Garbutt deserved a red but that's it - he's no Ben Flower.

I admired it, it was a cracking punch, no complaints from the opposition, it was a fair one on one punch, no cheap shot, red card and sending of sufficient.

If you do t like it go watch cricket or basketball a non contact sport, this is Rugby League.

Looked to me like Tamou was going to straight left Garbutt for coming at him and grabbing him, but Garbutt was quicker to the punch.

Tamou cocked his left arm and still went through the action of throwing the punch but was in between those two moments already on the way down with lights going out so didn't properly connect

1. Tamou with left fist clenched and punch cocked


2. Tamou's straight left, momentarily after he's been hit, so a damp squib. But a straight left anyway. What else could it be?

This picture must be fake, Garbutt came in from blindside and it was Galloway in front of Tamou allegedly.

Yeah & I would admire it too, if it had been a boxing match!

At no point was Tamou looking at Garbutt, he looked like he was waiting for a response from Galloway.

'1 in, all in' - one of the un-written laws of the game....

If you get up and have a dig at anyone from the opposition (or a slap in this instance), you should know to expect his team mates flying in swinging from any angle - that's the way it has always been and the way it should always be.... Players should always look to defend each other - it's part of their role (particularly a props).

The only real exception is a king hit from behind.... Which Garbutts was a million miles from...

I dread to think where the game will end up if we let the easily outraged keep sanitising our game.

Let the big boys let off some steam and sort things out on the pitch for gods sake...

Punches are not thrown in the NRL these days, since they introduced a much more robust on-field response; consequently, there's a fair bit of pushing and shoving, but very few meaningful shots fired. For that reason, Tamou gave Galloway a clip round the ear and probably expected a bit of a grapple - so in that sense, Garbutt's haymaker will have surprised him.

It wasn't particularly edifying, but it was a million miles from Ben Flower's vicious brain explosion, or Rangi Chase smashing Tangi Ropati's jaw with a deliberate elbow; if I was Garbutt's coach or a Leeds fan, I'd be more annoyed at the stupidity of the player - he'll get banned for several games, and that's the last thing they need right now.

Tamou was never going to throw a punch. The NRL players have had it drilled into them for a couple of seasons now that a closed fist punch is an instant red card and many weeks sat on the sideline.
This is why, whenever there is a scuffle in an NRL game, they all stand about slapping each other like the three stooges instead.
This is also why Tamou stood up and slapped Galloway last night, instead of giving him a right hook - his self discipline took control.

Galloway, Garbutt and probably most of the Leeds side were no doubt frustrated at the way the second half had gone, which lead to the facial on the ground from Galloway and ultimately the punch from Garbutt.

I don't really care who was looking at who, or who had hold of someone's shirt. Garbutt is now facing a couple of games on the sidelines which won't help a Leeds side already struggling with injuries.

You can't say that, you'll be accused of lying and faux outrage!

It was a cracking punch, it wasn't one on one and it wasn't a fair shot it was cheap
If you admire that stuff go watch MMA, I'll happily stick to Rugby League.

What is difficult to grasp here is the "justification" for Garbutt's punch.
Tamou gave the Leeds player a tap, to show him that he wasn't happy with what had gone on in the tackle and
Garbutt decided to intervene, totally unnecessary and he'll cop a few games out for his effort, it was a decent shot though.

The over analysis by some posters is just plain ridiculous.

Galloway is more than capable of defending himself so, Garbutt shouldn't have and didn't need to get involved.

Cheap Shot from a member of the cheap shot merchants.

All because they were about to lose by the most points to the least convincing Aussie team of the series.

Bad losers as usual.

There is nothing usual about us losing!

As noted, NRL players have learned, a punch = a red, so just don't do it. Dumb, dumb, dumb. It was all Galloway's fault anyway. But Garbutt should have had more sense.

Still, good news for Leeds' next few opponents...

Quote: rollin thunder "I admired it, it was a cracking punch, no complaints from the opposition, it was a fair one on one punch, no cheap shot, red card and sending of sufficient. If you do t like it go watch cricket or basketball a non contact sport, this is Rugby League.'" Seems the opposition have complained and do have an issue with it! www.loverugbyleague.com/news_209 ... punch.html

Quote: rollin thunder "I admired it, it was a cracking punch, no complaints from the opposition, it was a fair one on one punch, no cheap shot, red card and sending of sufficient. If you do t like it go watch cricket or basketball a non contact sport, this is Rugby League.'" Seems the opposition have complained and do have an issue with it! www.loverugbyleague.com/news_209 ... punch.html