The real travesty is that he got more of a ban for his part in a collision that was mostly silverwoods fault than he would have done foe a speaar tackle, elbow drop or ironically, leading with the knee

I think we need to change the words of the song to Silverwood he does what he wants!

Exactly right. Ridiculous priorities at the RFL.

Higham tries to take a player's head off and gets two games. Bailey tries to get a bumbling inept official out of the way and gets three.

If Wilkin and Peacock want to do something useful with their shiny new union they could ask serious questions of the RFL about why they punish someone more harshly for shoving a referee than they do for attacking a player's head. Is referee's "safety" more paramount than player safety?

That said I don't want players touching officials and am pleased Leeds have taken this on the chin.

Third line, fourth word. The mind boggles.......

indecent+touching, lucky to get away with 3 matches

If such a deliberate action from a professional player ever happened (and hopefully it never will) I'd be unhappy if that player ever played the game again at this level.

Credit the club for coming out in support of the ban and respect our sport has for officials. As the ball was passed beyond the C defender it didn't really affect baileys effectiveness in the line, im sure he enjoyed a little shove on the ref, poor positioning from silverwood, but no major deal just making a statement and Leeds seem to have accepted it.

Sorry - but in my defence I do feel really passionate about this injustice and my typing my have got ahead of me a little.

A sensible conclusion my backside, 3 game ban for Bailey a total joke. Bailey did nothing wrong.

Bailey's shove looks unnecessary from the Sky footage but not from the amateur footage on youtube. I bet the Panel only saw one of the views.

3 matches for something the Ref didn't even give the player a telling off for and that no spectator or even media picked up on before the referral to the board seems way out of proportion.

Of course he didnt see it, when has Bailey ever hit anyone whilst they are looking

Got to say that I think the RFL have gotten this wrong. There was nothing malicious in the incident and it was caused by Silverwood's poor positioning. Bailey deserved a warning, possibly a small fine, but not a ban.

I have to say it was worth a ban from what I've seen. Bailey actively pushes out with his hands at the ref. Regardless of the reason, you simply can't do that. Three matches may be a bit OTT, but the RFL is obviously trying to send a strong message to all players.