when bird attempts to tackle reynolds the ball has already been kicked,so it must be a late challenge,accidental or not.bird was making the challenge so was at fault for the injury to reynolds face,which would suggest that it was also high.everyone is ranting about what could have happened if he had a head injury,or concussion.but it turns out that he did not have either or he could not have retuned to the pitch.so acton is being charged with what could have happened,not what did happen.would this charge stick in a real court.i dont know,i am not a legal expert,but there are a lot who think they are on the social media at the moment.personally i like the way he plays the game,but he keeps letting himself and his team down with his lack of discipline.

yes he looked concussed he was laid out and not moving

the physios run on the pitch and hold them still incase of any neck injury... acton could have done serious damage doing what he did and taking things into his own hands.

i am discussing actons actions here not birds tackle on reynolds which was naughty too, the rfl should punish bird for that tackle if deemed so

My team is Leeds and ferres served 6 games and rightly so. Actons big hard man attitude has seen him in trouble far far too much for his age.

Yes and if my Aunty had balls she would be my uncle.

Fed up of all this 'if he had a broken neck' rubbish, he didn't, his arms and legs were moving, you don't need to be a doctor to work that out.

He also wasn't concussed, as the head test and Catalans doctor proved. So essentially Jamie grabbed the shirt of a player on the floor who went down to avoid a sin binning.

What if birds late and high challenge had hit Ben in the temple rather than his nose, he could've had brain damage or worse?

Now don't get me wrong it's poor sportsmanship but wow, some people, including our own supporters, need to get a grip.

It's the mock outrage and online histrionics that will determine the length of his ban rather than his actions

Some very valid points put over there, but do you honestly think Acton was even contemplating the situation at the time
Hope there is a good outcome from our point of view but I have my doubts

Me too Col. I can't see how he can get out of this one. At the end of the day, his actions simply can't be defended, whatever their motivation, or the state of Bird's health.

Thats his weakness,he still needs to learn to pipe that aggression with ball in hand. Not continually off the ball.

Aggression is good but you have to learn to keep a cap on it Acton deserves everything he gets there should be no complaints from anyone at or involved with the club. The way rugby going we will end up playing tick and pass In a few years

If only he could do that, and it's looking increasingly like he can't, I still feel he would be international potential.

Do you remember Richard Moore, when he was with us in 2005 SL? His attitude was not dissimilar to Jamie's. After he left us, he had a spell out of the game, and took a labouring job. He reckoned that was the biggest shock to his life that he had ever experienced and then realised how fortunate he had been to enjoy the privilege of being a professional sportsman, instead of grafting for a living. I believe his attitude changed after that. He still played hard, but cut out much of the silliness that is now blighting Acton's game.

Ferris did indeed serve six matches because he seriously hurt Gildart! how many games did Gildart miss?
Your Club has its share of disciplinary offenders too, JJB, Ferris, Garbutt and Ablett have all been through the door at Red Hall! And lets not forget, your Club gave us Ryan Bailey too


I asked had Jamie Acton ever injured anyone to warrant such lengthy Bans?
Against Salford in the 8s last season, Jamie was pulled up by the review Panel for pushing Salford's Flanagan with two hands in the back. This incident was not seen by TV, the officials or Spectators! Jamie was given a FOUR MATCH BAN

This season I watched Widnes player Chris Houston run at speed and push Ref Phil Bentham flat on his face! Houston did not receive any Ban whatsoever

which offence would you consider the worst? Don't forget here Referee Bentham [ucould [/uhave broken his neck being hit from behind when unaware of impending contact!
Notice the use of the word COULD ? that's exactly what Jamie is now accused of