Fungus, have a look again at Clinton's left cheek on the Crusaders website, are you confusing his birth mark with blood?
If you look at the SLTV link you'll see that as Clinton approached, Nero puts his hands to Clinton's chest not his face.

It's irrelevant really as the RFL have banned him for two games for throwing a punch. BTW I've got the game on DVD and it doesn't show another angle.

No I'm not mate. You can clearly see him wiping away running blood from a cut on his left cheekbone as he's teeing up his kick. Sky even mention it.

But as you say its irrelevant now it's done and he's been charged.

the thing i find very strange that goodwin pleaded not guilty to the charge dont think you will see anything more blatant than wot he did

Perhaps he was told to by the club to limit the ban?

Here are some other thoughts on the subject since the overwhelming opinion is that Godwin was stupid and has quite rightly been punished.
1. Why were Ben Galea and craig Fitzgibbon not sent off for "throwing Punches"?
2. Why was Jeff Lima banned for 2 matches for chicken wing tackles when Rob Parker was not even though he was penalised for the same offence and why was the crusaders player who did the same to Adam Sidlow not penalised at all?
3. How can Aaron Murphy possibly consider appealing his ban for a dangerous throw when everyone who saw it thought he should have been sent off at the time (apart of course from the ref who copped out with the on report)?

It seems to me that Magic weekend was the perfect opportunity for the refs to get some consistency with them being altogether. How stupid of me!

1. Because there is a big difference between a bit of derby biff like Galea and Fitzgibbon or Nero and Schifcofske and what Godwin did.
2. Rob Parker dodgy wrapping around players legs wrestling style tackling went unpunished for years. Parker must have had enough warning letters to paper his downstairs toilet. No doubt his chicken wing tackles will be swept under the carpet as well. Some players seem to be in favour with Red Hall. Missed the tackle on Sidlow. Which player was it?
3. Murphy's tackle was more poor technique than malice, with the mass player exodus at Wakefield, maybe Murphy is just hoping for a reduction in his ban.