Crowther had tied his boot laces wrong and the ref. only noticed towards the end of the game thankfully.

Ah yes. Right lace over left first. At least he didn’t get 4 games for helping a player off the ground. Thankfully for Ligi Sao he only got 3 for deliberately kneeing a player in the head twice, which is much less dangerous.

Tom Amone got a 2 match ban for what seems to me as an accidental minor head clash on a tackle collision. https://twitter.com/AaronBower/status/1 ... 0092555734

Tom Amone got a 2 match ban for what seems to me as an accidental minor head clash on a tackle collision. https://twitter.com/AaronBower/status/1 ... 0092555734

There’s a lot of nonsense attached to the word woke…but this may be my favourite.

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Cokey learn to talk like a grown up and leave your gb news style victim complex at the login screen, thanks

First time in 21 years of playing this great game, since the age of 6, that Jordan as ever received a card of any colour, just for standing his ground, absolutely gutted for him, at least the cheating French soft sod got 2 games

Hull appealing Ligi Sao, not sure what they think they can appeal. Unless it’s the unnatural position of the opposition player lol.

Did the panel actually expand on what the 'unnatural' position/movement of the Castleford player was? A bizarre definition that I've never heard them use before. Maybe we should have appealed the Vaughan ban on the argument that the Saints player had a 'non-wholesome posture'.

We also need to play Leon Hayes in every single game this season - added to the fact he's better than Drinkwater he would also attract at least 20 penalties a game.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... e-28667136

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... e-28667136

Surely at some point you have to accept that playing a contact sport carries potential dangers? Protect as much as you can but common sense has flown the nest, seemingly never to return.

It's all to do with

1. Ensuring the RFL can get insurance to cover against potential head injury claims down the line.
2. Ensuring the RFL has a defence that "reasonable endeavours" were taken under their implied duty of care to the players.

The truth is RL is a brutal sport, and plenty of past players are hobbling around with limb/joint injuries and, sadly, brain injuries, which have arisen due to playing the game.

In the past this was known as an "occupational hazard" and players accepted the risks when they played and didn't seek to sue the RFL later in life.

In this modern era of "the blame", personal injury lawyers see a massive opportunity for undertaking "no win no fee" claims on behalf of past players looking for financial compensation. Perhaps even group actions.

It's a tough balancing act, but, in my view, the efforts being taken to "protect the game for the future" by zealous disciplinary committee members (P Cullen for example) will result in no worthwhile game left to protect.

The combination of the RFL making a pigs ears of managing the issue and the nature of the times we live in lead us to a real existential threat to the game we love/loved.

1. Ensuring the RFL can get insurance to cover against potential head injury claims down the line.

[iSurely some kind of waiver (if players agree to sign) can prevent this in the future. [/i


2. Ensuring the RFL has a defence that "reasonable endeavours" were taken under their implied duty of care to the players

[iIt has never been legal to tackle around the head, but the speed, strength and intensity of RL will lead to some head contact. I would argue, that a lot of the concussions actually are to the defending players so how to we avoid that - only allow players to jog into contact, only play touch?[/i

I have said it on other platforms, but I don't see how Boxing, MMA, UFC can get insurance for their fighters, but RL can't.

...and there's going to be a large muriel ([sizesic....see Hilda Ogden, c/o Coronation St[/size) of said Mr Cullen within swearing distance of the stadium.

"Welcome to Warrington, home of the ridiculous 4 match ban!"