Grix - throws 4 punches at Ellis = just a penalty
Brough - throws a punch = yellow card
Whiting - doesnt throw a punch = yellow card

I dont understand the refereeing in this competition

Agreed on the Brough/Whiting one but Grix should have walked. I've no idea how much the ref saw but the VR will have seen enough.

grix should have seen red, last week meli did the same to arundel in extra time in the fc v devils match, didnt see arundel throwing punches after!

next team hudds play will benefit with both grix and brough banned if the rfl see sense

I don't agree Grix should have been sent off, I think a sin binning would have sufficed. I don't think he deserves a ban for it either.

Brough should get a ban though, no place for kicking someone in RL.

Yeah I don't think Silverwood took a report from the VR, which is something I think should change.
I understand the argument about we can't have constant VR reviews of every play but in a situation where the game has already stopped then I don't see why the ref can't ask the VR what he can see in an incident. If that option was available then it would have at least cleared up the Brough/Whiting one.

difference of opinions, the fact that grix threw a number of punches should have warrented a red, if it was a single punch i would agree

isnt punching an opponent a grade A offence that could lead to a match ban?

Not only did Grix throw a number of punches, he also threw in a headbutt at one point too amongst the flying fists. He should have been sent off then and you could argue he should have been sent off again later for trying to rip Whiting's arm out of the shoulder joint!

Not sure why Whiting got binned as all he did was approach Brough. Brough threw the punches, Rich didn't throw one! Can't see any further against again him but can see Brough getting two games; one for kicking Rich and other for the punching.

Brough will be free to okay next game.

Grix should be banned for being really bad at punching.

Whiting should be banned for attacking Broughs fists with his face, thats really dangerous stuff.

Not great from Silverwood if im honest. THere was a bit of needle throughout the game which he let go then arbitrarily clamped down on one incident and punished a player from both sides, which isnt really a punishment at all.
we saw three clashes, in all three examples (though only two had punches thrown) The hudds player was the aggressor. Yet Hull also ended up with a man in the bin. Poor refeering in my opinion.

Grix should have seen the red card, the same card should have been shown to Brough for cowardly kick out on Whiting. Whiting should have got a yellow like he did.

"The Man of Steel has gone a bit rusty."

An uncharacteristically witty remark from Eddie!

Brough has been heading for a melt-down for a few weeks - effing and jeffing at the officials and niggling with opposition players; this is what he does when things aren't going his way and why he probably isn't really Captain material. He deserved to see red for the kick that lead to the incident and he'll probably get a ban for it when it's reviewed; god knows why Whiting walked as well - that was baffling.

Grix should have been a straight red, for the sake of consistency - last season, when punching was the offence du jour, it would have been. They've followed through with it in the NRL, so what you see now are groups of players coming together and grabbing each others shirts, but no punches thrown - it's quite amusing to watch.

Meanwhile, as ever, the only consistent thing about SL referees is their inconsistency.

I never worked out what happened in the third. Westerman and the Hudds player (couldn't work out who) seemed to be stopping just short of handbags and leaving it to verbals, but I have no idea why it started.