Another thing that seems to get missed is the fact that Hock is 30 year's old. Not that he behaves like a 30 year-old.

This isn't an academy kid that needs a clip around the ear, this is a guy that has had more than one lifeline thrown his way and he has failed to uphold his side of the bargain every time.

If this guy is genuinely this stupid, and the evidence suggests overwhelmingly that he is, then I dread to think what he's going to do with his life after rugby. Perhaps he just needs sectioning in the interests of public safety?

I think he just lacks a mental attributes needed to learn from previous mistakes. In psychologythis is known as the frontal cortex. This might help:- scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/10/ ... -mistakes/

I think he just lacks a mental attributes needed to learn from previous mistakes. In psychologythis is known as the frontal cortex. This might help:- scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/10/ ... -mistakes/

I've seen it. He must have taken 3 steps after play has gone before hitting the ref.
He's got plenty of time to change direction.

He's an idiot. Lucky to not get more.

The cantona kick would have been good, I wonder what would have happened in an RL crowd if he did it. I was at the game and never saw it at all. noone round me commented whatsoever, bizarre seeing as though it really does look like one of the most moronic acts you will witness on the pictch

He's just missed filming for Dumb and Dumber 2 sadly.

Really, really short planks!

At what point do the RFL simply say enough is enough if a player continues to put officials at risk and bring the game in to disrepute?

Waste of a career. Buckets of talent (the most gifted forward I've ever seen at Wigan) but he's sadly missing the brain to use it.

Salford would be best served trying to get shut. As at Wigan you lose a great individual but the team becomes stronger. In Hocks career we've won the 2010 GF, 2011 CC, and the double in 2013 and he's been involved in......none! All through his own stupidity and greed.

a tool of the highest order, fine player but a total mucky stick end!

Players get a lot less games and on occasions no ban at all for picking up players and smashing their heads into the ground.

Yes and if Hock had done this to another player he would have gotten a lot less.

But it's (rightly) different if you touch the officials.

Ask Di Canio.

You do actually understand why smashing a referee is, er, different ... don't you?

A ban for the rest of the season is fair enough for me, he won't be lacing up his boots now until February.

Are you being serious? I get it, you're on the wind-up. Nobody could miss the point so spectacularly.