Think you're wrong there. The officials were close by Kirke and consulted with the medical team. He then spoke to his touch judges along with Sinfield putting his opinions in. After what seemed like 6 or 7 minutes he pulled over LOD put the incident on report and spoke to him for a minute or so. After this had taken place he was subbed. The Leeds fans gave him abuse and the Giants fans like any other club would do supporting their own player clapped him off and he acknowledged this.

After the substitution, which the officials let happen, the match went a little farcicle firstly by the constant badgering from Sinfield to Alibert and then again by the officials and what can only be described as trial by video of the incident due to the length of time Kirke was down. The incident looked serious after it had happened but the initial collision looked ok and the officials must have thought so too as they let the game carry on. LOD was then recalled to the pitch which I don't think is even allowed and sent off.

All the officials and people who took part in the sending off have got this wrong and hopefully the RFL will learn from this mistake and never allow it to happen again. In the eyes of the officials the LOD was tried and convicted in a 15 minute period during injury time. This was wrong and has now been proved wrong. Anyway glad Kirke has come out of this ok and that no foul play was involved in the tackle. Good luck in the playoffs and you never know we might meet again at Old Trafford!!!!

OK, I saw it a little different to that but we all saw different things from different viewpoints in the ground although I'm sure LOD was subbed pretty much straight after the incident?

The funniest thing is some Hudds fans (not you) thinking that Sinfield had anything to do with it, why wont they share what they heard him saying to the ref?

You make me smile

Alibert is a joke

How on earth can Gary Hetherington bribe the officials if Sinfield can't chat to the ref??

Why have we got Giants fans on our board? Is it May?

Danny Brough played well on sunday so it could be.

Apparently Kevin Sinfield's body language is a bit shifty.

Just read that Kirke had stopped breathing for a time following the incident, so kudos to the medical staff in attendance.

As for all this about Sinfield... I don't recall anything that could in any terms be described as untoward. Methinks there's a Himalaya being made out of a hummock.

I think you sometimes see what you want to see. If Kirke got up straight away then nothing would have been said about LOD leading with his arm or a collision of heads. Because he was sparko on the ground some trick themselves into thinking the worst and believe they saw him go in aggressively with a leading arm intending to harm Kirke. Get in a crowd with like minded people then you seem to see things a lot differently. Think this is human nature and everyone has done it sometime or other. The main thing is Kirke's ok as when he was down the situation looked very serious.
Also good on LOD for going to see Kirke on the stretcher when he got sent off. He must have been seething inside being unjustly sent off but still had the professionalism and humanity to see if the guy was alright. Just shows what a great sport this is most of the time

It wasn't aimed at you that but supporters in general. I thought LOD was sent off then went to see Kirke but I may have got that wrong as I remember seeing LOD holding Kirke's hand and talking to him. The main thing is Kirke's alright and LOD isn't banned for Sunday

OK fair enough.

Kevin (Mr Happy) Sinfield "C'mon Sir, we're looking like we're going to get a hiding by this little club from Shuddersfield. Please Send that nasty man off cos he's tackling too hard and me and the other scroats are a bit scared"

Alibert "It would be my pleasure Sir Kevin"