I'm of the opinion that GH's utilisation of his moral compass with regard to the employee list at the club has very much taken a back seat in recent times.

I guess the time of need has arrived and the club can no longer afford to be quite so choosy.

Probably, but it's a risk worth taking IMO.

The fun on these boards if we sign Hock would be worth it regardless. He's clearly a bit of a loon, but he can be what no other Leeds forward is - genuinely damaging with the ball.

Wigan have built their abrasive style on overreaction to limited provocation. It's kept them on the front foot I many games this season. Karma is a b***h.

Lenegan & Wane both have to support Flower, he was only carrying out Wane's instructions as highlighted in the recent programme shown on Sky where he instructed his players to knock out the opposition.

Charged with Grade "F" offence, minimum 8 matches I believe.
Not sure if EGP applies nor what the effect of that could be,

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No EGP available.

Flower doesn't have EGP available.

Hohaia - who has been charged with Grade B striking with the forearm - does have EGP if he wants to use it.

Interestingly, the Grade F guidelines also include the option of a time-based suspension. That would prevent Wales's European Championship campaign or the WCC game counting against his ban, by imposing a set number of weeks/months.

Hohaia will presumably argue that he's already missed one game through being KO'd in the 2nd minute?
With EGP would that mean he's served his ban?

I'd be disappointed if the RFL took what happened to him in the aftermath into account.

He went after Flower with a forearm to the head after some provocation. It's only the fact he couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding that prevented him from doing some damage of his own.

If he uses the EGP, give him two games so he serves one.

In a normal match with that forearm to the face, and subsequent first punch from Flower. You would have seen no charges after the game, and a sin bin for Flower in the match it's self.

The punch after is the issue, and should have been the only issue that the RFL dealt with, and should have been handled outside the normal guidelines, as the offence is not something we have seen before.

No need to take it outside the usual guidelines.

By grading it at Grade F, the RFL have given themselves carte blanche to impose whatever suspension they think fit.

Anyone remember what John Dalgreen got for kicking a grounded player in the head back in the 80s? Was the Danny Williams king hit one in the NRL 14 games?