Ok then Fishface, to quote you “…but the fact you proceed to call fans who want to see a fast, hard game played BY THE RULES "muppets”” – which rules are acceptable to break and which aren’t?

Did Wigan go through the entire game on Friday without conceding any penalties?

If the answer is NO (which it is) then which rules are you not outraged about Wigan breaking?

Have you looked up the word ‘hypocritical’ in a dictionary lately?

Rules get broken every game by both teams, it just seems that you hand pick the ones that anger you and discard the others.

Hypocrite!!

How much money? I'll PM you where to send it.

You really did just bite off more than you can chew, because yes, I did play the game, and I took my fair share of illegal hits, which were usually penalised. But unlike pansies like them and other players who can't play by the rules, I DID play by the rules, and as a result scored many tries, and gave away ONE penalty in 3 years.

ONE penalty. And that was for a 2 on 1 ball steal. Suffice to say, I didn't get a ban for it.

Ball steals you could forgive seeing week in week out. Leading with the elbow to the face is NOT something we should see week in week out.

And you're wrong... it's NOT part of the game. The game is physical, but fair.

If you want to see flying elbows, go watch the WWE or UFC, that's where it belongs, not our game.

Don't be so bloody stupid. I don't expect teams to go through a game flawlessly. But I do expect them not to start throwing high dangerous elbows at players and NOT get the punishment they deserve.

No Wigan player did what Ablett did, so you can't say I'm a hypocrite. Needless to say, if they had, I wouldn't be defending them saying it's "part of the game", because I'm simply not that dim.

FFS all these pages. Fact Ablett is not a dirty player nor is he a thug. Amazing comments coming from the usual tosspot supporters from Hull, Cas, Wakey and Bullsh^t.
If Ganson missed the incident which I can not believe as he managed to see Leeds offsides . Then I would say Ablett was lucky to stay on the field. Mistimed tackle even though Tomkins ducked into it 2 game ban based on a pretty good disciplinary record. Bailey probably 1 game as he has got away with a few warnings this year.
As for the other moaners try looking at your own teams especially the Bulls . Is it 11 losses now
Fortunately for Wigan the dirty big brother Tomkins would be the one getting slated after the game.
One for running in with the potential to cause a brawl. And two the cheap shot on Donald.
Wigan deserved the win they were the better team throughout.
They played the game the same as we did over the past 3 years and will be hard to beat.

A forearm to the face is wrong and should be punished I agree but what about a ‘facial’ when a player is getting upright from a tackle – it’s illegal and designed to cause un-comfort (possible harm) to the attacking player?

What about when player ‘A’ deliberately rubs his head against player ‘B’ in the tackle?

Now you say you’re ‘not that dim’ but I bring that statement into question by asking where have I defended this practice? Where have I said this should go unpunished? Where have I said that Abblett shouldn’t be facing a trip to Red Hall?

What I’m saying is that incidents like this happen all the time and, like it or not, is part of the game.

Live with it.

BUMP?

Here Fishy Fishy Fishy…?????

He and his posse will be back when Ablett gets off and they'll be ripe for a hanging!

Could you direct me to a post of years after Friday where you direct the same amount of puritanical indignation at Ridell for his appalling attack on Burrow's head?

TIA.

Ask Luke Robinson about that.

I don't condone malicious foul play by anyone, but it really is funny the righteous indignation that spews forth when a team is sinned against when a plyaer isn't seriously hurt by said assault (TBH reading some of these posts I'm surprised Tomkins isn't actually dead).

Where are these same fans when the shoe's on the other foot (as it has been before and will be again)? No doubt they will be saying that 'they' aren't defending Wigan player X when it happens, but the hypocrisy is still hugely amusing.

Yes, should be punished.



Can be difficult to spot, but yes.



NO IT ISN'T. And that's where the issue is. You're suggesting that this is part of the game, when the reality is there is no place for it.