Another farcical decision. It's technically a penalty, but absolutely no referee is even considering sending him off for that. So why are we banning him for it, despite him having a good disciplinary record?

Because Cullen wants us to win, well that’s what most of your colleagues over on Redvee seem to think.

Frivolous challenge not a thing anymore then.

The match review panel should be abolished and the only time a incident gets referred to disciplinary is when the referee or match commissioner... (and the bunker if that comes in as rumored for 2024) these are the only 3 people who can refer it to a disciplinary committee. Made up of rhe following.
1 person from the rfl.
The head of referring.
A ex player.
A ex coach.
A legal expert.
5 person panel. Simple majority vote passes.

Stop sanitising the game. It's like the match review panel will analyse every single match frame by frame. And instead of watching the game and watch the game they've played in or been around all there lives. (And probably played in more hard hitting matches themselves. *cough* Cullen new years day against Wigan. *cough*) they are looking for minor stupid indiscretions that probably everyone but them have seen. And the player in question probably didn't realise they had done.
Simplify the disciplinary procedure. Something like I suggested and we may start to get somewhere disciplinary wise.

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... view-panel

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... view-panel

No Saints players banned we need to appeal

Surprised that Brad Singleton has a 1 match penalty notice but Nicholson just has a fine.
They looked pretty similar to me.
I managed to watch most of the Saints v Leigh game and it was an intense game with some tough defence. Credit to both teams that they can play to that intensity and stay the right side of the disciplinary line.

The summary says no ban for Nicholson, but the notes at the top of page 22 suggest a 1 game ban?

Following the latest round of Betfred Super League, Betfred League One & Academy fixtures, the Match Review Panel have issued the following sanctions:

Joe Wardle (Leigh Leopards) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - £250 Fine
Tom Amone (Leigh Leopards) - Grade B Raising knee in Tackle - £250 Fine
Renouf Atoni (Wakefield Trinity) - Grade C Dangerous Contact - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Arthur Romano (Catalans Dragons) - Grade B Other Contrary Behaviour - £250 Fine
Abbas Miski (Wigan Warriors) - Grade A Dangerous Contact - Not Applicable
David Fusitu'a (Leeds Rhinos) - Grade A Dangerous Contact - £250 Fine
Sam Walters (Leeds Rhinos) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Luke Yates (Huddersfield Giants) - Grade B Dangerous Contact - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Jack Ashworth (Huddersfield Giants) - Grade C Dangerous Contact - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Brad Singleton (Salford Red Devils) - Grade B High Tackle - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Matty Nicholson (Warrington Wolves) - Grade B High Tackle - £250 Fine
Thomas Mikaele (Warrington Wolves) - Grade B High Tackle - £250 Fine
Harrison Gilmore (Leeds Rhinos Academy) - Grade C High Tackle - 1 Match Penalty Notice
Will Groves (Castleford Tigers Academy) - Grade B Other Contrary Behaviour - £25 Fine
The following players have received a caution:

Edwin Ipape (Leigh Leopards) - Dangerous Contact
Will Pryce (Huddersfield Giants) - Other Contrary Behaviour

Chances are singleton has had a previous charge or already had a ban for similar this year

Salford's appeal is in. One senses they're not too impressed again. It feels like the MRP are deliberately baiting them now. Nothing more than a penalty that one.

Be quiet Bill Bailey

That was a nailed on sin binning, and I think the person most surprised that he wasn't binned, was Singleton himself, dirty little grub.

Although I do agree it wasn't a ban, for that incident (although given previous record it could be) but it smacks of the MRP trying to level up where the referee failed like they tend to on the majority of Saints games.

Although we have benefitted a couple of times from these types of incidents, it annoys me as the right decisions at the time would have been more useful.

I also think that the reversal of their previous appeals wasn't great I think King V. should have been banned, if anyone Watkins was more hard done to.

Every appeal used to be judged frivolous https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... ptember-12

Every appeal used to be judged frivolous https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62 ... ptember-12

Ridiculous, you got normal treatment at the start of the year, just like everyone else, since then the disciplinary panel are treading on eggshells around your players like they have done for the past 4 or 5 seasons. You lot get the most lenient treatment out of everybody.

You're kidding, right? Saints are no different to any team in Super League in terms of discipline. Yet we've surpassed Warrington's bans this season, despite Maguire getting about 20 weeks for his naughty words. There are players in Super League who have had 3 grade B charges and not been banned. Yet there are Saints players who got banned for their first. The suggestion we get any form of leniency is ridiculous.

Homophobic?