Disgraceful behaviour again tonight from Brough towards the match officials. This despite 7 pens in a row in the 2nd half which helped Hudds to recover from a half time deficit.

Is it time for the RFL to take a stand on players attitudes towards the referee and touch judges?

Are you suggesting those pens were just gifts to Huddersfield to let them back in? Leeds could easily have been penalised much more.

Agree on Brough though, spoilt man child when it doesn't go his way.

It doesn't help when coaches make sarcastic comments to the media after games about referees either.
I'm sure he wasn't complaining when Wardle's 2nd try was awarded though.

As a giants fan I don't like seeing it in his game wether it's down to passion or not, but hey he helps us get points. He isn't the only RL player that gets stroppy with refs. We've had plenty in the past and I'm sure will have plenty in the future.

Is the titling of the thread a hit on Danny or backchatting and discent in general. If it's the latter then the thread title might want to be changed.

Danny Brough - it's like Paul Bishop never went away!

McGuire was giving it plenty tonight too, every other decision that didn't go his way he was sulking and in the ref's ear.

McGuire was at Silverwood for 80 minutes.
Silverwood should have warned Leeds about their behaviour.

man sticks up for his own team and fights the cause...... big deal.

if they can do it they will.

Premier league-esque dive when he chipped through as well. What a star

Not an unusual trait in a half back. Sean long had refs in his pocket for most of his career

i think the RFL need to claim that round x is a zero tolerance round to dissent and penalise heavily. it is creeping in. teams being auto marched back 10m and conceding a pen should do it. just for the round, then go back to "normal"
its not going against any rules, just reinforcing them. once brough costs his team a heavy defeat he may shut up.

All captains have a whinge to the referee, they wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't. With Brough it is the manor in which he does it. Screaming in his face, stomping around like a brat, flapping his arms out like ITS JUST NOT FAIR. Then afterwards he will trott on and still be shaking his head 5 mins afterwards. Like a baby. I've never seen anything like it. He embarrasses himself.

Which manor does this happen in? What must people think when they Brought stomping around and flapping his arms in it?

Perhaps next season instead of tinkering with rules like obstruction and having refs implement them rigorously they should say that any player back chatting the ref gets 10 mins first time and sent off the second time. OK, it will make a bit of a mess for a couple of rounds, but it would soon stop if they knew the RFL were serious about stamping it out. Would be interesting to see Leeds cope with 8 men after 20 minutes though !!

I also think that when a player punches another player in the face right in front of the sticks a penalty should be given.

Even if it is against Leeds