Am I the only person who thinks Gaz Hock is getting a really rough deal? Is rugby league still a tough man's sport? Other players are week in week out putting in much worse offences with little or no punishment. Has he actually hurt anyone? Has he seriously tried to do anyone damage? For me the answer is no. It seems to me that the powers that be have decided that they're going to punish him no matter what. The first knees incident was stupid but didn't cause any injury ( a yellow card or maybe 1 game ban offence?). The 2nd one didn't look intentional to me. I saw a Cas player do exactly the same thing on the same weekend - nothing. There's the accidental collision with the ref. - I still can't say for sure that he meant to do that - no-one thought anything of it until they dreamed it up in the days after the game - and then hit him with a massive 7? game ban. Who can say if it was intentional - no-one.

It's like they really want to drive him out of the game - which is a disgusting way for a games governing body to act. Then every idiot with a keyboard or twitter account gets in on the OUTRAGE!!! and tries to make out that he's a disgrace to every player who's ever laced a pair of rugby boots and Baz & Tez will be turning in their graves... (they're still alive? Sorry, my bad).

If we learnt anything from the Terry Newton incident it's that we need to help and support players. Yet, they have gone the other way with Hock and it's like they're hounding him out of the game altogether.

Loads of people will say that he's had too many chances and I'm fully expecting them all to reply - and that's fine as we all have opinions. All I would say is look at what he's actually done - that you can prove was intended. I know he's no angel but it's not like he goes out to maim or injure in every game - he's just a bit daft.

Then the same people yearn for the era of the Biff ????

Don't even get me started on the Twitter OUTRAGE!!!! - Some complete bell end spends an evening trying to wind him up, being abusive and hitting all the right buttons and when he replies with an insult of his own it's a disgrace and he needs to be banned etc...

You're preaching to the converted.
As I've said previously,he was stupid but the punishment bears no comparison to the crime.
Soft target for the RFL .
Easier decision than giving a yellow card to an Aussie
Stinks

If he thought he was being victimised why give the RFL every opportunity. If he did not do these things he would not need to worry.
I am sorry but some of his bans involves running into the referee not a good career move and currently one unique to him. I am not a Salford supporter but he continues to let you and the club down.

That's the one. Thanks

He's gone now. Good luck to him I say. I hope he can find a club somewhere and play to his full potential (but just not against Salford).

I think the club have made the right decision to end Hock's employment, but I think all the hysteria and derogatory remarks from people about him on social media is taking things too far.