Till his next offence

Excellent news but you do have to wonder how many more lessons he's going to need.

That is the concern.

I think that's slightly unfair - there are no charges from the Police and no evidence of him actually having done anything wrong.

His list of 'indiscretions' are hardly major events - infact, I'd say the majority of young blokes say and do a lot worse and commit more 'offences' in 1 night on the grog than Zak has during his time at Leeds.

So far his offences in total are falling foul of (along with ultra-professional James Graham) McNamara's unnecessary ego games and missing curfew; Being caught on camera shouting an offensive word during a game that dozens of players have said before; Being a young single man in a halls of residence after hours well away from game day. None of this is perfect, but none of it is extraordinary either.

Add to that his physical disciplinary record on the field is pretty much perfect. This is hardly Gareth Hock. Not sure how much of Sam's bad name is deserved, though it certainly suits fans of other clubs to destabilize him and Leeds to the extent he'll be pushed out. Disappointing that some of our own fans are helping with that work.

ZAK IS BACK: Part 2. THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL

Or is it part 3? 4?...

Should have read Zak not Sam (autocorrect), though non-Wigan fans were very keen to blow anything Sam T did out of proportion for probably exactly the same reasons.

No. More Lee Smith, I'd have said. Hence the concern.

You forgot that he blew a kiss at another player and even though his head turned away from camera shot some managed to lip read the word "puff".

Quite correct, it's not as if he wanted some hot food when none was available and then punched someone.

That's good news. Hopefully this will be the last of it. Perhaps the club should invest in a minder for Zak? A good reason to re-sign Kirke from Wakefield - he seemed a sensible chap, has a good turn of pace for a big man and a track record for running down outside backs

I think Zak will still have his sights on the NRL

YEP just confirmed Zak/Elliot admitted to the assault, got away with a £200 fine each and an apology.

Interestingly, West Yorkshire police have filled in the gaps in the club's statement albeit not directly.

Turns out Hardaker and Minchella have admitted to the assault (which the club "forgot" to mention in its statement) and have agreed a community restitution consisting of a £200 fine and a written apology to the victim rather than criminal charges.

So not quite the "not guilty" the club tried to paint it as.

The fact both got off with little more than a £200 fine each in a situation where two people have assaulted someone should tell you there's a hell of a lot more to what actually happened rather than it being a straight forward assault.