Quote: Offside Monkey "Do you think the fact it was a half back attacking a forward (much bigger than him) had an effect on the ref's decision?'"
I have no idea - do you?
If it did, then that's another error chalked up to Mr Child isn't it? Unless there's a secret rule book somewhere requiring officials to mentally assign a weight category to each player before assessing their on-field behaviour, I don't see the relevance. If it were relevant, every player could Big Eorl and Ian Kirke with impunity, since they're probably bigger than everyone around them. Conversely, 'Little' Robbie Burrow could windmill at anyone, without fear of disciplinary sanction.