Quote: The Speculator "Agreed. The Billington one for Huddersfield was a high outstretched arm that caught Thewlis flush on the chin. No idea how that is judged to be less of a 'crime' than the kind of accidental impacts you are referring to.'"
Its the shoulder to the head they're judging strictly and trying to clamp down on. Arms to the head don't attract the same punishment. A lot of the time they're not even getting yellow cards if the contact isn't big