HKR v Queensland 1983. Queensland were playing dirty all first half so after being tackled, Mark Broadhurst stood up and just floored the player at marker. Robin Whitfiield just gave a penalty and the Queensland player had to be helped off iirc. Hull KR went on to inflict Queensland's only defeat of their tour. The hit in today's game would result in a minimum 5 game ban.

On a side note, I was taught by his Mrs and met him a few times as he used to come in and do some PE type after school activities. What a thoroughly nice couple they were. She was a fantastic teacher and he was a really nice bloke too - loved to talk rugby.

I liked the way Whitfield gestures to the player to get up when he’s clearly been knocked out

The chip seems to belong to the 3 posters who have taken objection to my post. I didn’t mentioned any one club by name as a smaller club yet the 3 aforementioned posters who felt the need to retort just so happen to support the same club.

I wasn't there - twenty odd years before I was born, but my Grandad went to the 1953 Challenge Cup Final and he always swore blind that Peter Ramsden's first try was a double movement. He still won the Lance Todd though! Here's the try - about 25 seconds in. I think his momentum carries him over, but my Grandad didn't have the benefit of the big screen replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWk_elHkLC4

I wasn't there - twenty odd years before I was born, but my Grandad went to the 1953 Challenge Cup Final and he always swore blind that Peter Ramsden's first try was a double movement. He still won the Lance Todd though! Here's the try - about 25 seconds in. I think his momentum carries him over, but my Grandad didn't have the benefit of the big screen replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWk_elHkLC4

Not really I was only 3 years old and not at the game

I think it helped he was something like NZ heavyweight boxing champ. He was also involved in a massive punch up in Aus with a Jets player.

It does remind me of a GB v Aus game where Rod Reddy bites Jim Mills in the tackle. Mills get up, nuts Reddy & snots him on the way down. Penalty to GB, get on with it. No Aussie dare come near to Mills.

What an interesting fact. Doesn't take away the fact your opening paragraph is very bitter.

Brill game I was their but I think the reason he did nothing was the fans clapping broadhurst

After reading every thing on this forum the refs have never changed so I think we should leave them alone because I don’t think we can do any better

Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Mine are both Ian Smith in Saints derbies at the JJB 2004 - we knock on whilst attacking the line. Lockers inexplicably opts to pat the ball upwards into Ade Gardners' hands rather than diving on it. Ian Smith is too quick to the whistle and blows a knock on as Gardener is going the full length. There is probably worse than that, but you don't tend to remember the ones that go your way. 2005 - Terry Newton knocks out Lee Gilmour and breaks Sean Long's jaw but stays on the field. Meanwhile, they get two sin bins for minor infringements. Saints, minus Long, became the first side to finish top of the league and not make the final, losing to both grand finalists by 3 and 5 points in the play offs with a 17 year old Moore, then a 19 year old out of position Roby deputising at scrum half. I think Newton cost them both the final and the trophy to be honest, when really he should have been sent off well before he got to Long.'" I'm assuming you're too young to remember the phantom russell smith penalty that won you the league in 93/94 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 04535.html Cullen was no where near the wigan player, and that goal kick cost warrington the league as we finished joint top with wigan, Russell smith has publicly said he made a mistake on that.

Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"Mine are both Ian Smith in Saints derbies at the JJB 2004 - we knock on whilst attacking the line. Lockers inexplicably opts to pat the ball upwards into Ade Gardners' hands rather than diving on it. Ian Smith is too quick to the whistle and blows a knock on as Gardener is going the full length. There is probably worse than that, but you don't tend to remember the ones that go your way. 2005 - Terry Newton knocks out Lee Gilmour and breaks Sean Long's jaw but stays on the field. Meanwhile, they get two sin bins for minor infringements. Saints, minus Long, became the first side to finish top of the league and not make the final, losing to both grand finalists by 3 and 5 points in the play offs with a 17 year old Moore, then a 19 year old out of position Roby deputising at scrum half. I think Newton cost them both the final and the trophy to be honest, when really he should have been sent off well before he got to Long.'" I'm assuming you're too young to remember the phantom russell smith penalty that won you the league in 93/94 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rug ... 04535.html Cullen was no where near the wigan player, and that goal kick cost warrington the league as we finished joint top with wigan, Russell smith has publicly said he made a mistake on that.