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Quote: Bonzo "To be fair to Tomkins he was simply reacting to the two elbows he copped from McGuire. '"



Any advances on two elbows? Do I hear three anywhere? icon_biggrin.gif

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Joel has been cautioned along with Tuson, and Buderus has been charged with a grade A offence.

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Quote: Bondi_Warrior "Joel has been cautioned along with Tuson, and Buderus has been charged with a grade A offence.'"


Spear tackle on Wigan player - charged.

Spear tackle by Wigan player - caution.

Yeah, that's consistency for you.

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Quote: Andy Gilder "Spear tackle on Wigan player - charged.

Spear tackle by Wigan player - caution.

Yeah, that's consistency for you.'"


and who has ever said the RFL are consistant???

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Quote: Barnacle Bill "The thread is about Joel Tomkins. However distasteful some of Leeds antics were, nothing else that happened in the game alters the fact that he intentionally kicked an opponent.'"


Barnacle, how about Seniors kick in the face on Tomkins earlier in the season?
What Tomkins did was stupid but it was a girly kick anyway. Ref did exactly the right thing.

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Quote: Ovavoo "Barnacle, how about Seniors kick in the face on Tomkins earlier in the season?'"


You mean the one where Senior was trying to free his legs to play the ball, was facing in completely the opposite direction to where Tomkins was, and caught him with the boot?

I can see why you would regard that as being comparable to standing up and kicking a grounded player, no really I can...

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Quote: Andy Gilder "Spear tackle on Wigan player - charged.

Spear tackle by Wigan player - caution.

Yeah, that's consistency for you.'"



Committed Late tackle on Wigan player - Penalty

Committed late tackle on Leeds kicker - Sin Bin [Farrell in cup game]
Committed tackle whilst player sill in possession on Leeds player - Sin Bin [Coley in Leeds away game]

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Quote: Ovavoo "Barnacle, how about Seniors kick in the face on Tomkins earlier in the season?'"


Just wait there while I find some straws for you to clutch at.

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Quote: V For Vendetta "Committed Late tackle on Wigan player - Penalty

Committed late tackle on Leeds kicker - Sin Bin [Farrell in cup game]
Committed tackle whilst player sill in possession on Leeds player - Sin Bin [Coley in Leeds away game]'"




2 tackles of the same nature (One on Eastwood worse imo) and only one gets brought before the MRP?

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Come on lets be serious here.From where i was it looked purly accedental when McGuire caught Tomkins in the process of the tackle
. and Tomkins 'Kick' bit girly there.The wife can pack abetter one than that!!!!, had he hit him with a proper kick McGuire would have played that for all it was worth. No need for a yellow card the kick was a soft one , but I bet the losing pay hurt Joel more. nough said.

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Quote: Ovavoo "Barnacle, how about Seniors kick in the face on Tomkins earlier in the season?
What Tomkins did was stupid but it was a girly kick anyway. Ref did exactly the right thing.'"


I think Senior was reckless and should have been penalised (the injury to Tomkins is evidence why), it's one thing struggling to get up and play the ball it's another to lash out with the legs in the exaggerated way that he did. But whatever it was, it was not an aimed kick (however girlie) at an opponent.

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He's an idiot
Hope he gets a 1 game ban and sorts himself out

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Quote: Barnacle Bill "I think Senior was reckless and should have been penalised (the injury to Tomkins is evidence why), it's one thing struggling to get up and play the ball it's another to lash out with the legs in the exaggerated way that he did. But whatever it was, it was not an aimed kick (however girlie) at an opponent.'"


you are kidding yourself if you really think Senior wasn't intending to do some damage. Why lash out with his boots in the way he did? Tomkins wasn't kneeling down when he got kicked, he was virtually stood up. Now I'm not saying Senior should have walked, the ref dealt with it end of chat and get on with the game. What it didn't do though is to cost Leeds that particular game. Tomkins foul did cost Wigan the game so there's your punishment. Absolutely no need for the RL or anyone else to get involved.

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Quote: Ovavoo "you are kidding yourself if you really think Senior wasn't intending to do some damage. Why lash out with his boots in the way he did? Tomkins wasn't kneeling down when he got kicked, he was virtually stood up. Now I'm not saying Senior should have walked, the ref dealt with it end of chat and get on with the game. What it didn't do though is to cost Leeds that particular game. Tomkins foul did cost Wigan the game so there's your punishment. Absolutely no need for the RL or anyone else to get involved.'"


It was not an aimed kick at an opponent, unlike Tomkins's. I already said I think Senior should have been penalised.

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Quote: retro_muz "During the playoffs alone,

Lauaki - Spear tackle (again) - nothing
Manu - high shot - should have been a yellow
Fox - Professional foul?
J Tomkins - kicking - should have been a yellow

& i'm sure there are more, the refs in Superleague don't have the stomach to make the big decissions.'"


Unless you play for the Crusaders and you're Jordan James.

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