He doesn't though. He drops the shoulder dangerously/recklessly into the planted knee of a player. It's insanely dangerous and incredibly stupid, for both the ball carrier and the tackler. Had he made either of those tackles on the torso of the player, he'd have been sent off, there are no arms in either of them, only shoulder. In a normal tackle on the legs, you hold the legs to send the player down in line with their own momentum, which is relatively safe. With that technique, he's sending the knee joint the other way, the way it doesn't bend. It's crazy technique. He's effectively doing a cannonball from the front, it's absolute madness. It's either going to mangle the leg of the ball carrier or knock himself out in the majority of cases.

To suggest those were in any way good tackles or normal technique is bizarre.

2 words

Chicken
Wing

If you need a 3rd to jog your memory you can have "Knowles".

The trolling on here is so bad. If you're going to throw nonsense like that in, at least make it somewhat relevant to something.

Yeah religion or people of religion never hurt anyone kids...

literally the irony of a saints fan bemoaning tackling techniques that injure players when his club are the masters of this.......

the amount of dubious 3rd man in targeting legs for saints is unreal.

literally the irony of a saints fan bemoaning tackling techniques that injure players when his club are the masters of this.......

the amount of dubious 3rd man in targeting legs for saints is unreal.

So looks like Wilkin has now back tracked on Walmsleys season being over and he's actually fine other than a slight knock?

Almost as if there was a massive over reaction...

No ban for either tackle, and Matautia gets more than Shorrocks.

Pass the tin foil hats around St Helens

Mata'utia gets more than Shorrocks due to his record.

No one has called for a ban either, but you've not even read the post have you. The technique involved is incredibly dangerous and malicious. Your reaction is entirely because it was on St Helens player and you like the fact Paasi might have to retire as it helps your team.

If those two tackles were by Morgan Knowles, Twitter would have melted and it would be a very different story.

You're being ridiculous.

"Player makes legitimate initial contact with upper thigh of opponent who is moving forward."

He's tackled him legitimately around the legs. It was a perfectly executed tackle to take down a very big man charging at the line.

Nobody likes players to get hurt but you can't punish good defense just because an injury occurs.

Huge over reaction from some, correct outcome from the disciplinary.

Oh dear,no charge.wonder if Wilkin puts an appology all over his social media.i won't hold my breath.

Knowles was an illegal tackle (s)
Leigh player a legal tackle
Thats easy to understand.
And no one wants a player injured only the sad ones do.

Well as Asiata was cited 3 times for the same type of tackle and received NFA on all 3 it means the tackle is okay. As it's a effective way of bringing down a big forward it will be copied. Expect a few more players to be out for the season from now on.

How can they possibly know already?

Literally making things up.

It’s really sad.

Not a surprise really