Depends which angle you look at on TV , couple show nothing wrong whilst one shows a shoulder to the face. They did mention Escare got pushed into the player but he still ended up taking a shoulder to the face.

As with most rugby fans , I love watching any game but whenever I see Huddersfield I struggle to be entertained ,all very formula based , drive, drive then to Brough to kick but it works , very efficient and similar to Chelsea at football.

Don't think it was that one mate. Didn't think it was a shoulder, more a swinging arm and pretty sure he was the only one in the tackle as well. Anyway I Sky +'d it so will watch again when I get home.

Got to say I really enjoyed the weekend and would happily return next year. What does everyone else think? Any other potential options? London too expensive for me, maybe Cardiff again? The Etihad isn't much of a change of scenery so would rather not go back there.

Didn't think the Escare incident was deliberate, nor do I think it warranted a red card.
That said, Joel Moon was dismissed in near-identical circs last season and copped a 2-match ban IIRC.

The thing I found oddest about the refereeing was that every time a Catalan player was tackled, Thaler was motioning that they had dived if there was the merest glance asking for a penalty for holding down.

It's as if that was the way he was going to treat us and nothing was going to bend his mind.

They didn't get the penalties because they do dive about and carry on every time they're tackled. Biggest set of drama queens in SL.

So this thread has started off calling Huddersfield thugs.

However after 4 pages of chat we are basing this on holding down at the PTB and a 'possible' accidental shoulder charge.

Some folk need to get a grip. Thuggery - oh dear.

Do somebody want to run me through how many suspensions Huddersfield have had this year!

I would just ask the Catalans team for their opinions!

One broken jaw, 1 full back with a swollen face after knees went in!

Holding a man whilst others twisted.

Perhaps people were watching something else.

As stated, they got away with it, and will do until any action is taken. As it stands it is unlikely but then what Huddersfield play is a not entertaining RL. It's functional as their coach says.

4th in the league though

How is holding down and slowing the PTB down thuggery?
As for the injuries, unfortunate but it is still a contact sport (just) and injuries happen, Brett ferres for injured does that mean Catalans are thugs too?
Like I said before whether you find us entertaining or not we don't do anything every other rugby league team doesn't do

Your opinion.

However it seems that Thaler had made his mind up long before any tackles were made.

Not saying it was Huddersfield's fault, although the injury count does tell its own tale.

What tale does it tell?

We lost Ferres in a fair tackle.

They lost Carney due to his own poor tackle technique and they also lost Tonga after a great tackle by Murphy. One he was wrongly charged for but rightly found not guilty.

Who went off injured as a result of 'thuggery'?

Plus.

Huddersfield have had 5 players charged by the disciplinary this year. With only 2 of them receiving bans. Both one game a piece!

Little facts like this show that this thread is absolute b0llocks.

Huddersfield fans should be grateful that other fans are diverting away from the usual attendance bashing

It was a joke based on saying I wasnt blaming you...

As I said my gripe was with Thaler.