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.

Could Whiting have been banned for a potential professional foul (he holds onto Broughs legs much longer than he needed to, the ball had long gone) couple with the fact he went after Brough?

That and attempt to diffuse the situation by punishing both teams.

I don't think Brough's kicking out was malicious either, definitely reckless though.

No I'm not a Hull or Hudds fan (nor a fan of their rival teams).

Last nights game was the perfect example of what's wrong with the game, its no consistent and is now bordering on the stupid. Union has got the reffing right and we need to learn from them, I am always hearing the phrase
" bad reffing always balances itself out over a match/ season " this only goes to back up bad decisions or even corrupt decisions.

The two Hull chairmen have both been fined and censored for speaking out about bad, inconsistent disciplinary decisons both on and off the pitch. It is driving people away and I question why anyone would spend money to watch a sport which is beginning to look like Vince McMahon should advise the new UK WWE franchise or as we call it RFL...........

Have you watched any football recently? And I've no idea which union you refer to, but rugby union, if thats what you meant, is far from perfect.

I love this idea that the disciplinary panel is driving people away. Its hilarious.

If our game ever got like football, where half the game is taken up with grown men rolling about the floor feigning mortal pain, and the other half surrounding officials and berating them, I would pack it in.

RU on the other hand has solved the problem. They added an additional 7,284 infringements to their rule book, so that whatever happens, it is always a penalty, so everyone is happy, as are the players as they get at least an extra 15 minutes rest a game while complicated goal kicking rituals are performed by specially trained mime artists. An added if surprising bonus was that, far from being piissed off at constant interruptions for penalty kicks, RU fans have their own version of constant beer and burger breaks like NFL, but without the game lasting 3 or 4 hours, and have all improbably become connoiseurs of kicking rituals and applaud them richly.