I would guess he will get a measure of leniency on account of his swift admission and apology.

I wonder what peacock will get for throwing punches, must be at least double hardakers's

What did Paul Wood get for punching Carl Ablett at Wembley?
What did Lee Briers get for punching Ablett in the playoff game last year?

What did the Leigh player (Sarsfield) get for the stiff arm then head butt to Peacock?

Can't see him getting the full 8 game ban. He has gave an apology statement but to be fair what else could he do? If he gets 8 games his first ge back will be the CC Semi Final.

Exactly, when did a physical offence become less of an offence than verbal abuse?

He broke my doll first!!!

nothing, and you'd think by now that ablett would learn that winding players up by being a wasp doesn't pay anymore, so he'd best pack in doing it.

Always the victims.

Was hardly a headbutt.

And as for a professional like JP to react like that and punch a much smaller, part-time player repeatedly with such malice. He deserves the ban more than Sarsfield.

As said above:

Always the victim.

The *apology* from Hardaker was laughable. Reading the form of words which was used it's unbelievable that those words came from the lips of Hardaker himself...It was more of a damage limitation by the Leeds club formulated by a member of the legal profession.

To be fair to Briers , he did owe Abbo one after Carl trampled him into the Old Trafford turf on his way to another grand final try and winners ring