Nothing like each other, as much as I condemn Garbutt, the two incidents aren't the same!

It was one hell of a punch. I bet there's no one in the prop forward union condoning it. Garbutt didn't come running in from nowhere or take a cheap shot. They were facing it each other and he threw a peach. His reaction afterwards summed it up for me. He could have done a Hock and kept swinging but I think he had a moment and realised he'd messed up. Yeah, he'll get a ban but so what. This is a physical game where they're playing on the limits. You can't play it without aggression and some times that will boil over (remember Kylie's headbutt on Fox?).

What stood out to me also was after the game. It had been a physical contest but the respect amongst the players was there to be seen. People need to get off their high horses and like someone else said, watch a softer sport if they don't like it

I remember this forum going into meltdown when Lee Briers... that's right... Lee Briers LOL... took an air-swing at Carl Ablett and almost connected.

Faux outrage by plenty.

Think that was more because the ref did nothing. Last night the ref rightly gave a red card.

That incident from 1997 actually illustrates the difference in the game now regarding punches
Mac was sent of for throwing 2 unprovoked punches (to a smaller man)
The other forwards from both sides then pile in the punches to defend teammates but no action is taken with them as they are not the agressors
Garbutt wasnt the agressor so for me a red was harsh though he probably shouldve been binned, although I also think Tamou shoud've just been warned though, overreaction in general from the ref

BTW the cowboys coach clearly had the same opinion as he just laughed about it

Any youtube footage of him ting that student?

I wonder if he keeps a straight face when disciplining his players?

2 match ban after EGP submitted. "Concerning act notification" for Tamou from the NRL.

My memory on that incident is hazy. Didn't he king hit someone outside a bar (I forget it's name) on Vicar Lane opposite Templar? When he was a Bulls player? Can't even remember the court verdict.

I rather enjoyed the moment. There's nowt wrong with a bit of biff in the professional game, and it was a good distraction from our second half performance. It also announces to the rest of SL, that we now have a pack with a bit of mongrel in it.

Yup, that about sums it up. Victim was a student as well, IIRC, giving him and Hardaker a fair amount in common.

That Leeds game will live in legend. Some great rugby played as well.

rlGalloway has been hit much harder before!rl

Not sure it even got to court tbh , think it went the Hardaker route in the end .

Students & Aussies both deserve it.

As do vegetarians.