We all love a good conspiracy.....

Hock got 5 games for grabbing a refs arm in 2008

SUMMARY OF CM'S SUBMISSIONS ON THE CHARGE / EVIDENCE:

Player disputes decision of referee and in the process of doing so grabs hold of / places his hand on the referee’s arm. Starting point has to be that any physical contact with the referee is absolutely unacceptable; however minimal as it is imperative that the referee feels safe and protected on the field of play. However, the panel did take account of the nature of the contact and reflected this is the grading of the charge as an E grade offence rather than an F. In addition to being a breach of the Laws of the Game, the Player’s actions were also a breach of the RFL’s Respect Policy.

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For Consistency, and going by what the RFL have said before, if you touch the ref, you are guilty. No ifs buts or maybes. If you do it aggressively you get a few games ban.

when do they post the disciplinary charges/non charges on the rfl website, is it sometime in the evening?

Depends when they can get hold of Shaun Wane.

www.rugby-league.com/article/380 ... rs-charged Charnley charged Grade C. Tautai Grade B.

www.rugby-league.com/article/380 ... rs-charged Charnley charged Grade C. Tautai Grade B.

you missed 2:

Ben Crooks (Castleford) - Grade A Dangerous Contact (EGP available)
Scott Moore (Wakefield) - Grade A High Tackle (EGP not available)

These threads are hillarious. In Kevin Keegan style I'd love it if we win something this year simply because of the amount of people who'd be sat crying in to their bitter.

Both will probably be banned for at least this week and possibly the semi final. If they are we'll just crack on as we have all year.

Enjoy the thrill if it comes off chaps.

I hope they both get banned but it's nothing to do with me being bitter mate.

They both deserve a ban and it would be an extraordinary display of weakness if the RFL don't see this through.

They have a record of bottling it prior to big matches and it's always been something that frustrates me. Regardless of the team involved I really hope they don't back down this time.

They do?

I assume you have evidence?

Yes they do. When I get a spare hour I'll compile a list of examples if you like.

Ironic that they class contact with the ref as bad as an attack to the head. I would not be surprised if Charnley got the full three match ban, to show the laughing stock that is running our sport. RL will be looked at as an amateur sport as long as it's run by amateurs.

It's daft that Charnley is on a lesser charge than Tautai.

Why the RFL are now ambivalent about the same type of tackles they were giving substantial bans out for early in the season is strange.

I'd also far rather have seen the referee take action on the pitch against both Tautai and Charnley.

Charnley could've been sin binned and that'd be an end to it.

Tautai could've been punished too. It was obviously an illegal tackle and it wasn't hidden. One of the 3 officials should've seen it.

Despite the few that defend it it's a farcical system.