I'm not so bothered about HQ. They are a natural and easy target for grumpy fans and silly players. I am getting increasingly disillusioned with the weak leadership and culture of excuses which has taken hold at the club. We currently have Holroyd (punching), Muizz (throwing), Tet (attempted decapitation) and Newman (toddler tantrum) banned for multiple games. But don't worry, it's all the fault of the meanies at the disciplinary. The problem and the solution lies with the club.

Totally agree. Leeds appealed in a very professional and educated manner. It doesn't sit easy with me the increase of the ban. He deserved a ban, 1 game at most given his impeccable record and age. I think the RFL are damaging the game and it will turn fans away. Interesting to see Newman's dad's comments on FB... he said he feels so annoyed by the increase in ban if it was up to him Harry would go to Union or the NRL !!

Can't agree with that, although I tend to agree with most things you say. What Harry needs to do is get his head down, stay fit and improve his game in all aspects. He's played less than 30 games in three years. He certainly doesn't need anybody in his ear about the NRL or RU. It would be a terrible shame if he started to buy into the hype before he begins to achieve his potential. He needs some discipline not indulgence.

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Can’t see Union or NRL clubs lining up just yet. Needs to stay injury free and provide consistent form . His dad is clearly not helping him here…!

I wonder where he gets his seeming inability to accept responsibiity for his actions from. Nice one dad.

If he thinks his son's performance wouldn't have led to a ban in Union or the NRL he is deluded. Genuinely, I haven't seen a player be so constantly OTT with a ref throughout a game for a long time - there are degrees of protesting with a ref and Newman was right at the wrong end of the scale IMO.

I genuinely couldn't believe it when Leeds appealed - it seemed a slam dunk extra match ban to me.

And so it passed

By all accounts he was way over the top with Grant ......any talk of union is bollox.....he'd get the same or more in the RU Prem

Good points well made

Must admit i thought he might regret saying that his Dad, probably a heat of the moment thing but it's not helpful.

I don't have an issue with a ban. My issue is with a judiciary that generally reacts to being questioned by increasing a ban. Courts don't do that - if you've got grounds for an appeal they listen. They may reject the appeal but you don't get an increased penalty for questioning the decision. That is definitely kangaroo court territory.

I do have issues with the number and duration of bans generally. A red card is a big punishment early in the game, and sin bins generally hurt teams as well. The number and duration of bans being handed out this year suggests its world war three and yet the game has never been cleaner. Bizarrely I would argue Tetevano's ban is too short - I thought his tackle was awful and deliberate.

Agree with that.
Newman 1 game and the club doesn`t appeal.
Tetevano at least 8 games considering his previous bans.
3 games for Newman for a first offence is ridiculous imo.
Has the ref been demoted yet for this weeks games?

I thought the ref was poor on the night. I often think that when I am at games, but then my opinion changes when I watch a replay. What, in your opinion, did he specifically wrong?

Tom Grant no game this weekend!

Virtually everything in the first ten minutes

He should not get one for a few more weeks for the no try video ref decision at H.K.R that he gave

Actually fair enough. I was toying with watching some of the game back. What was I thinking?