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Quote: Hillbilly_Red ""Coaches are well within their rights to comment on events aren't they? Lord knows koukash does it enough"
he's not a coach

Surely the purpose of evidence is to influence. If a player is up before the disciplinary he put forward his view which is taken into account- he is therefore influencing the outcome by submitting evidence yes?

Quote: Hillbilly_Red "

No, clubs voluntarily citing players for retributional benefits is not part of the disciplinary process. Any charge against a player is at the full discretion of the RFL officials and should not be influenced by another member club. What would happen if a club provided a false/innaccurate medical report with the aim of getting an opponent player banned for a longer period? By contrast to the Giants actions is was interesting to see how St Helens Chairman Eamonn McManus conducted himself by allowing the RFL to do their jobs and then showing public support for Ben Flower after the hysteria of the Grand Final incident.'"

Are you saying that the said medical report has been filled in by someone from the club and not a medical specialist? In that case that would be a very serious matter. As far as I'm aware any injuries to players have to be reported to the RFL anyway for safeguarding purposes. I doubt very much any specialist would be persuaded to provide a false report - that would be fraud.
You are acting as if no coach /owner has ever commented on an incident before- your own owner did when johnson had his jaw broken- you are also assuming that Saint helens didn't provide a medical report- after all the only reason we are aware that the giants did is because your owner has made a song and dance about it. I'm amazed that you truly believe that a club would commit fraud/ persuade a medical professional to commit fraud in order to influence a disciplinary hearing ....... Just so a player might get a longer ban?