Not a hell of a lot in that. As you well know, back in the day when you actually liked rugby league a passing cuff to the head (and we're not talking about a forearm smash here) wouldn't even have been remarked on. And Greg Bird himself, as a bit of a throwback footballer, must have dished out the equivalent dozens of times in his career.

Even in the current climate, where it's undoubtedly a banning offence, 4 games would be harsh, 8 would be ridiculous.

I might be a bit old-school, but nobbling the opposition's best player on the blind side of the referee in a must-win game is not *that* stupid.

And if the Touch Judge catches it or he isn't as sly as thought and the ref manages to spot it and he's correctly sent off which could cost us the game......still don't think it's stupid? If he wants to hurt an opposition player then do it fairly, perfectly achievable, not in a cowardly way. If someone took out a Leeds player like that I doubt the reaction would be so low key on here.

Completely agree - cowardly act that deserves a lengthy ban - this is not Friday night outside Big Fellas!!

Ahh biggies...

Must. Not. Thread. Driiiiiift.

He should be docked some wages. Very stupid, when we are so short on forwards.

Maybe he misses playing just one game in every three so thought he'd speed the process up a touch?

Ooh look, William Eve's calling for the maximum possible ban for a Leeds player.
How utterly unpredictable.

Stupidity from Brad. I do like that Singleton is adding or trying to add a bit of much needed grunt up front but you can do that legally, without slapping someone from behind.
Hopefully no more than 4 games but who knows anymore.

If it had been on a Leeds player I would want a ban of 3-4 games for the offender as a minimum. It would be hypocritical not to expect and accept the same when it is the other way around. I try not to to be a hypocrite, simples.

Fair comment and a view i would go along with.

Bottom line here is, it's a bit dumb really when you are already thin on the ground for forwards stupid acts like this by an established player now in Singleton must be making the coach pull his hair out.same as the Ablett push on the ref that meant we lost him for the Cas game, losing players to bans like this can be avoided.

Without Singleton we should still have a decent enough pack to beat Wakey.
By all reports they were lucky to beat Salford, so if we don't win this one we are back to square one.

The back of Bird's head was bleeding at the end of the match, looked like he had caught him pretty good and I'm not entirely sure how the linesman on the North Stand side missed it to be honest. Singleton did go out of his way to make his mark and prob will get the top end of the possible punishments.

Nah there was nothing in it. it was a cheap shot but a scuff more than a deliberate fore arm smash. 2 games would be enough, he will get 4 which is harsh didnt Chase only get like 6 for smashing that kids jaw against fev. anything above 4 would be very very harsh. no need for it but seen much much worse.

We've been weird so far this season. We were a bounce of ball away from beating Hull and dominated for over an hour against Huddersfield yet somehow lost. So we could easily have won four out of four but equally we were two minutes from losing at Saints and a Murdoch-Masila drop away from losing to Salford so could be bottom with Wire.

Should be close. I reckon a narrow Leeds win by a try or so but hopefully I'm wrong!

Hopefully. Leeds by six tries would be better