Must be the only lad from Cas to be able to spell hypocrite. Obviously been exiled for a while.

I would tend to side with Smith here and suggest that coaches shouldn't be making comments about incidents that are subject to disciplinary procedures. Let the system take it's course first.

We need to look wider than a specific incident. The number of suspensions for incidents that go unpunished is alarming - on field officials are missing far too much serious and dangerous foul play.

"We feel that Benny's chest was the thing that came into contact with Luke Gale's face".

Unfortunately, this is the sort if ridiculous thing coaches claim with a massive club bias. It actually makes him look more stupid that Powell, who should have declined to comment until after the hearing.

It's about time all the clubs came together to protect the safety of players rather than pick and choose.

Karma Police must have been present at the hearing, i expect every charge he gets from now on will result in a longer ban every time, just to make up for the ones he got away with..what goes around..etc..

Really poor from Tony Smith that. It was a poor tackle. For me the lateness wasn't the issue. It's the fact it clearly impacts the head of a defenseless player that makes it worthy of a ban. Smith is claiming that it's his chest that hits the face? A bizarre thing to say when Westwood has had a right swing at his head.

It's really poor from TS, but yet if Cunningham came out with the same stuff (which he normally does after every game Saints lose) then you'd back him 100%.

I see around the boards there is STILL no mention of the late hit on O'Brien from Carney. Why wasn't this taken to the disciplinary?

Call that a high tackle? That's not a high tackle, this is a high tackle ....rugbyleagueweek.com.au/wp-conten ... tackle.jpg Oh and if I remember rightly, Kevin didn't milk it, Warrington didn't even get a penalty and Ebo Nabuli got off scott free.

Call that a high tackle? That's not a high tackle, this is a high tackle ....rugbyleagueweek.com.au/wp-conten ... tackle.jpg Oh and if I remember rightly, Kevin didn't milk it, Warrington didn't even get a penalty and Ebo Nabuli got off scott free.

So what part do the match review panel actually play in these disciplinaries ? They managed to miss O'Brien being taken out twice ,once with a shoulder charge, & they managed to miss Masoe's intentional punch last week. Do they only review incidents that are brought to their attention ?

I agree with that. I may be biased but how anybody (especially TS) cannot see a swinging arm that makes contact with the head I dont know.

I don't actually recall a punch from Masoe?

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Pity Daryl Powell missed this one on Sunday

Of course he is, he's a coach. Coaches are full of sh !t, hypocrisies and bitter snippets all the time. They say whatever they can from week-to-week that will put pressure on another team or the officials and take pressure off his team or get the other team 'done' or get some benefit for his team. If you paid attention to every coach you could pull up quotes every week on something they said in total contrast to something they said at another time.

The dipping comment, could that be a reference to the Russell/Leuluai incident? when the disciplinary decided Russell was dipping in order to help him double the size of his face, split his lip, lose some teeth and a visit to the A&E department followed by several months of dental problems, could those injuries possibly be caused with contact to the head?

Westwood has got a two match ban fair enough the other incidents in the same game and the above reference nothing, is the disciplinary committee consistent? of course it is.

Because it would not have been serious enough to warrant a dismissal, as there was clearly no contact with the head. Should have been a penalty and Carney should have been in the bin for 10 minutes, but as usual Bentham missed it. However, it doesn't meet the threshold for retrospective disciplinary action.

Westwood's first game back will be against Cas. I hear we are considering signing Gray Viane.

He hit his own player who was lying on the ground. I think it was O'Brien again who was the intended target. It wasn't shown on any highlight programmes.