Griffin call was 100% correct. Utter stupidity and cost his team.

It wasn't like he forced an error, and gently tapped the player who knocked-on while mouthing off at him.

He ran in from other side of the field, barged passed multiple players and then bopped a player on the head, who hadn't even knocked on, multiple times.

Correct

Are you saying that, if the Wigan players dot react to the head pat, it would have been Hull ball, therefore rewarding the Wigan side for kicking off ??

The ref should have told Griffin to calm down and carried on with the game.

How many times do you see something similar plus, very obvious sledging (when an opposition player makes a mistake.
Are we now saying that if a melee ensues, the "error" will actually get the defending side a penalty ?

Kendall's last two games have been terrible, there is no getting away from that. He was put in a ridiculous position being given the game so soon after making two absolute howlers in the Catalans v Leeds game. Not seeing the headshot as a penalty is inexcusable, McIllorum has punched him square in the face and he's not seen it. There's blood pumping from his nose and mouth and still he doesn't compute that maybe the tackle caused it. But they give him the game anyway, which is a common RFL trait unfortunately. It just puts him under an unacceptable level of pressure. It was a similar situation to Hicks being given the Challenge Cup final last year. ITV aired the piece about his death threats from Warrington fans, so they give him the final to support him. Again put under incredible pressure he cracked. Similarly last night Kendall spent the first half panicking and making rash and often incorrect decisions. There were some absolutely farcical passes last night, one in the build up to the drop goal at the end of the first half was right in front of him and couldn't have been more blatant.

There are quite a list of minor decisions he got wrong last night and the head patting incident is the big topic of debate today. I'm fine with that being a penalty, but where is the consistency? Singleton against Saints was in one of those overly fired up moods and was goading Saints and slapping backs and heads whenever we made an error. Never considered a penalty then, but is because Wigan all steam in for a fight. He's penalising Hull not for the head pat which they'd get away with, but for Wigan's retaliation. Had they not reacted, there's no penalty. It's wrong and all caused by referees not being consistent.

Who gets the final will have a big say on who wins it this year. Kendall suits Wigan to a tee. He doesn't police the 10 at all and high shots need to be full on Ultimate Warrior efforts to be given. If Catalans make the final it's just a thug-fest and a brawl. If Saints get there they need a referee who will keep the 10 a 10 as per the rules and not a 5 as it was allowed to be last night. I got plenty of bitter shouts on Twitter for saying that, but it's not bitterness. I'm fine with Wigan winning it if they're the best team, but their defensive success recently isn't based on anything more than moving way before the ball is played, and Kendall ignores that. And it seems he's given all of Wigan's games recently.

He blew for the penalty as soon as he did it and before it kicked off, so it doesn’t matter if there was a blow up after it.

How anybody can think that isn’t a penalty is beyond me and all this bol*ocks that he ‘rubbed’ or ‘tapped’ him on the head is just that. He was giving him a fair old whack or 4 on top of his head. If somebody does that to you in the street I don’t think you’d be best pleased yourself.

The big question as ever is ‘do we play to a different set of rules because it’s Wigan?’ It’s kicked up a huge fuss on here and let’s not beat around the bush, it’s because it’s involving Wigan. Had Partington done that to Griffin and it was penalised, the ref gets applauded and this thread has hardly any replies. It’s the same old story on here which is amusing to say the least.

Are you the guy that sits in front of me at the KC stadium? The same guy that I had to listen to at the Boulevard for 25 years?
The ref bashing obsession in this sport and especially Hull fans is laughable.

It probably shouldn't have an impact, but I feel as though it does which I agree is wrong, but the fact still remains that what he did is a penalty.

There is no penalty IMO if Scott Taylor or Ligi Sao tap him on the head and everyone walks away but technically there should be.

It's to be hoped that he (the ref) doesn't watch LMS too closely then ?
You do seem to be trying to get your excuses in early though

when something as simple disallowed try costs you the game its no wonder they get it in the ear, last night hull was shocking and deserve the loss but leeds loss the other day to catalan could of been a win had the correct decision to at least sin bin MM and that cost the the chance of a semi final

I still haven't got over the blatant disallowed last minute try we had v St helens a few ago when every one on the sky panel said it was wrong and we should of won

I stand corrected; it was you I had to endure for all those years at the Boulevard. He spoke in lowercase as well...

Seen a few people saying it was Wigan's reaction to the head pat that got the penalty. If you watch it again you can see Kendall blow for the penalty as soon as Griffin does it.

The greatest head slap since Benny Hill.

Infact, Benny Hill is my new nickname for Griffin.

Hahaha Haha Haha Haha!


I reckon this fellow deffo owns the White Saints van!!!
Just tell me at what point singleton patted any saints player on the head???

As for keeping 10, strange how the saints have great "Line speed" but if other teams, especially Wigan, do the same, then its the ref who's not keeping 10!!!

Whey hey
The Bitterness is strong in this one young Jedi

Long may it continue!

Anyhow, well done Wigan & good luck in the final.

I only had one eye on the game due to the wife watching that castle thing, but boy, they're a really well drilled outfit.