Quote: wrencat1873 "Sorry that I can't dissect posts but, there is little doubt that the "niggle" that had gone on in the tackle will have caused Tamou to react afterwards.
Yes, it was an over reaction but this type of thing happens far more regularly than you seem to be suggesting and whilst it's clearly not right, it happens.
You accuse me of trying to put some sort of slant on what I saw, but, the initial "strike" by Tamou looked nothing more than a tap, he certainly didn't belt him and whilst no player appreciates this happening (especially is you are getting well beaten). The reaction from Garbutt was well over the top.
IF he hadn't punched Tamou, it would have been a penalty to Leeds and nothing more.'"
So you ARE trying to justify and condone what Tamou did. That's an interesting turn around.
Slapping somebody is over the top, but it happens
Punching somebody for slapping somebody is over the top, but it happens
If Tamou hadn't slapped Galloway Garbutt wouldn't have punched him - we can go round like this all day.
The point is that you did put a slant on what Tamou did by calling it a push. It wasn't a push, it was an aggressive strike to Galloway's face, and from Garbutt's viewpoint it quite possibly looked like a punch. he understandably didn't wait around for an inquest, he did what props sometimes do and laid the idiot out.
There is nothing special in this incident, there is nothing especially wrong or aggressive - and certainly no thuggery - in Garbutt's actions. It was bog standard prop-on-prop fisticuffs. Garbutt got the red he deserved and a ban we all expected.
What has got me (and many others) riled up here is that people are trying to make out it was something it wasn't, that it was out of the ordinary, a sneak attack, a grub move, a sucker punch, thuggery, assault, whatever you want to call it. It was none of those things. It was a standard RL punch and you'll see several more like that this season, I just hope they don't all get accompanied by the bed wetting that this has.