The body language in that second half and especially at that point of the game, was they had given in and were well and truly knackered.

Not an excuse, as I agree wtih you, but think that was why it never happened.

Does the muted reaction from the Leeds players imply they agreed with Roby's view that the Chase challenge was hard but fair ?

Well considering the running in with regards the clarkson/mcshane incident with Gilmour, and no punches thrown at that stage, I would suggest otherwise.

Difference of course Leeds were on a roll at that point and clearly had momentum.

When the Hardaker incident happened they were on the back foot and had no momentum.

I think in both cases the players had the WCC at the back of their minds - obviously they don't want to do anything stupid and pick up a 2 match ban.

I'm sure that would have stopped Barry Mac.

If we have forwards that avoid piling in when piling in is called for because they're worried about a ban in 2 games time then that might explain why we got a bit bullied on Sunday.

If the Bash Brothers would have been on the park, different story.

Blackburn had SAS, we had the FAF! That team had a tough set of forwards.

Very likely

God are u lot still making excuses up about getting beat by cas.move on u were out muscled by at times 12 men and hardaker is fine hes even changed his tune on his twitter account from getting hit with an arm to it being a shoulder now. Wonder if this would still be being talked about if leeds had won i doubt it.

You don't like? Then don't look. Eeejit.

If they did looks like they were as wrong as Roby.

It can happen.

Appears the mist has even cleared from around Hardaker's own close up view of what hit him.

Chase at least showed some concern for his felled opponent, perhaps that's what saved him from a shoeing - not that a battle raging around Hardaker would have done him any good.

Might have forced the referee to make the correct decision in the aftermath though, which might have benefited Leeds rather than Castlefords' next two opponents.