I'll certainly re-watch it as I'm obviously watching this with a biased view and in quite passionate circumstances but it seemed LMS was -housing Hock shoving his head into his then squaring up with his head in Hock's face.

I think the way the game has gone has shown that if the ref overreacts it can make things worse as the players feel even more agrieved.

Hardly a panic call. He had a good chat with the touchies.

Right decision for mine.

It's rugby league, things get heated, it's a derby game, things get especially heated, sin binning's all round and a stern talking to was all that's needed.

Watch it back in slow motion a few times, it actually looks like Mossop who throws the knock-down punch?

How the hell can you say Tuson was worst? Meggennis waited until he turned then punched him from the back. He deserved everything he got.

All that violence and not one person snotted Tomkins. Games gone soft.

Good job by Thaler, appropriate decisions.

He's the best ref in the league for me.

Just seen the replay again and there is no way that LMS deserved to stay on if Hock deserved to go. Wigan had already won the game, Saints' frustrations were getting the better of them and they boiled over.

Hock had to go for leading with the head and following it up with a series of punches. There could be one or two other people going to Red Hall this week following the brawl.

Did he bollox, Hock instigated with the use of his head and deserves all he gets

Did he balls instigate it! It was 6 of one, half a dozen of the other as both players were going head to head.

Lol.

Hock and LMS was 50-50. How or why Hock goes and LMS stays on the field is a mystery.

Hock didn't 'lead with the head' at all, that's complete crap - if anything, it's LMS who dips his head in first once they're standing. Don't let Hock's reputation divert from the facts.

Magennis (whoever he is) pulls Tuson away from the fight and there's a bit of shoving from both, Tuson turns and walks away and Magennis throws a punch at the back of his head. What a sh*thouse. Tuson has every right to then defend himself; not his fault he's better in a ruck and landed quite a few. Think it was Mossop who flattened Magennis in the end.

Thaler overreacted for me. 3 reds for a bit of a scrap is poor.

Spoiled a good game despite the scoreline. And how shockingly, embarrassingly poor are Saints?

I think you've mistook Hock for LMS and your @rse for your elbow.

Good decisions in my view. I'd have been happy with red for Magennis and Tuson and only yellow for Hock but still good on the ref for having the balls to send players off for unnecessary violence.

Magennis & Tuson should get a few games ban as well.