fair do's. As the tackle was a legal one I wouldn't have an issue with leigh players replicating it!

C'est la vie.

BTW RFF, as I have said before, I respect you as a poster, but you, just like myself, are bound to be a bit biased. The incident has gone, so we move on. C'est la vie as you say. However, take Leigh and Fev out of the equation and the Pownall incident and please reassure me that you do not genuinely believe that RL refs always send players from the field that deserve it. I know you know the game too well for that. Have you never watched the wonderful SL?

Occassionally, and it really is occasionally. i.e. when our 23's haven't got a game, carol is reading "yet another 50 shades of grey" and doesn't want disturbing, and when there's nowt else on telly and I can get a freebie streaming service on t'interweb - I might, just might watch cas get beat!

You know as well as I do that players sometimes get away with murder (some more than others) and some get targeted because of their reputation - neither is fair.

I also realise that 3 officials have to make several decisions a second throughout the game and they are charged with officiating on how many tackles a game?? It's inevitable that some dodgy ones go unpunished. It happens.
As an aside, this season we've had more than our fair share at the disciplinary. Our discipline earlier this season mirror'ed 2007/8 season - at times it was sheeeite!! No fev players have appeared at the disciplinary without just cause. Similarly, it is inevitable that some fev players have got away with wrong un. It happens. The reaction of opposition coaches/players are usually a good indicator. Tho given Karl Harrison's response to thursday's defeat you might question that sentence!

Am I correct in saying that Pownall came off with a facial injury also?
I have replayed the tackle a few times and this was not caused by the shoulder contact but possibly by the fev forward diving on him with force with a swinging right arm as he lay injured on the ground. Hard game it is but that wasn't very sporting.

Possibly, but that's not what Pownall, Rowley or the disciplinary suggested. "Shoulder to shoulder" being the likely conclusion.

Under the sticks is correct. Time to let this one go now. The disciplinary has concluded, player, coach, Leigh club and RFL see no case to answer. It's a hard game. Stuff happens.

I'm heartened to here the lad is not injured as badly as we first assumed. I hope he's back playing for Leigh as soon as is possible. I wish him good luck and a very speedy recovery.

Glad johnny s not has bad as orginally stated

On a serious note we have to give it out a bit on Thursday as Dickens normally gets away with murder and we must make the ref take ownership and not give him an easy ride. Same with the halves, Fev targeted ours and got away with a bit last week - would like to see that reciprocated.

The RFL would only rule on the official game dvd and that wasn't the Featherstone one which was filmed from the gantry something I believe (looking at youTUBE) Leigh's wasn't.

either club can offer other evidence to support their case should they wish! I believe all video evidence was reviewed on the Tangi/Rangi incident.

They are just a set of dirty Yorkshire b45t4rds!!!!!!!

we used to be a just a set of shiiiite Yorkshire b45t4rds that lost most weeks.
I know which i prefer

Apologies to the Fathers of our Dirty Yorkie friends.

Make that Champion dirty Yorkshire b4st4ards.

And Norther rail cup finalist dirty Yorkshire b4st4ards 2012

We need our fat lads to make a big impact very early on in the game , big hits,lots of aggression.

UP THE ROVERS..........

And Norther rail cup finalist dirty Yorkshire b4st4ards 2012